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For hitchhiking to Hamburg prepare a cardboard sign with "HH" written on it, which is the license plate sign for cars from Hamburg and understood widely. "HRO" stands for Rostock by the way.
* [[User:MaxHermens|MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the Autobahn, and if so, if they can take you to the above mentioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.
* [[User:t0ma5|t0ma5]] says: In July 2017 this option worked fine for me, 15 minutes wait just before the gas station with a sign reading "autobahn"
* [[User:Tortoise|Tortoise]] says: I would not recommend standing at the start of the Autobahn, there's nowhere for cars to stop and they are driving by at a high speed.
This Raststätte is ideal in If you don't mind spending the sense that you end up starting extra money on a C zone ticket to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]]save yourself most of the walking: You can catch the S25, [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]get off at ''Hennigsdorf'', change to bus 809 (direction: ''S Hermsdorf'') and you can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from hereoff at ''Stolpe (OHV), and with a little patienceAutobahnbrücke''. As this bus line only runs once an hour at the most, to Rostockcheck [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB. If you want to catch a certain boat de] in Rostock or have advance for departure times. Coming from the other basic time constraintsdirection, please note that getting to this spot you can also take the same bus (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in station ''Hohen Neuendorf'' when taking the centre of Berlin can take two hours S1 or even longerS8 prior.
Note: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station earlier at ''Schulzendorf''. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee in which there are a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at the Autobahn entrance sliproad. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrowcan easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and there is not with a good place for cars little patience, to stop safelyRostock. There is also If you want to catch a curve certain boat in the roadRostock or have other basic time constraints, and cars are traveling quickly, so please note that getting to this spot might be dangerous for you from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the drivers. You centre of Berlin can take ''any'' ride. If the driver doesn't go your way, they can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, 3.5 km up the roadtwo hours or even longer; Option A is recommended.
==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====
The ferries leave from '' 15 km north of Rostock'' and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little ''Sweden'' bound traffic.
'''Ferry The ferries leave 15 km north of Rostock-Gedser Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and we had if you are offered the right ride you could go to buy tickets. Not the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you want are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to make to DK without paying for part of journey[[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.
''' Hamburg Stillhorn - ''' If you can get a ride to this gasstation you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction [[Lubeck]] however not all people who to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstation.
You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or [[Sassnitz]] ([[Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have been reported to be possible.
* Update: Due to reconstructions of the on ramp that finished in 2013 the situation looks different. There is hardly a spot for drivers to stop and the cars are going quite fast. Berliner Allee might be the easier option.
<ol><li>Take a regional Regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at ''Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door. </br></libr>OR<li/br></br>Take bus Bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraße, following it for ≈800 m until the Raststätte. </libr> </olbr>
==== Option 1Alternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====.
'''S-ban + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''
Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str till cross wit L40 road continue walking 500 metres and turn gravel road left. You will hear highway and see a rest area through the bushes.
Also you can swim in Rangsdorfer See there
From train stop '''S Königs Wusterhausen''' catch a bus 730 till ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same train C zone ticket) and and walk L40 road 500 metres on first intersection with gravel road turn right. You should hear a highway and see a rest stop through the trees. ==== Option 23: Raststätte Seeberg West====
==== Option 3: Raststätte Michendorf ====
Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides.
Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.
'''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there which is expected to be finished in mid-2020 only. During this time, there are comparatively few cars using the Raststätte and long traffic jams. Choosing alternative routes is recommended.'''
If you're doing this on weekend Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche. then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen and walk 30 minutes to the spot. Check before on vbb-Homepage! All in all it will take quite long time to get there, but if you need this direction it's easier, because it's outside the Berlin-Ringroad and you just have traffic in this direction. Waiting time between 1 and 40 minutes... average 15...20 minutes.
A word about getting Getting into Berlin since the ring is so big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by. But also the city itself is so big that if you get a ride to the other end of Berlin you have a long way to go, so a good Good option is to get out at...
=== Spanische Allee === You can The best to hitchhike is to get off at the exit ''Spanische AlleeRasthof Michendorf'' if your driver takes (after all the [[A115_(Germanyring interchanges)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to get into the city which most people do that are coming from the West. From There is a bridge over the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it you can take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is usually faster to do Autobahn nearby so unless your driver really goes directly into your neighbourhood, because if you need more or less the same time by public transport to go anywhere in Berlin are coming from this spot as with the car. Also your driver can easily go off the highway and back onto it. <!-- [[File:DSCF0460.JPG |200px|thumb|left|got stuckPoland]] [[File:DSCF0467you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city.JPG|200px|thumb|left|behind the fence of Autobahn A2/E30]] --> === The Ruhr area ===
When hitch hiking towards Berlin Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 30 min. Just head north from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area petrol stations (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get incan go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station '''Update!'''-> As of January 2020, itthere is a construction going on there and I didn's difficult t find any possible way to cross from the Nord station to get outthe other side of the motorway where the Sud Station is). Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this regionFrom Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3. We tried on several places and had 30 to take the train to pass this area centre of Berlin (lost 5 the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). There are sufficient work arounds The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 00:00. Also, if you end up having to avoid this area. See also sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the hitchwiki page of petrol station there's a 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the [[Ruhr Area]]downstairs toilet for disabled people.
* I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CEST) '' === Poland > Amsterdam highway 10 === The best to hitchhike is to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. * Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 30 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station '''Update!'''-> As of January 2020, there is a construction going on there and I didn't find any possible way to cross from the Nord station to the other side of the motorway where the Sud Station is). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 00:00. Also, if you end up having to sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the petrol station there's a 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the downstairs toilet for disabled people. If you want to go '''reach Reach Berlin most efficiently''' with public transports the best is to get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version:
S-ban stop Schöneweide has big field with many bushes next When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get in, it's difficult to it ideal for campingget out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours. There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]].
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=== Northwest towards [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] and [[Scandinavia]] {{Autobahn|24}} ===
==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====
Take U-bahn subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn subway station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. This spot is nearer to Berlin than the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train.
You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that is a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6.
==== Option 2: Prenzlauer Promenade ====
The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the 'S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police.
There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic light are able to see you.
==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60AB/BC ticket required). Turn left from the station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the Raststätte. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.
==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====
''' For Denmark'''
To go to [[Puttgarden]] from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to
''Hamburg-Stillhorn' Lubeck ': If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards [[Lübeck]] - however, only people living in the southern part of the city are likely to pass by here. ''Lübeck'' : It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck the city (but that is more rare) in . In case you can get dropped of off at the onramp leading out of central Lubeck Lübeck in direction Neustadt and waiting , wait for a ride that will take you atleast at least to the gasstation gas station 10 km north.
''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].
'''For Sweden bound travellers '''
You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[Lübeck]]. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen has been discontinued.
=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===
Take tram M4 from ''Alexanderplatz'' to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a [[Szczecin]] sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.
Alternatively, walk 1 km north along Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' to the place just before where Darßer Str. passes over ''Berliner allee''. I found this place to be much better. It's a long straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic (Poles, to be blunt), and it's much nicer to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stopped.
==== Option 2: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====
Take S-Bahn S2 direction Bernau from Friedrichstr. and get off at "Buch". From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometre after this on ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen)]] but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.
=== South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} ===
==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ====
There is a map on [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10|crossable rest areas in Germany]] that tells you exactly how to get from one side of Michendorf to the other.
[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]
==== Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====
* UPDATE 08/2020
Construction ongoing, a bit different, the highway ramp to the right is closed but many cars continue towards the south a different way. Comfortably walk against them (eastwards) for about 500 m, on a small bridge there is a tight lane to stop but long enough for a truck (52.4127747N, 13.5658911E). The cars are passing at 30 kmh. [[User:Duffajfka|Duffajfka]] got a truck in 20 minutes towards Dresden. However, his friend Jan had a negative experience just few days later, waited for 1.5 hours in the evening and eventually was told to leave by police because of "danger".
==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ====
Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junction. * Update february 2020, got a ride after 2 hours to south, we were standing under the bridge next to the traffic light stopping cars comming from the center. It is not a pedestrian space but it is safe, cars are slow.So not great but it works.
==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ====
[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]]
Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the station, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two petrol stations. * Although it is far away from the city centre, these are the last stations for cars going towards the autobahn to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign to Most people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King. Aiming for the cars stops on the main street has low chances, they are going fast and there is no good place for them to stop. * Collating a number of past reviews, between 2010 and 2019, most hitchhikers tend to get a ride here within 30 minutes - 1 hour. Dresden is easy, towards Cottbus - Poland you will probably need a second ride.
==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====
''Once you get a ride in Germany direction to Poland you can hitchhike before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). One side will have a parking place and its free to hitchike there.''
==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf ====
'''This option requires the least walking.''' Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (requires BC/ABC ticket). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides.
==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====
'''S-ban Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''
[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]
'''S-Bahn + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''
Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train 2 stops to ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the crossing with L40 road. Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road. You will hear the highway and see a rest area through the bushes.
Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to it??????
[[File:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from bus stop Am Weidendamm to Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]
Option 1
From train stop '''S Blankenfelde''' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance to find out about the departure times. If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line.
Once you’re on the bus, get off at ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a business park. Walk towards the Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot from afar. The main road makes a left turn here, and a dead end road branches off: The latter is the one you have to take, the crane business coming closer and closer. A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the end of this road, and passes the crane business site, the fence of it being on your right.
Option 2
From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same C zone ticket) and walk down the L40 road for ~500 metres. On the first intersection, turn right onto the gravel road. You should hear the highway and see a rest stop through the trees.
[[File:Hitch_ber pl seeberg west.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Hönow station to Seeberg West]]
The cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is to take subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin AB/BC ticket, €2.80). Once out of the station, cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (the road right in front of the station), turn left, and then turn right into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten). Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and walk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.
Carefully cross ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'' – it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the dirt road straight ahead. At some point the road turns right and you have to enter the forested area; the road crosses a stream called ''Zochegraben'' here. The road will now continue to the left whereas on the right you’ll see a small path. Turn left and keep following the dirt road. A few minutes later, after walking besides a field (on your right), there will be two paths to a small natural pool (which, depending on the time of the year, might not have any water in it; you’ll recognise the place though, having some wooden installations as well as a small “sand beach”. There, you’ll also see a wire fence that follows the direction of the pool if you were to look at it from the dirt road.
At the Raststätte, trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.
=== East towards [[Kostrzyn]] and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===
If you are going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12.
Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though (verified 2014-09-03).
Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.
=== North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] ===
So first you need to go Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus to Sachsenhausen Kirche and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. at this point the B96 still looks like a highway. but don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. so you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96.
== Hitching In ==
=== Highway 10 (Poland > Amsterdam) - Rasthof Michendorf ===
If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. Ca. 2 km after the exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and you will be at the S-Bahn station. The last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41!
Alternatively you can take the same road in the [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks other direction] and go to the S-Bahn station of Wildau.
=== A115 - Spanische Allee ===
You can get off at the exit ''Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes the [[A115_(Germany)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to get into the city which most people do that are coming from the West. From the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it you can take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is usually faster to do so unless your driver really goes directly into your neighbourhood, because you need more or less the same time by public transport to go anywhere in Berlin from this spot as with the car. Also your driver can easily go off the highway and back onto it.
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== Wild camping = The Ruhr area warning ===
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