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==== Option 3: Motorway service station (Rasthof) Stolper Heide ====
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (€2.60). Turn left from the station and walk north 300m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2km, crossing the bridge over the motorway. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the motorway in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this service station. 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 service station. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5km.<br/ >
This Rasthof service station is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and you can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can take two hours or even longer.
Note: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier at ''Schulzendorf''. Walk ≈150m north along Ruppiner Chaussee and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). After ≈200m, you will arrive at the motorway entrance sliproad. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You 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 road.
