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== Hitching Hitchhiking Out ==Getting out of Gent isn't too difficult.

=== Southwest towards [[Lille]] All directions ===* Option 1: Try getting a ride at the light [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.03653663169207&lng=3.7372398376464844&zoom=17&trip=24 here], all traffic has to stop so you have plenty of time to talk to people or show your sign off. But make sure you don't make the mistake of trying to get there by getting on the ramp [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.042722811470185&lng=3.7326908111572266&zoom=17&trip=0 here]. It's a lot longer than it looks and cars are going dangerously fast. You'll end up having to jump from the bridge to the ground below like [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] did.* Option 2: Go to the big roundabout “De Sterre” near the Sint Pieter station. There you can hitch the N60 towards “Oudenaarde” until you reach the motorway E 17 at Eke.

== Useful Resources ==A very important thing * Option 1: Go to know the spot near the Woodrow Wilson square. Bus stop "Zuid". Hitch at the road going to the motorway (). There is that Ghent is one a 3 meters wide bike lane, so plenty of place to stop for the biggest university cities in Belgiumcars. The main area for students is Using a cardboard would be clever, as this entry of the Sint Pietersplein, but schools motorway splits to different directions. Very good place to hitch towards any direction and student dorms are scattered all over the citythere is a big bus station. Students are very friendly (tram and are very proud of their citybus: www.delijn.be, so if you're looking bus stop "zuid"). Scroll further for help, don't hesitate to ask themdirection specific hitch hike spots.

When looking for cheap food and drinks* Option 2: Try getting a ride at the light [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.03653663169207&lng=3.7372398376464844&zoom=17&trip=24 here], all traffic has to stop so you have plenty of time to talk to people or show your sign off. You can also easily try these student areasstand just behind the lights at the southside of the crossroads, as there are many cheap bars (drinks €1-€2) is ample place to stand safely, and restaurants/snack barsfor cars to stop on the emergency lane. Scattered through the city The cars are also not yet driving very fast. Do use a lot sign though, as the onramp will give access to go to east towards Antwerpen, southeast towards Brussels, southwest towards Kortrijk, Lille and Paris and west towards Brugge, Oostende and Calais. But make sure you don't make the mistake of so called frietkotentrying to get there by getting on the ramp [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=51.042722811470185&lng=3. These are small restaurants or even shacks, where you can buy fries and snacks against extremely low prices7326908111572266&zoom=17&trip=0 here]. It's real Belgian culturea lot longer than it looks and cars are going dangerously fast. You'll end up having to jump from the bridge to the ground below. Many cars from the centre will take a bridge to the highway, and you should really try it out if you ever visit Belgiumfor those option 1 is better. This option on the other hand gives access to the highway from the inner ringroad of Gent.

=== Southwest towards [[ImageLille]], [[Paris]], [[Kortrijk]] ===  * Option 1: Go to the big roundabout “De Sterre” near the Sint Pieter station. There you can hitch the N60 towards “Oudenaarde” until you reach the motorway E 17 at Eke.   *Option 2: Take the train from Sint Pieter station for two stops to Eke-Nazareth. Blackriding is easy since it's only two short stops on the train. Once there, walk north to a service station via Klapstraat. It's a 20 minute walk but once there one should have no problems finding a ride as far as at least Paris, sometimes even southern France or Barcelona. There is plenty of local traffic heading to Kortrijk but avoid them because this is the other service stations on the E17 in Belgium are quite small. === Northeast towards [[Antwerpen]] ===  Take the tram 4 in the city center towards Moscou and get off at A(dolf) van Ooteghemstraat, which is 1 stop before the tram reaches it's end station. Walk left into the Walstraat and then the first street to the right into the de naeyerdreef (sand road with lot's of trees). At the end of the road you'll reach the entrance to the A14 (E17) where you can easily get a ride towards Antwerpen or Kortrijk. You can also take tram 2 towards Melle Leeuw and get off at Gentbrugge P&R. That is almost right on the spot where you can start hitchhiking. You can stand under the bridge if it is raining. There are two gas stations on the A14 (E17) before Antwerpen. [[File:gent.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ghent offers many cultural highlights.]]  Take tram number 2 or walk from the center it takes 30mins, when you arrive the tram station you will see the bridge which is highway E17 (A 14) goes to Antwerp. Walk through under the bridge follow the N9 motorway few minutes and you see the high way enter on the right hand side. There is a long gap that you can easily hitchhike. Take a cartoon written Antwerp Alternative with bus to reach the highway gas station:(January 2023): Take bus 78 from for instance Gent - Dampoort to Lokeren Nieuwe Dreef and walk for about an hour (nearly 5 km) to the Total energies service station on E17. I haven't tested this myself - It was particularly difficult to buy a ticket online from DeLijn, but according to Google maps and OSM it looks very possible. === Northwest towards [[Brugge]], [[Oostende]] === Walk or take the bus 18 to the "Gent Malemstraat" stop. The bus stop is a good place to show a sign "Brugge" or "Oostende". The road leads to the E40 motorway, actually to more directions than northwest too, but most of the cars take this exit of the city to go towards northwest. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[nomad:Gent]] [[trash:Gent]]

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