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'''Hörstel''' is a village in the north of the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].
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It is located along the highway motorway [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] towards the directions [[Amsterdam]] (West) and [[Osnabrück]] (East). If you ever get lost in ''Hörstel'', '''don't panic!'''
Even if it seems that people in this part of Westfalia are not really interested in picking up hitchhikers, there are ways to get out of there. Buses to [[Rheine]] or [[Ibbenbüren]] are rare, so if so, try this:
==Hitching OutHitchhiking out =====West towards [[Rheine]], [[Netherlands]]===
* From the city center, walk towards the catholic church which is situated on the only traffic lamps in town. There, walk left towards [[Rheine]]. After some meters you'll find a petrol station. You could try to ask some people there if they go anywhere to a ramp nearby. If there are no cars, walk another 500 meter until you are out of town. There is a bus stop with enough space for cars to stop.
*If you have no success with the first spot, walk further along the road until you see a roundabout. Go straight towards [[Rheine]] (just follow the signs, there are a lot of them) for around 1,5 km, until you see the holy ramp to the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]]. The first one is going towards [[Rheine]], [[Salzbergen]]. Try to catch a lift there if you want to go towards the [[Netherlands]]. Even if people are not going further, try to get a lift to the ''Rastplatz Emstal'' which is located between the ramps of on-ramp ''Rheine-Nord'' and ''Salzbergen'', this is where most traffic might go to. From there, you will have much better chances to catch rides westwards.
===East towards [[Osnabrück]], [[Ibbenbüren]]===
* You can try the same ramp as described above, but for more success eastwards try the direct '''Hörstel''' ramp: At the train station, go uphill towards the protestant church. In front of it, walk left towards [[Ibbenbüren]] and follow the street until it's end after 1,5 km. Then go right and you'll see the highway motorway [[A30 (Germany)|A30]]. For direction [[Osnabrück]], watch out for the sign saying [[Hannover]].
* If you want to hitchhike towards [[Ibbenbüren]] or the countryside via sideroads, walk to the roundabout in the eastern part of Hörstel. From the service station ''KTS'', walk in direction of the traffic lights and follow the road for around 500m until you find the roundabout. Behind the roundabout you'll find enough space for cars to stop and even a bus bay (never saw any bus there) some meters behind.
==Sleeping==
If you get stuck in Hörstel, go to the ''Torfmoorsee'', find a quite and hidden place in the woods and go camping there. Nevertheless, it's illegal to do wild camping in Germany, but who will find you there in the middle of nowhere? There's also a camping area located around 5 km east of '''Hörstel''' at the so called ''Herthasee''. Ask locals for the way!
== Trivia ==The German hitchhiking champions [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2008|2008]] and [[abgefahren hitchhiking race 2009|2009]] are from Hörstel. [[Category:North Rhine-Westphalia]][[Category:A30_A30 (Germany)]]
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