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== Hitchhiking out ===== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|24}}) ======= Option 1: Serways Raststätte Stillhorn Ost ====Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'Hamburg'. Walk east along Karl-Arnold-Ring for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn '' is 'right''' after the bridge on Altenfelder Weg and walk for ≈500 m to the second langest city in [[Germany]] junction with Stillhorner Weg. If you look around here you will see an underpass, go under the autobahn and is located in walk for 400 m until a small road to your left (Jakobsberg) just after the on-ramp. Walk 300 m northalong this path and you will reach the back of the Raststätte.

==Hitching Out==[[Image:Hamburg_hitchspotEven though technically possible, it is not advisable to try and go East from here. It is however possible to catch a ride downtown towards Horner Kreisel from here.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Hitching Spot at ramp ''Hamburg-Schnelsen'']]

===South, [[Netherlands]], Lueneburg= Option 2: Horner Kreisel ====If you want to go south or towards [[Lüneburg]] you should start at '''Raststätte Stillhorn'''. It is easy to get there. Just take S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg and then a bus to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at the last stop. Just follow the road and then you will hear Follow the highway A1directions as for Berlin below. After crossing Use a little bridge you're already on the parking lot of the [[service station]]. Walking distance is about 3 minutessign.

If you are going === South towards [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards the [[NetherlandsBremen]], get a ride south {{Autobahn|1}} ===Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Dammer BergeWilhelmsburg'' (just before [[Osnabrück]]), where and then bus 13 to the [[A1 last stop at ''Kirchdorf-Süd'' (Germanymax. ten minute trip)|A1]] joins . Walk east along Karl-Arnold-Ring for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the [[A30 (Germany)|A30]] in small bridge. Turn '''left''' and walk 100 m to the direction parking lot of [[Rheine]] and [[Amsterdam]]Raststätte Stillhorn.

===North or South If you are going towards the [[LübeckNetherlands]], get a ride south to ''Dammer Berge'' on the A1 (just before [[DenmarkOsnabrück]]), where the [[BremenA1 (Germany)|A1]]===*For going north to mainland joins the [[DenmarkA30 (Germany)|A30]] (in the direction of [[FlensburgRheine]], [[Kiel]], and [[KoldingAmsterdam]]) take the metro ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus station (''Busbahnhof''). <map lat='53.55336278552809' lng='9.98931884765625' zoom='9' view='0' float='right'/>There take bus #191 until stop ''Sellhopsweg''. Get out there, walk some 200m back to the traffic light. You'll see that the road going left follows the way to the highway. There's no footpath, so you have to walk along the green space next to the road. Might be tricky in winter, easy in summer. Just take care when trucks and cars coming from behind! After some 300m you're at the ramp. There's enough space for you to stand on, and it's easy for cars to recognize you and to stop. Have a look at the picture for this spot. Oh, someone mentioned that this spot might be illegal to stand on, but can you find an ''Autobahn'' sign in the picture ? ;-)

There is also a === South towards [[Lüneburg]] {{Autobahn|39}} ===Towards Lunenburg the service station you can go to on the A1described above (Raststätte Stillhorn) is not recommended. To get to it Instead, take the S3 metro or the S-Bahn to Wilhelmsburg"Berliner Tor", then you take the bus 351 (direction Moorwerder, Kinderheim) exit B and get off at Stillhorner weg. maybe ask walk along the bus driver national road B75 to tell you where it is as its confusing where to get offthe crossing Heidenkampsweg-Nordkanalstr/Ankelmannsplatz.You can start thumbing at the traffic light (the cars towards Lunenburg go straight). from what i remember its that you get off beside You can find a big bank of grass just after you cross nearby the motorway you should be able to see a hotel across a field , walk down a small path about 200m and the service station is theresafer option below.

===Another Option towards the A1: East towards [[Berlin]] and North East {{Autobahn|24}} & (Northeast towards [[CopenhagenLübeck]], {{Autobahn|1}}), South towards [[ScandinaviaLüneburg]]==={{Autobahn|39}}, [[Image:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner KreiseHannover]]If you're planing to hitchhike {{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[BerlinBremen]] on the [[A24 (Germany){{Autobahn|A24]], it1}} ===There's best to get to the big roundabout a lot of traffic passing through Harburg (in the southeast south of Hamburg). It is pretty well reachable via S3/S5 or regional trains from the citycentral station. You can't reach it directly by U-Bahn Leave at "Harburg" and take a bus (349 "Bhf Harburg" or S-Bahn, so you have 152 "Breslauer Straße") to walkthe bus stop "Neuländer Weg". The easiest way is probably from On week days both bus lines operate every 20 minutes and the S1, S11 and U1 stop ''Wandsbeker Chaussee''ride will take 7-9 mins. From there the bus stop, you have just to walk straight on ''Hammer follow the "Neuländer Straße''" for 1,0 km in the direction the bus is driving. When you reach There is an onramp on the A1 with a nice and safe roundabout (which makes it is difficult my favorite spot in Hamburg whenever I want to get a ride standing in on the middle of A1), where you can start thumbing. Even though itmight take you longer to get to the spot, as the cars have no opportunity to stop. But depending on one side, where in Hamburg you''Sievekingsalle''re starting, there in my experience it is a busstop. This works fine.This spot is called the ''[http://horner-kreisel.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]'' way faster and more reliable than "Raststätte Stillhorn", that is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]described above.

==Links==Option 2: Raststätte Holmoor ==== Take S-Bahn S3 or S21 to ''Eidelstadt'', and then A1 to ''Quickborn''. It is possible to blackride. Then take bus 594 in direction of ''U A Norderstedt Mitte'' and get off after the bus goes over the motorway (''Hasloher Weg'' stop). After getting off the bus, walk in the direction back towards the bridge (west) and you will immediately see a small road going left (Hasloher Weg). You will feel you are lost in the country side because after 200 m, this way doesn't look like a street anymore. Never mind, keep going straight for another 400 m and on your right you will see the petrol station. We needed less than five minues to find a driver to Denmark [[File:Leaving Hamburg direction Puttgarden.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on Horner Kreisel - illegal version!]] [[File:Hamburg-Berlin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching on busstop "Caspar-Voght-Straße" - legal version!]] [[File:Hornerbus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching spot busstop "BAB Auffahrt Horn"]] If you're planning to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], there's a bus stop near a big [[roundabout]] in the southeast of the city where it's possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the way. This spot is called the ''Horner Kreisel'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]. Here you can stand and wait for a ride. This works fine. For hitchhiking to Berlin prepare a cardboard sign with a huge B written on it, which is the number plate sign for cars from Berlin and understood widely. It's a good spot. The easiest way to get there is from the Station ''Hasselbrook'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn right and the after a few meters left into the Caspar-Voght-Straße. Follow this street 500 meters until the big crossing with Sievekingsallee. On the opposite side of the Sievekingsallee you'll see the bus-stop ''Caspar-Voght-Straße''. Ask for the road to Berlin if you are lost. Go further up the road and look for a bus stop with a large blue metal pole in front with lots of hitch-hiker traces :). It's just in front of the "Horner Kreisel" and is called "BAB Auffahrt Horn". You can also reach there by taking the U2 or U4 to "Rauhes Haus". This spot is actually great, because owners of Turkish shop at the station noticed strange amounts of hitchhikers in front of their business. I think they are quite enjoying it. Just when I was about to start, they invited me in for a free Turkish coffee and cigarette (I usually don't smoke, but this was kind of nice). They got some carton boxes and marker just for assisting hitchhikers, so they made one for me. Highly recommended (although it was two years ago, so I just hope they are still there). Please note, some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an bus stop, but now the bus stop is located '''before''' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreisel the cars have no opportunity to stop. Some hitchhikers claim that hitching on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is easier, as here you have much more traffic going your way. It's recommended to stand immediately after the roundabout, in the grass before the blue motorway sign. Cars can stop right after the motorway sign. This place is used by many hitchhikers. It's not uncommon to find a direct lift to Berlin in 5 minutes. But it has to be pointed out that doing so is against the law, for the Autobahn starts there − and you must not walk or stop on it. Hitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, can be fined. Apart form the legal aspect, bear in mind that this may be dangerous for you!   If you want to go to Puttgarden for going into [[Scandinavia]], you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. Have a look at the [[Puttgarden]] article for more info. *=== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (& East towards [[httpBerlin]] {{Autobahn|24}}) === == Sleeping out & Tips ==Eventhough theres a lot of parks and hidden spots in town where you can camp or simply sleep the night off in the ground, I would recommend to go to Hauptbanhof (central train station) and catch the regional train that goes towards [https://www.hitchbaseopenstreetmap.org/node/1237025548#map=15/53.com4034/ergebnisse10.0663 Maschen Train Station] (not to be confused with the nearby village as you would be directed to take buses on a more complex route).phpThe deal with Maschen is that its the second largest Freight Train Yard in the world (and only by a few tracks not the first one), its quite a sight and a great place to hang out specially if you appreciate freight trains and large infrastructures. Theres a ton of spots to camp right by the yard but I would suggest to find your way to one of the 4 lakes that you can find right next to it. [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?LANGwhereami=eng1&abfragequery=53.3942%5Bstartort2C10.0635#map=16/53.3942/10.0635 See im Mascher Moor] should be your best bet but beware that its the most popular one so you might wake up with a lot of people walking by (but camping is ok as people do it all the time, specially on fishing trips). Take a moment to walk up the bridge crossing the yard and take that marvelous sight. Notice that the Bridge is under constraction (as of May 2021) so you cant walk easily from one side to the other (but you can if you can crawl under that fence or jump thru the sides). My second recommendation is [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.4191%5D2C10.0478#map=19 Hamburg 16/53.4191/10.0478 See im Grossen Moor] which I found more peaceful in terms of people but a bit noisy due to proximity to a highway. There are portable toilets on the way to the sandy beach and you should find enough spots right by the water to camp. To go there its a better idea to jump out from the Hitchbase] - Nine entriestrain at Meckenfeld train station as its a much shorter walk than from Maschen Passenger Station.If you happen to be caught on a storm or something, all in German*theres the [httphttps://horner-kreiselwww.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.41199%2C10.hitchbase05329#map=18/53.com41199/ Petition10.05329 creepy tunnel] that goes all the way under the freight yard where you would be safe from rain and winds but maybe not from dracula. If for whatever reason you dont wanna take this route or the bridge in order to cross the yard and you take on the stupid idea of walk thru the tracks, beware that this is a freight yard where trains are assembled and dissasembled, which means that theres a lot of silent killer-wagons being released into the roundabout ''Horner Kreisel''tracks, no lights and no sounds. Just silently ghosting their way thru the yard and if one of those heavy tons of steel should hit you that would be it for you. Then theres the tracks where the fast trains show up in a split second. So my advice, no walking thru the tracks unless you have eyes and ears all around your head and know how to use them. == Public transport== Notice how there seem to be no ticket inspectors at all in Hamburg, Ive been on and off in that town in the years 2018,2019,2020 and 2021 and taken countless rides on buses, sbahns, ubahns and regional trains going in and out of the city and never been asked for a ticket.Sometimes there are large-scale ticket inspection operations. It has happened to me after getting out of the metro at the main station and at the S-Bahn station Veddel (after getting out of the S-Bahn aswell as after getting out of the bus line 13!). Usually they form a line and wait after the stairs, so if you take care and you notice them, you can just turn around, find a way to get out of the station without using an official exit or just get off at the next station.  == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == {{nomadwiki}}  [[Category:{{IsIn|Germany]]}}

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