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== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ===== Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[File:Hamburg_hitchspot.jpgPuttgarden]] {{Autobahn|250px1}} (& East towards [[Berlin]] {{Autobahn|thumb|left|Hitching Spot 24}}) ======= Option 1: Serways Raststätte Stillhorn Ost ====Take S-bahn S3 or S31 to ''Wilhelmsburg'' and then bus 13 to the last stop at ramp ''HamburgKirchdorf-Süd''. Walk east along Karl-Arnold-SchnelsenRing for 200 m. Keep walking straight and cross over the small bridge. Turn ''']]right''' after the bridge on Altenfelder Weg and walk for ≈500 m to the junction with Stillhorner Weg. If you look around here you will see an underpass, go under the autobahn and walk for 400 m until a small road to your left (Jakobsberg) just after the on-ramp. Walk 300 m north along this path and you will reach the back of the Raststätte.

=== North: [[Lübeck]]Even though technically possible, [[Puttgarden]], South: [[Hannover]] [[Netherlands]], [[Lüneburg]] ===If you want it is not advisable to try and go south or towards [[Lüneburg]] you should start at '''Raststätte Stillhorn'''East from here. It is easy however possible to get there. Just take S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg and then catch a bus (line #13) to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at the last stop (ten minute trip max.). Walk ride downtown towards the big white apartment block by the grassy area and you will hear the motorway A1. After crossing the furthest little bridge on the left, you're already on the parking lot of the [[service station]]. This is for all traffic going in the direction of Bremen and HanoverHorner Kreisel from here.

If you need to go to ==== Option 2: Horner Kreisel ====Follow the other side of the motorway directions as for traffic going in the direction of Lubeck and Berlin, cross the furthest little bridge on the right and walk right for ~500 meterbelow. There, cross the motorway by walking under the tunnel, and behind it you already see the service station to your left. Just behind the on-ramp there's Use a little path towards the service stationsign.

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]], [[Denmark]], [[Bremen]] =======Option 1====If you want get a ride south to go south or towards [[Lüneburg]] you should start at ''Dammer Berge'Raststätte Stillhorn'''. It is easy to get there. Just take S3 or S31 to Wilhelmsburg and then a bus on the A1 (line #13just before [[Osnabrück]]) to Kirchdorf-Süd. You get off at , where the last stop [[A1 (ten minute trip max.Germany). Walk towards the big white apartment block by the grassy area and you will hear the motorway |A1. After crossing the furthest little bridge on the left, you're already on the parking lot of ]] joins the [[service stationA30 (Germany)|A30]]. This is for all traffic going in the direction of Bremen [[Rheine]] and Hanover[[Amsterdam]].

If you need to go to === South towards [[Lüneburg]] {{Autobahn|39}} ===Towards Lunenburg the other side of the motorway for traffic going in the direction of Lubeck and Berlin, cross the furthest little bridge on the right and walk right for ~500 meterservice station described above (Raststätte Stillhorn) is not recommended. ThereInstead, cross take the motorway by walking under metro or the tunnelS-Bahn to "Berliner Tor", take exit B and behind it you already see walk along the service station national road B75 to your leftthe crossing Heidenkampsweg-Nordkanalstr/Ankelmannsplatz. Just behind You can start thumbing at the traffic light (the on-ramp there's cars towards Lunenburg go straight). You can find a little path towards the service stationsafer option below.

====Another Option 2====For going north to mainland towards the A1: East towards [[DenmarkBerlin]] {{Autobahn|24}} & (direction Northeast towards [[FlensburgLübeck]], {{Autobahn|1}}), South towards [[KielLüneburg]]{{Autobahn|39}}, [[KoldingHannover]]{{Autobahn|7}} & Southwest towards [[Bremen]] {{Autobahn|1}} ===There's a lot of traffic passing through Harburg (in the south of Hamburg) take . It is pretty well reachable via S3/S5 or regional trains from the metro ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''central station. From there get out Leave at "Harburg" and ask people for the take a bus station (''Busbahnhof''349 "Bhf Harburg" or 152 "Breslauer Straße"). There take to the bus #191 until stop ''Sellhopsweg''"Neuländer Weg". Get out there, walk some 200m back to On week days both bus lines operate every 20 minutes and the traffic lightride will take 7-9 mins. You'll see that From the road going left follows the way to the motorway. There's no footpathbus stop, so you have to walk along follow the green space next to the road. Might be tricky in winter"Neuländer Straße" for 1, easy 0 km in summer. Just take care when [[trucks]] and cars coming from behind! After some 300m you're at the rampdirection the bus is driving. There's enough space for you is an onramp on the A1 with a nice and safe roundabout (which makes it my favorite spot in Hamburg whenever I want to stand get onthe A1), and where you can start thumbing. Even though it's easy for cars might take you longer to recognize you and get to stop. Have a look at the picture for this spot. Oh, someone mentioned that this spot might be illegal to stand depending on, but can where in Hamburg you find an ''Autobahn'' sign re starting, in the picture ? ;-)my experience it is way faster and more reliable than "Raststätte Stillhorn", that is described above.

=== North towards [[Flensburg]], [[Kiel]], [[Denmark]] {{Autobahn|7}} ======= Option 4 1: Autobahn Junction HH-Schnelsen ====Take U-bahn ''U2'' towards ''Niendorf-Markt''. From there get out and ask people for the bus station (''Busbahnhof''). Take bus 5 or bus 191 and get off at ''Freizeitbad Bondenwald''. This is a bus stop with a bus bay and here all the traffic to the motorway passes by.

Take a ride or take the S-Bahn A1 to Quickborn station. There take the bus 594 in direction to "U A Norderstedt Mitte" and stop at Heidefriedhof station. There you can maybe buy some flowers (a very nice old women offered us some informations -okay it was wrong- and a rose). You should see a bridge across the motorway, cross it, and take the first the small street on right. You will feel you are lost in the country side because after 200 meters, this way doesnt look like a street anymore. Nevermind, go ahead, go ahead go ahead and on your right you will see a oil station. We needed less than five minutes to find a driver to Denmark ==== Option 2:DRaststätte Holmoor ====

=== East 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 [[Berlin]] the bridge (west) and North East towards [[Copenhagen]]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, [[Scandinavia]] ===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

If you're planing to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the [[A24 (Germany)|A24]], there's 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 ''[httpFile://hornerHamburg-kreiselBerlin.hitchbase.com/ Horner Kreisel]'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikers in [[Germany]]. The easiest way to get there is from the Station ''Hasselbrook'' (S1, S11). You leave the train in the direction of Steindamm, upstairs turn jpg|thumb|250px|right and the after a few meters left into the |Hitching on busstop "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 busstop ''Caspar" -Voght-Straße''. 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.legal version!]]

Some years ago they reconstructed the Horner Kreisel[[File:Hornerbus. Earlier it was possible to stand in the middle of it on an jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hitching spot busstop, but it was moved. Now the busstop is located ''before'' the roundabout where the cars are driving pretty fast, and on the Kreise the cars have no opportunity to stop."BAB Auffahrt Horn"]]

Some hithchhikers claim that hitching If you're planning to hitchhike towards [[Berlin]] on the roundabout turn-off direction Berlin is easier[[A24 (Germany)|A24]], as here you have much more traffic going your way. Itthere's recommended to stand immediately after the a bus stop near a big [[roundabout, ]] in the grass before southeast of the blue motorway sign. Cars can stop right after city where it's possible to catch a ride directly to Berlin or at least part of the motorway signway. This place spot is used by called the ''Horner Kreisel'' and is a popular hitchhiking spot for many hitchhikersin [[Germany]]. It's not uncommon to find Here you can stand and wait for a direct lift ride. This works fine. For hitchhiking to Berlin in 5 minutes. But prepare a cardboard sign with a huge B written on it has to be pointed out that doing so , which is against the law, number plate sign for the Autobahn starts there − cars from Berlin and you must not walk or stop on itunderstood widely. Hitchhikers and drivers, who stop there, can be finedIt's a good spot. Apart form the legal aspect, bear in mind that this may be dangerous for you!

If 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 want '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 go "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 Puttgarden start, they invited me in for going into [[Scandinavia]]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 can hitch have much more traffic going your way. It's recommended to stand immediately after the ferry at Puttgardenroundabout, and get 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 ride straight direct lift to [[Copenhagen]]Berlin in 5 minutes. Have a look at But it has to be pointed out that doing so is against the [[Puttgarden]] article law, for more infothe 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!

=== Drink ===Free refillsIf you want to go to Puttgarden for going into [[Scandinavia]], you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinksa ride straight to [[Copenhagen]]. Have a look at the [[Puttgarden]] article for more info. At:* ''Mundsburg(U3)'' in McDonalds* ''Billwerder-Moorfleet''(S21) in IKEA

=== Free Internet access ===* At ''Hauptbahnhof'' in McDonalds.* Inside ''Mercado'' near Altona Station Northeast towards [[Lübeck]], [[Puttgarden]] {{Autobahn|1}} (between the Reformhaus Englehart and the escalator)* ''& East towards [[http://www.buecherhallen.de/go/id/dy/ ZentralbibliothekBerlin]'' (Central Library] {{Autobahn|24}}) near Hauptbahnhof===

==Sleeping out & Tips = Callshops =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.openstreetmap.org/node/1237025548#map=15/53.4034/10.0663 Maschen Train Station] (not to be confused with the nearby village as you would be directed to take buses on a more complex route). The 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?whereami=1&query=53.3942%2C10.0635#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%2C10.0478#map=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 train 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, theres the [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.41199%2C10.05329#map=18/53.41199/10.05329 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 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.

==Trashwiki & Nomadwiki = Public transport ===Blackriding is possible, albeit risky. Controllers are very frequent and often wear civil clothes, so they cannot be noticed before the doors are closed. And since they do not receive an hourly wage but a salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their record. It is very easy to fool them however, they will first ask you for a national ID or a passport and if you tell them that you cannot produce either they will accept anything that has a (supposedly your) name and an address on it. They can't be bothered to call the police as that takes them a lot of time to arrive. Anything from a fake organ donor card, a bank account statement or a letter addressed to you will do - even if that's hand written.For routes of public transport check hvv.de or http://www.geofox.de/base/welcome.jsp

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