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| + | |country = United Kingdom | ||
| + | |state = South East England | ||
| + | |map = <map lat="51.26667000000023" lng="0.5166699999999961" zoom="11" view="0" float="right" /> | ||
| + | |pop = 75,000 | ||
| + | |motorways = {{Mgb|20}} | ||
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'''Maidstone''' is a city in [[England]]. | '''Maidstone''' is a city in [[England]]. | ||
== Hitching out == | == Hitching out == | ||
| − | === North towards | + | === North towards {{Mgb|2}}/[[London]]/[[Gillingham]] === |
| − | Junction 7 of the | + | Junction 7 of the {{Mgb|20}} has a large lay-by area on the A249 headed North towards the {{Mgb|2}}. Users have experienced VERY long wait times at this position, however. |
A few KM further up this hill (Detling Hill) there is a second large lay-by but it is on quite a hill and a trucker has said how he thinks others wouldn't want to stop on such a steep incline. | A few KM further up this hill (Detling Hill) there is a second large lay-by but it is on quite a hill and a trucker has said how he thinks others wouldn't want to stop on such a steep incline. | ||
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See [[Maidstone Services]] | See [[Maidstone Services]] | ||
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== User Experiences == | == User Experiences == | ||
[[User:Brackers|Brackers]] - Long wait of 3 hours at the roundabout of M20 and A249 bottom of Detling Hill headed North to M2. Return journey the next day and waited an hour and a half on Southern side of same roundabout. Seems like only local traffic. (August 2011) | [[User:Brackers|Brackers]] - Long wait of 3 hours at the roundabout of M20 and A249 bottom of Detling Hill headed North to M2. Return journey the next day and waited an hour and a half on Southern side of same roundabout. Seems like only local traffic. (August 2011) | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 16 August 2012
Maidstone
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| <map lat="51.26667000000023" lng="0.5166699999999961" zoom="11" view="0" float="right" /> | |
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United Kingdom |
| State: | South East England |
| Population: | 75,000 |
| Major roads: | M 20 |
| Meet fellow hitchhikers on Trustroots | |
Maidstone is a city in England.
Contents
Hitching out
North towards M 2/London/Gillingham
Junction 7 of the M 20 has a large lay-by area on the A249 headed North towards the M 2. Users have experienced VERY long wait times at this position, however.
A few KM further up this hill (Detling Hill) there is a second large lay-by but it is on quite a hill and a trucker has said how he thinks others wouldn't want to stop on such a steep incline.
South towards Dover/The Channel Tunnel
User Experiences
Brackers - Long wait of 3 hours at the roundabout of M20 and A249 bottom of Detling Hill headed North to M2. Return journey the next day and waited an hour and a half on Southern side of same roundabout. Seems like only local traffic. (August 2011)
