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{{IsIn|National Capital Area}}
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Ontario]]
[[Category:Eastern Ontario]]
== East towards [[Montréal]] ==From downtownHowever, take number 86 OC transpo bus it is possible to Elmvale and keep walking in the direction the bus was facing when it dropped you off, in about 15mins you will be at the intersection of St-Laurent and Walkley, then cross Walkley, turn left, and keep walking for about another 25mins. You will get hitchhike to an onramp that says 417 East Montréal. You might wait Cornwall with a while because traffic is limited to the onrampshorter method. If you walk about another 25mins, you'll go over a hill and find a perfect spot with plenty of room for cars Follow instructions hitchhike to pull overMontreal. Enjoy, and may Tell the Force be with driver to drop youat Casselman. take 138 road. It looks like the spot This is under construction right now, and it's going supposed to be an onramp instead. And if a cop see you walking on this 80km limit road but drivers treat it like a highway, they have to take you outso STAY SAFE.
There's also a pretty decent spot outside Lee's station. Walk up to Lee's Ave, turn right, and walk past the apartment complexes to the Trans Canada on-ramp. There isn't a shoulder, but there is a paved area right at the entrance of the On-Ramp where cars can stop. Wait times are usually under 40 mins, although can be longer depending on the day.
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'''Ottawa''' is the Capital city of '''[[Canada]]''', located in [[Ontario]] just by the border with [[Quebec]] along the Ottawa River (Rivières des Outaouais).
[[Gatineau-Hull]] is the metropolitan area part located within the border of [[Quebec]] on the eastern side of the river, [[Gatineau-Hull|Gatineau]] forms the [[National Capital Area]] together with Ottawa.
== East towards [[Montréal]] ==
From downtown, take the number 86 OC Transpo bus towards Elmvale and get off at Southvale / Russell. Keep walking down Russell towards the intersection of Walkley and Russell. Cross the street to the southeast side of the intersection, and go to the shoulder right at the start of the right-turn lane. Wait times from here are generally quite short, taking anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes in most cases. Just make sure your ride is going towards Montreal, as from this point people can be going either northbound or southbound on the 417. Or just walk down to onramp for eastbound 417 there is some traffic and space for drivers to stop on the ramp.
== South East towards [[Cornwall]] ==
Cornwall from Ottawa is fairly difficult. It may be just better to just hitchhike to the 401 (follow directions to Toronto), then at the onroutes ask people who are going to Cornwall. (Make sure you get dropped at a onroute going the direction Montreal rather than Toronto, or get dropped at prescott) This is a less direct ride but you have much better chances on the 401.
== West towards [[North Bay]]/[[Sudbury]] ==
Take the 96 bus from the Rideau Centre from downtown Ottawa towards Kanata (a lot of buses from within Ottawa will meet up here, but will drop you off on the other side of the mall. Walk through the mall to the Mackenzie King Bridge entrance to catch the 96). You can try getting off at the stop beside the Eagleton Eagleson Road on ramp for the 417 as it has a good shoulder, or keep going west a little on the bus until it stops at the Terry Fox Centre. Walk up to Terry Fox Drive - there are two on ramps there and one of them has a good shoulder to stand on. Note: You don't have to go from downtown. Any entrance ramp on 417 will do. Just write Kanata on cardboard. == South towards [[Toronto]] == Take the 118 to the furthest West of Baseline. It should be called Baseline and Robertson Rd. Here you will see the 416 highway, which goes as South as Prescott. At the entrance ramp here, you can find a ride usually to Kemptville. That is about halfway. Then on the next onramp get to Prescott. Once at Prescott you can find the onramp for the 401 direction Toronto. Try to get to a OnRoute (Ontario service station). Here there is a lot of restaurants and so people have time to chat with you to determine if they trust you or not. At night these service stations are reliable places to hitchhike. Try to hitchhike at a service station without looking like a hitchhiker, so that you have less chance of getting kicked out. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} {{IsIn|National Capital Area}} [[Category:Canada]][[Category:Ontario]][[Category:Eastern Ontario]]
