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This is most probably the best way to get to '''Belgium''' by hitching at the gas station [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48.934623,2.393732%3B3201522175225020794,48.920638,2.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790,+2.393710&daddr=&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is Aire de Service de La Courneuve]. BUT: if you take a closer look at the gas station on google maps, you will see that there is a wall surrounding this gas station, but do not think that you cannot get on it from outside the highway, because it is:
Go either to [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+Verlaine,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48.926137,2.394161&sspn=0.01892,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026,2.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 "La Courneuve Aubervilliers"] (RER B) or [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve,+8+Mai+1945&daddr=rue+paul+verlaine&sll=48.93333,2.392216&sspn=0.009459,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=48.926137,2.394161&spn=0.01892,0.040169&z=15&om=1 "La Courneuve, 8 Mai 1945"] (metro line 7) and make your way to rue Paul Verlaine. The RER station is about 2km walk away and the metro station around 3-4km.Three options to enter:# There is a door which allows outside access but it's sometimes locked (noted 01-06-08). Walk away from the door and scale the concrete wall at the point it becomes a fence. Walk forward and you'll see where you have to go. ([http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107770710063601716204.00044840696bdf8a385ef&ll=48.933654,2.393292&spn=0.001334,0.004227&t=h&z=19 Approximate location of the door]) #If the door is closed you just have to climb a wall that is approximately 1,90 m tall and go through a broken fence [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=paris+la+courneuve&sll=50.785102,5.710144&sspn=1.165162,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=48.933836,2.394&spn=0.001182,0.002511&z=19&iwloc=addr here], ''et voila'', you are at the gasstation.# Or you can walk around the wall, towards the left, for about 70 meters then walk down the little hill and walk through the bushes. You have to go through two fences to enter the gas station.
Bear in mind that 20 minutes down the motorway is a big ''peage'' where everyone has to stop. It's a ideal place to pick up longer rides and depending on the weather and your preferences you might choose this over hitching at the numerous little gas stations up the motorway.
