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A12 (Netherlands)

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The A12 is a highway in the Netherlands, going from Den Haag in the west till 's-Heerenberg in the east of the country.

It passes the cities of Den Haag, Zoetermeer, Gouda, Utrecht, Ede, Arnhem and Zevenaar. At the border the A12 connects to the German A3.

Some part of the A12 belongs to the European road E30.

[edit] Hitching the A12

Legend: Image:Verygood.png (very good) | Image:Good.png (good) | Image:Average.png (average) | Image:Bad.png (bad) | Image:Senseless.png (senseless)
  • Beginning of the motorway. The motorway starts next to the Park Malieveld at the end of the road Boslaan. Just before the road splits (A12 goes off to the left in the tunnel) there is a Boslaan bus stop. This bus stop is an official hitch-hiking spot (although the blue thumb sign has been covered in various stickers). Lnx tried to hitch from there to Hilversum (via Utrecht) in April 2008 - it took about 30 minutes to leave this first spot.
  • Image:Ramp.png 2 Den Haag-Centrum
  • Image:Ramp.png 3 Den Haag Image:Good.png (good)
    • It is easy to stop cars going east at the cycling lane in front of the traffic lights.
  • Image:Ramp.png 4 Voorburg
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Prins Clausplein
  • Image:Ramp.png 5 Nootdorp
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Knorrestein
  • Image:Ramp.png 6 Zoetermeer-Centrum
  • Image:Ramp.png 7 Zoetermeer Image:Average.png (average)
    • Average to the east. There is not a lot of space to stand by the side of the road.
  • Image:Ramp.png 8 Bleiswijk
  • Image:Ramp.png 9 Zevenhuizen
  • Image:Ramp.png 10 Waddinxveen
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Gouwe
  • Image:Ramp.png 11 Gouda Image:Good.png (good)
    • Good in both directions
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png De Andel
  • Image:Ramp.png 12 Reeuwijk
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Bodegraven
  • Image:Ramp.png 12a Bodegraven
  • Image:Ramp.png 13 Nieuwerbrug
  • Image:Ramp.png 14 Woerden
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Bijleveld Image:Good.png (good)
  • Image:Ramp.png 15 De Meern
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Oudenrijn
  • Image:Ramp.png 16 Nieuwegein
  • Image:Ramp.png 17 Kanaleneiland Image:Good.png (good)
    • Good for going west. There is a sign "forbidden for pedestrians" short before the ramp, which you have to ignore. It is also possible to hitchhike on the bus stop next to the tram stop Kanaleneiland.
  • Image:Ramp.png 18 Hoograven Image:Good.png (good)
    • Good for going west to Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden and Gouda. You can only reach this spot easily by hitchhiking. There is a huge roundabout / traffic square connecting to the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights on the onramp there is good space to stop a car, so use a sign with one of the mentioned cities. In other directions it will be harder to leave from here.
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Lunetten
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png De Slagmaat
    • There is a bus stop on 10 minutes walk away (bus going to Bunnik, and this service area can be reached in 20 minutes from Utrecht city center by bus and walking. Only for going east.
  • Image:Ramp.png 19 Bunnik
  • Image:Ramp.png 20 Driebergen Image:Good.png (good)
    • Good to the east as there is enough traffic and easy stopping. To the west there is no space besides the ramp to stop easily.
  • Image:Ramp.png 21 Maarn
  • Image:Ramp.png 22 Maarsbergen
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Oudenhorst / Bloemheuvel
  • Image:Ramp.png 23 Veenendaal
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Maanderbroek
  • Image:Ramp.png 24 Wageningen
  • 'Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png t Ginkelse Zand / Buulderkamp
  • Image:Ramp.png 25 Oosterbeek
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Grijsoord
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png De Schaars Image:Good.png (good)
    • This gas station is located only in direction Den Haag. Quite busy, directly between two highway junctions. Enough space at the end of the parking area to stand and stop cars. Get out here if you want to go south towards Eindhoven. This is a busy gasstation. It is possible to get nearby from Arnhem by public transport, then walk to it by the side of the motorway and forest. However, there is a high fence around which is impossible to climb. In the end of 2007 there was a hole in the fence however. To be sure, you may have to take a tool for cutting away one line of barbed wire. This will grant access to this service area ;). From here it is easy to go to all cities in the west of the Netherlands, and it is one of the best places in the east of the Netherlands to find a ride to Brabant or Limburg.
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Waterberg
  • Image:Ramp.png 26 Arnhem-Noord Image:Average.png (average)
    • Average to the west. This ramp is combined with junction Waterberg. Cars cannot stop on the ramp to the west, but it is quite easy to get a ride from the traffic lights, and every car can take you to the next great petrol station.
    • Here you can go north towards Apeldoorn along the A50.
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Velperbroek
  • Image:Ramp.png 27 Westervoort
  • Image:Ramp.png 28 Duiven
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Oudbroeken
  • Image:Ramp.png 29 Zevenaar
  • Image:Autobahn_junction.png Knooppunt Oud-Dijk
  • Image:Ramp.png 30 Beek
  • Image:Autobahn_gasstation.png Bergh-Noord / Bergh-Zuid
    • These gas stations are located directly at the border to Germany.


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