Welcome to the bivouac - Stage 1 - Stage 2 - Stage 3 - Stage 4 - Stage 5 - Stage 6
09/04/2006 - STAGE 1
AIT SAADANE / RICH MERZOUG - 28 Km
Km 0 : Take direction S/E (compass point 128°), go past hill on your right.
Km 1,4 : Hill on your right, then school on your left.
Km 2,3 : Ruins on your right then sandy area with small dunes and palm trees. Go past fields on your left.
Km 3,2 : Enter Ahssia wadi and go along its left bank.
Km 5,2 : Palm-grove with well-shaft on your left. Go past ruins on your left and follow the wadi.
Km 6,7 : Second pile of ruins on your left. Follow markings in the wadi.
Km 9,4 : Cross 800m-long stony area then go back into the river bed (wadi) until CP1.
Km 12,5 : CP1 in the wadi near palm-trees. Go E/SE (compass point 105°) until 16.5 km point.
Km 13 : Small dunes on your left.
Km 14,3 : Stony plateau up to 16.5km point.
Km 16,5 : Steep climb up small jebel (mountain). (More than 15% slope factor).
Km 17 : End of descent. Cross the stony valley in easterly direction (compass point 97°).
Km 18,2 : Beginning of sandy climb avoiding the fault area.
Km 18,5 : Follow the ridge to avoid the faults in the side of jebel Bou Lalhirh.
Km 20 : Tricky descent over 200m then small stony valley.
Km 20,4 : Small hill then more stony ground until CP2.
Km 21 : CP2 in the valley. Go E/SE (compass point 106°) until finish line.
Km 21,9 : Summit of small stony hill.
Km 22,4 : Relatively stony valley.
Km 25 : Sandy summit of small hill then sandy valley until bivouac.
Km 28 : Bivouac n°2 after the ruins.
MDS 2006 - Etape 1
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Dunes
Mountainous reliefs
Vegetation
Sandy
Stony
Big stones
Oued
(river bed)
Raised
Tamaris (Tree)
Palm tree
Crevice
Bivouac
Check-point
Track
Village
Ruin
Small dunes
Well shaft
Fields
Dry lake



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Results 6 are available
(last update 15/04/06 - 22h50 french time)
number of dropping out (stage 6) : 0
- Finish line - 16/04/06
- Stage 6 - 15/04/06
- Stage 5 - 14/04/06
- Stage 4 - 13/04/06
- Stage 4 - 12/04/06
- Stage 3 - 11/04/06
- Stage 2 - 10/04/06
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06
- Check-in day
- Stage 6 - 15/04/06 - 11,8 km
- Stage 5 - 14/04/06 - 42,2 km
- Stage 4 - 12&13/04/06 - 72 km
- Stage 3 - 11/04/06 - 38 km
- Stage 2 - 10/04/06 - 35 km
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06 - 28 km
- Typical order of events for each day/stage
- Final press conference - 16/04/06
- Stage 6 - 15/04/06 - 11,8 km
- Stage 5 - 14/04/06 - 42,2 km
- Stage 4 - 13/04/06 - 72 km
- Stage 4 - 12/04/06 - 72 km
- Stage 3 - 11/04/06 - 38 km
- Stage 2 - 10/04/06 - 35 km
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06 - 28 km
- Check-in day
- Stage 5 - 14/04/06
- Stage 4 - 13/04/06
- Stage 4 - 12/04/06
- Stage 3 - 11/04/06
- Stage 2 - 10/04/06
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06
- Check-in day
- News from the finish line
- Stage 5 - 14/04/06 - 42,2 km
- Stage 3 - 11/04/06 - 38 km
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06 - 28 km
- Stage 4 - 13/04/06 - 72 km
- Stage 2 - 10/04/06 - 35 km
- Stage 1 - 09/04/06 - 28 km
June 2005 : opening date for application.
31 july 2005 : application deadline.
28 february 2006 : closing date for fees.
07 april 2006 : departure* France/Morocco, transfer to first bivouac.
08 april 2006 : technical and administrative checks,
acclimatisation day.
09 - 15 april 2006 : the event.
16 april 2006 : transfer, dinner and night at hotel, relaxation, lunch (at participants’expense), awards, entertainment,
dinner, night at hotel.
18 april 2006 : return* to France.

* those not taking the charter flight to and from France are required to book their own flight arrangements. Contact your country representative for further details.

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