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Typical stage
STAGE N°1 : IRHS / KHERMOU - 29,3 Km
STAGE N°2 : KHERMOU / JEBEL EL OFTAL - 35 Km
STAGE N°3 : JEBEL EL OFTAL / JEBEL ZIREG OUEST – 32,3 Km
28-29/03/2007 STAGE N°4 : JEBEL ZIREG OUEST / OUEST DU KFIROUN
70,5 Km

30/03/2007 STAGE N°5 : OUEST DU KFIROUN/ ERG CHEBBI - 42,2 Km
31/03/2007 STAGE N°6 : ERG CHEBBI / MERZOUGA - 11,7 Km
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Press release n°5
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Press release n°6
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24/03/07 - Géraldine Courdesses
24/03/07 - Lahcen Ahansal
25/03/07 - Jorge Aubeso Martine
25/03/07 - Philippe Remond
26/03/07 - John Wai-shing N°-354/ Ngae Koh Hieng N°-138/ Tan Tahming N°- 103
26/03/07 - Laurence FRICOTTAUX D- 347
27/03/07 - Gérard BOURRAT D23
27/03/07 - Widy GREGO D264
28/03/07 - Orlando MARIANI (IT – D 388)
28/03/07 - Touda DIDI (MOR – D 6)
28/03/07 - Valérie PONS DE VIERS (FR – D 480)
29/03/07 - Sandro MINDER (Switzerland – D 438)
29/03/07 - Mohamed Aboukhalil (F – D 234) Issam El Zein (Sen – D 139)
29/03/07 - Anna SUTTON (GB – D 546)
30/03/07 - Odile HOCHARD (D342, FRA) Gérard DELAVAUD (D 341 FRA)
30/03/07 - Alfred WITTING (AL – D 100)
30/03/07 - Mark CROSS (NWZ – D 503)
31/03/07 - Fabien DEBAUCHERON (F – D 164)
31/03/07 - Veronika TROXLER (POL– D 459)
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22nd MDS ROADBOOK
25/03/2007 STAGE N°1 : IRHS / KHERMOU - 29,3 Km
Km 0 : DEPARTURE. Go south (bearing 187°) for 4 Km
Km 0,9 : Cross small hill
Km 2,2 : Take pass in Jebel Mech Irdane
Km 3,3 : Second pass in Jebel Mech Irdanne
Km 4 : Summit of 3rd pass in Jebel Dlat el Atrous. Direction SE (bearing 140°). Hilly
Km 4,6 : Ridge of sand on your right. Keep same direction up to Km 5.7.
Km 5,7 : Plain. End-point of hill on your right. Direction S/SE (bearing 154°) until Mekta Sfa
Km 7,2 : Begin climb of Jebel overlooking village of Mekta Sfa.
Km 7,6 : Summit of Jebel, go down footpath leading to Mekta Sfa.
Km 8,5 : Take bridge to cross oued (wadi) Rheris. Turn right at end of oued.
Km 8,7 : Turn left (bearing 154°). Cross crevices in oued, followed by quite uneven ground up to CP1.
Km 12 : CP1. Aim for end-point of hills on left, S/SW direction (bearing 206°) to cross dune zone of Tizi Moulkhikh.
Km 15,3 : End-point of hills on left. S/SW direction (bearing 195°) until Km 16.9
Km 16,3 : End of small dunes
Km 16,9 : Go over small hill. Same direction until CP2
Km 18,3 : Undulating hills.
Km 19,8 : CP2 on plateau. Descend towards the plain, south direction (bearing 174°).
Km 21,3 : Beginning of dunes. South direction (bearing 189°) until Km 26.5.
Km 24,8 : End of dunes.
Km 26,5 : Sandy pass in hill. Take south direction (bearing180°)
Km 29,3 : Bivouac N°2 after oued river bed.

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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


Map of stage

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