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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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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
26/03/2007 STAGE N°2 : KHERMOU / JEBEL EL OFTAL - 35 Km
Km 0 : Take S/SE direction (bearing 166°) to enter pass in jebel Amessoui.
Km 2,1 : Cross track. Stony ground
Km 3,8 : Beginning of pass. Take S/SW direction (bearing 209°).
Km 4 : Passage through jebel Amessoui. Same direction. Cross valley
Km 4,8 : Beginning of 2nd climb.
Km 5 : Summit. Descend via footpath.
Km 5,5 : End of descent. Uneven ground. Take S/SW direction (bearing 206°) until CP1.
Km 6,3 : Flat ground.
Km 10 : CP1 at edge of oued Tijekht, in middle of acacias.
Take west direction (bearing 264°) until foot of jebel
Km 10,7 : End of sandy oued.
Km 13 : Slight upward slope, ground is a bit uneven.
Km 14,1 : Begin climb up jebel Hered Asfer. Follow footpath marked on ridge then through hilly area.
Km 18,2 : Descend into valley just before rocks resembling ruins.
Km 18,5 : Valley. W/NW direction (bearing 288°) until Km 22
Km 20,8 : CP2 near small dunes in middle of valley. Keep same direction..
Km 22 : Cross oued Rheris keeping W/SW direction (bearing 245°).
Km 23 : Exit oued. Keep same direction (bearing 245°), flat ground until CP3.
Km 24,6 : Cross track.
Km 26,6 : Small mound on your right.
Km 29,1 : CP3 before jebel El Octal. Take SW direction (bearing 217°), difficult climb.
Average 25% slope to reach summit.
Km 31,1 : Summit of jebel. Head left for around 100 metres.
Km 31,2 : Go right to pick up oued river bed.
Km 31,3 : Rocky oued river bed. Descent.
Km 32,6 : End of descent in oued river bed. S/SW direction (bearing 207°) to cross very rocky plain.
Km 33,7 : Beginning of dunes. Take bearing 214°.
Km 35 : Bivouac N°3.
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Dunes
Reliefs montagneux
Végétation
Sablonneux
Caillouteux
Gros cailloux
Oued
(River bed)
Arboré
Tamaris
(Arbre)
Palmier
Crevasse
Bivouac
Contrôle
Piste
Village
Ruine
Dunettes
Puits
Culture
Lac asséché


Map of the stage
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