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22nd MDS ROADBOOK
27/03/2007 STAGE
N°3 : JEBEL EL OFTAL / JEBEL ZIREG OUEST – 32,3
Km
Km 0 :
Go south (bearing 190°) until Km 5.4, passing hilly
area on your left. Km 5,4 :
Go alongside hilly area on your left. Turn left, south
direction (bearing 177°) Km 7,6 :
Small mound on your right. Keep same direction. Km 8,9 :
Rocky peak on your left Km 10,5 :
CP1 next to solar pump. Follow track in the gorge of
El maharch Km 12,2 :
Stony terrain at exit of gorge. Km 13 :
Take S/SW direction (bearing199°) until Km16 to cross
salt flats. Km 16 : Climb. Km 16,5 : Summit of the pass. Descent. Km 17 : Very stony valley Km 17,3 :
Sandy passage in jebel Ras Khemmouna.
Descent, cross sandy valley of Mziouda, south direction
(178°). Km 19,5 :
End of valley. Exit pass. Take S/SW direction (bearing
184°)
to cross sandy plain of Mziouda and reach CP2. Km 21 : CP2. Go up the oued river
bed in the gorge. Km 22,9 :
Exit gorge. Follow markings to go S/W. Big sandy climb. Km 24,5 :
Summit of climb. Series of climbs and descents until
Km 27.3.
Last climb with average 18% slope factor. Km 27,3 :
Liaison with little rocky footpath leading to summit
of passage in Jebel Zireg. Km 27,5 :
Summit. Follow footpath to descend. Take W/SW direction
(bearing 246°) with Jebel Zireg
on your right; series of climbs and descents over sandy
hilly areas. Km 28,8 :
General direction W/NW (bearing 291°) until bivouac. Km 31 : Pass between hills, stony ground. Km 32,3 :
Bivouac N°4.
