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| STAGE
N°2 : ERG ZNAIGUI / OUED EL JDAID – 38
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Km
0 :
Go S/W (bearing 215°). Beg’a wadi on your left. Gravel.
Km 1,3 :
Cross zone with occasional dunes.
Km 4,5 :
End of zone with occasional dunes. Gravel.
Km 5 :
Hill on your right. Second zone of occasional dunes before reaching wadi. You
MUST follow mar kings to avoid fields when crossing the wadi.
Km 6,5 :
Leave wadi. Terrain is ± uneven. Go S/W (bearing 227°) until CP1.
Km 7,2 :
Slightly stony plateau. Keep same direction.
Km 7,5 :
Cross wide track.
Km 10,3 :
Cross wide track.
Km 11,5 :
Cross wadi. Bumps and wadi-type vegetation.
Km 12,1 :
CP1 near trees. Go S/W (bearing 224°).
Km 12,6 :
Cross several big tracks. Undulating terrain for 1km.
Km 15,2 :
Valley surrounded by small hills. Go West (bearing 271°) up to Km 17.8.
Km 17,8 :
Valley becomes wider. Go W/NW through dry river bed (bearing 296°)
Km 18,4 :
Cross wide track.
Km 18,9 :
Leave wadi taking bearing 292° until Km22. Terrain ± stony.
Km 19,9 :
Go back into branch of wadi. Wadi-type vegetation.
Km 20,7 :
Beginning of salt flats. Keep W/NW direction (bearing 292°).
Km 22 : End of salt flats. Edge of Ziz wadi. Slight change of
bearing : 296° to cross
wadi.
Km 22,3 :
BEWARE ! Big crevasse in wadi. Difficult passage.
Km 23,6 :
Leave wadi. Packed earth, grazing for camels, tamarisks.
Km 24 :
CP2 at foot of small dunes. Go S/W (bearing 231°) until Km 30.2, cross the
dune and aim for end of small hill on your right. Sandy terrain, grass for camel
grazing.
Km 25,5 : End-point of hill on your right, after crossing track.
Packed earth ± uneven.
Km 30,2 :
End-point of hill on your right. Packed earth.
Km 31,5 :
Track between fields of crops.
Km 32,4 : Jdaid cooperative, go towards your left to reach CP3
at foot of El Habet jebel.
Km 33,5 :
CP3. 300m climb to over El Habet jebel.
Km 34 : Foot of jebel, follow small path on side of jebel on
your left.
Km 34,7 : Small track. After the pass, go down into the valley.
Terrain alternates between
branches of wadi and stony ground.
Km 36,5 :
Cross track. Terrain is less stony.
Km 38 :
Finish line. Bivouac n°3. |
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Dunes |
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Mountainous reliefs |
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Vegetation |
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Sandy |
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Stony |
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Big stones |
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Oued
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Raised |
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Tamaris
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Palm tree |
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Crevice |
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Bivouac |
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Check-point |
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Track |
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Village |
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Ruin |
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Small dunes |
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Well shaft |
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Fields |
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Dry lake |
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Sand protection-barriers |
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Map of stage
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