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STAGE
N°4 : BA HALLOU / OUED AHSSIA – 75,5 Km |
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Km
0 :
Go W/NW (bearing 301°) until Km 7.5. Gravel.
Km 1,2 :
Occasional small dunes.
Km 3,1 :
Stony terrain.
Km 4,2 :
Small dunes. Take bearing 301° to cross Rheris wadi. Unsolid ground, tamarisks.
Km 6 :
End of Rheris wadi. Terrain is increasingly stony.
Km 7,5 :
Beginning of difficult climb of El Oftal jebel (average 25% slope to reach summit).
Handrail avai lable on certain sections.
Km 8,5 :
Jebel summit. Head left for around 100m.
Km 8,6 :
Head right to pick up river bed in the mountain.
Km 8,7 :
Rocky river bed. Difficult descent in parts.
Km 10 :
End of descent in river bed. Go S/SW (bearing 207°) to cross very rocky plain.
Km 11,1 :
Dunes. Take bearing 215° to cross erg.
Km 12,5 :
End of dunes. CP1. Go South (bearing 188°) until Km 17.9.
Km 17,9 :
Go alongside small hills on your left. Turn to the left, heading South (bearing
176°) until you reach CP2. Not very stony.
Km 20,1 :
Mound on your right. Not very stony.
Km 21,4 :
Rocky peak on your left. Terrain is a bit stonier.
Km 23 :
CP2 next to a solar pump. Follow the track in El Maharch gorge.
Km 25 :
Leave gorge. Salt flats. Go S/SW (bearing 196°) until km 28.6
Km 28,5 :
Climb up Ras Khemmouna jebel.
Km 29 :
Summit. Descent.
Km 29,5 :
Stony valley.
Km 29,8 :
Sandy passage in Ras Khemmouna jebel. Descend, crossing sandy valley of Mziouda
hea ding South (bearing 175°).
Km 32,1 :
End of valley. Leave the pass. Go W/SW (bearing 248°) to reach CP3. Terrain
is sandy then a bit stony.
Km 34,9 :
CP3 on small mound. Go W/SW (bearing 238°) until Km 36.4.
Km 36,4 :
Climb up Mhadid Al Elahau jebel. Go along the ridge overlooking the 2 valleys
on either side of the jebel.
Km 38,1 :
Head left. Sandy descent.
Km 38,4 :
Valley. Sandy climb until km 39.4.
Km 39,5 :
Summit of Zireg pass. Go West (bearing 270°) until CP4.
Km 42 :
Very slight sandy slope.
Km 45 :
Salt flats.
Km 46,5 :
CP4 on small mound in middle of salt flats. Same direction (bearing 270°)
until CP5.
Km 49,5 :
End of salt flats. Go alongside small dunes on your right.
Km 52 :
Area of sandy bumps and grass for camel grazing on your right.
Km 53 :
Uneven terrain. Keep bearing 270°.
Km 53,5 :
Flat terrain.
Km 56 :
Zones of wadi-type vegetation. Packed earth ± uneven. Occasional small
dunes.
Km 59 :
CP5 near tamarisks. Go NW (bearing 310°) to pick up Bou Khechba wadi. Sandy,
uneven terrain.
Km 61,4 :
Enter wadi. Go left, heading W/NW (bearing 283°) until CP6. Sandy.
Km 63 :
Well-shafts in middle of wadi.
Km 67,7 :
CP6 near trees on right bank of wadi. Go W/NW (bearing 294°) until Km 72.7.
Km 70,1 :
Well-shafts.
Km 72,7 :
Exit wadi on right hand side (bearing 286°). Flat terrain until bivouac.
Km 75,5 :
Finish line. Bivouac n°5.
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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
(River bed) |
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Raised |
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Tamaris
(Tree) |
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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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