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STAGE
N°5 : OUED AHSSIA / ISK N’BRAHIM– 42,2
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0 :
Go W/NW (bearing 305°) to reach Rich Merzoug jebel. Flat ground. Gravel.
Km 4,5 :
Summit of small pass in Rich Merzoug. Go W/NW (bearing 296°).
Km 7,2 :
Occassional dunes, tamarisks. Stony in parts, sandy river bed with vegetation.
Km 11,5 :
CP1 at foot of Bou Lalhirh jebel. Climb up to take the pass in the jebel.
Km 12 :
Summit of the pass. Descend and cross stony valley to reach the second hill.
Km 13,5 :
Summit of second hill. Difficult descent.
Km 13,7 :
Go W/NW (bearing 285°) to cross stony plateau.
Km 16 :
End of plateau. Cross sandy wadi, go alongside dunes on your right.
Km 18,2 :
Palm trees on your left in the wadi. Same direction. Sand and stones.
Km 20,7 :
At the end of stony section, follow branch of wadi to avoid the fields and go
alongside hill on your left.
Km 22,5 :
CP2 near palm trees on left bank of wadi. Follow sandy river bed.
Km 23,3 :
Aït Kherdi ruins on your right.
Km 24,1 :
Go alongside the palm grove and ruins of Ahandar taking right bank of wadi.
Km 26,3 :
End-point of small hill on your left. Sandy.
Km 27,8 :
Cross track (concrete bridge on your right). Stay in the wadi.
Km 28,2 :
Village of Aït Haddou on your left.
Km 28,7 :
Palm grove and small dunes. Follow the markings carefully.
Km 29,7 :
After the ruins on your left, palm grove ends at well-shaft. Cross Khing wadi.
Km 30,7 :
Enter Khing palm grove. BEWARE ! You MUST follow the markings to avoid crossing
fields of crops.
Km 31 :
CP3 in palm grove. Follow the markings and go alongside the sand protection-barriers
on your left.
Km 31,2 :
Go through area with barriers. Well-shafts. Slightly stony wadi. Go west (bearing
260°) until
Km 39.8.
Km 32,7 :
Two rocky peaks on your left. Terrain is not very stony.
Km 34,1 :
Rocky peak on your left. Not very stony.
Km 38 :
Cross wadi with vegetation over 700m.
Km 39,8 :
End-point of hill on your left. Go W/SW (bearing 239°). Not very stony.
Km 42,2 :
Finish line. Bivouac n°6. |
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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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