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25th SULTAN MDS ROADBOOK
Typical stage - stage 1 - stage 2 - stage 3 - stage 4 - stage 5 - stage 6
09/04/10 - STAGE N°5 : OUED EL JDAID/ERG ZNAIGUI – 42,2 Km
Km 0 : Go N/E (bearing 38°). Hilly terrain as far as El Jdaid wadi.
Km 1,9 : Sandy wadi bed. Go E/NE (bearing 60°) in the wadi bed.
Km 4,7 : Small mound. More or less stony plateau.
Km 5,2 : Wadi bed. Mounds of sand and grass for camels.
Km 5,9 : End of wadi. More or less stony plateau.
Km 8,7 : Cross Outanouel wadi. Mounds of sand and grass for camels. Go N/E until CP1 (bearing 33°).
Km 9,1 : End of wadi. Continue until CP1 going along the dunes on the right-hand side.
Km 13,2 : CP1 at the end of the plateau. Go S/E (bearing 125°) and cross a series of dales and wadi beds.
Km 14,5 : Sandy valley.
Km 16,4 : Rocky peak on the right-hand side. Go S/E (bearing 120°) until Km 20.1.
Km 18,3 : Bank of Ziz wadi. Undulating terrain with vegetation (grass for camels and tamaris).
Km 19,4 : MIND THE CREVASSE. Technically adapted crossing.
Km 20,1 : Path over small mound of black stones at start of dried-up lake.
Km 20,9 : End of dried-up lake. Follow sandy wadi with acacias.
Km 21,4 : Turn right following the wadi.
Km 22,4 : Stony plateau.
Km 22,8 : Cross a large track. Follow the wadi.
Km 23,9 : CP2. Go E/NE (bearing 76°) and cross undulating wadi ground.
Km 25,1 : Steep-sided valley in small gorge.
Km 26,9 : End of small gorge. Go N/E (bearing 46°) until CP3. Cross the valley.
Km 28,5 : Slightly stony plateau.
Km 29,6 : Cross wadi. Mounds of sand and grass for camels.
Km 31,1 : End of Moha Fighnas wadi. Slightly stony plateau.
Km 34,2 : End of plateau. Follow markings avoiding the crops.
Km 36 : CP3 on the banks of the Beg’a wadi. Go E/NE (bearing 65°) to leave the crops on the left-hand side.
Cross area of small dunes with tamaris.
Km 37,4 : Go along the dunes on the right-hand side.
Km 37,9 : Cross scattered dunes. Go N/E (bearing 36°)
Km 40,2 : End of small dunes.
Km 42,2 : Arrive at B6

 


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Dunes
Mountainous reliefs
Vegetation
Sandy
Stony
Big stones
Oued
(River bed)
Raised
Tamaris
(Tree)
Palm tree
Crevice
Bivouac
Check-point
Track
marabout  
Village
Ruin
Small dunes
Well shaft
Fields
Dry lake
Sand protection-barriers


Map of stage

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