| 25/03/2007 STAGE
N°1 : IRHS / KHERMOU - 29,3 Km |
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Km
0 :
DEPARTURE. Go south (bearing 187°) for 4 Km
Km 0,9 :
Cross small hill
Km 2,2 :
Take pass in Jebel Mech Irdane
Km 3,3 :
Second pass in Jebel Mech Irdanne
Km 4 :
Summit of 3rd pass in Jebel Dlat el Atrous. Direction
SE (bearing 140°). Hilly
Km 4,6 :
Ridge of sand on your right. Keep same direction up to
Km 5.7.
Km 5,7 :
Plain. End-point of hill on your right. Direction S/SE
(bearing 154°) until Mekta Sfa
Km 7,2 :
Begin climb of Jebel overlooking village of Mekta Sfa.
Km 7,6 :
Summit of Jebel, go down footpath leading to Mekta Sfa.
Km 8,5 :
Take bridge to cross oued (wadi) Rheris. Turn right at
end of oued.
Km 8,7 :
Turn left (bearing 154°). Cross crevices in oued,
followed by quite uneven ground up to CP1.
Km 12 :
CP1. Aim for end-point of hills on left, S/SW direction
(bearing 206°) to cross
dune zone of Tizi Moulkhikh.
Km 15,3 :
End-point of hills on left. S/SW direction (bearing 195°)
until Km 16.9
Km 16,3 :
End of small dunes
Km 16,9 :
Go over small hill. Same direction until CP2
Km 18,3 :
Undulating hills.
Km 19,8 :
CP2 on plateau. Descend towards the plain, south direction
(bearing 174°).
Km 21,3 :
Beginning of dunes. South direction (bearing 189°)
until Km 26.5.
Km 24,8 :
End of dunes.
Km 26,5 :
Sandy pass in hill. Take south direction (bearing180°)
Km 29,3 :
Bivouac N°2 after oued river bed. |

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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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Map of stage
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