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Old 12 Apr 2010
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'New' piste to west of Nkt-Rosso road
Paul,

Is this the 'track' shown on Michelin 741, leaving Nkt-Rosso road just N of Tiguent, to join Rosso-Diama piste at Keur Massene (I think I can just make it out on GE).

Do you have co-ordinate for where you left the tarmac road? Thanks.

Peter
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Peter,
if you want, I can provide you the complete track for TTQV
from Nouakchott via Diama to Zebra Bar St. Louis by Mail!
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Diamma turn
Turn off the tarmac at 16.51213N,15.81247W Don't go any further or you will most probably get the mob surrounding you.
The piste to Diamma is not "new" it has been there for years.
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Sorry. I misread the original post about the "new" track. It would be nice to keep well away from Rosso.
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Turn off the tarmac at 16.51213N,15.81247W Don't go any further or you will most probably get the mob surrounding you.
The piste to Diamma is not "new" it has been there for years.
Richard
You are talking about the turn off just before Rosso that takes you along the estury. The peiste that I am talking about is new in fact they where still creating it when we drove it.

Ill check on your coords and get back to you
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Turn off the tarmac at 16.51213N,15.81247W Don't go any further or you will most probably get the mob surrounding you.
The piste to Diamma is not "new" it has been there for years.
Richard
Richard I have just checked your coords using google maps and im afriad you are wrong, well you are right insofaras yes that piste you mention has been there for years. But the new piste that I am talking about is 45km up the road. This cuts to the right of the main road and loops around and ends up joining the piste that you mention about two thirds of the way along it.

I think from memory once we joined the piste that you mention it was a 45 min drive so I would have thought that the new piste joins the old one between 2 thirds and 3 quatrers the way along.

There is no need to go anywhere near rosso anymore

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New Piste to avoid Rosso
Hi Paul,
In your first post you said new piste was 'about 70km before Rosso' but in last post you now say 'about 45km up the road'. I guess latter is probably nearer the mark but I still look forward to the co-ordinates of exact spot you left tarmac road. Look forward to news!
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Still trying to get the coords

Will be back soon

Paul
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Paul,

Is this the 'track' shown on Michelin 741, leaving Nkt-Rosso road just N of Tiguent, to join Rosso-Diama piste at Keur Massene (I think I can just make it out on GE).

Do you have co-ordinate for where you left the tarmac road? Thanks.

Peter
No it isnt, as I said its a new track. We had the 741 and its def not on it. I will try to get the coords for everyone

Paul
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