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5.4 km (3.4 miles) W of Malenga Sanga, Northern, Malawi
Approx. altitude: 697 m (2286 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 12°N 146°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: A family on a hilltop #10: View to the Confluence from 200 m #11: Abandoned houses #12: Eating Nkhungu

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  12°S 34°E  

#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

21-Nov-2017 -- This is the second out of 4 reports reaching confluence points during a one-week trip through Malawi. The story continues from 11°S 34°E.

In the early morning at 5 AM I started from the village Chintheche located at Lake Malawi by car. Daylight comes at 4:30 AM such that I consider 5 AM as “late”. However, after a drive of 20 minutes southwards on the main road M5, I turned into a local track. I took this track, which is only passable by 4WD for a while, but decided that running would be faster and more fun. So I parked the car at a distance of 4.8 km from my target and continued on foot, only equipped with my mobile phone, GPS device, and running shoes.

Based on the satellite image, I had already decided which of those footpaths I should take. These paths took me through villages, valleys, schools, fields, mountains, and this family. 200 m from the confluence, I passed abandoned houses and had this view to the confluence point.

At one point I overtook a young man, who was going up the whole escarpment to visit his uncle. He kindly asked if we could run together. So we ran together for about 2 km until our paths split up.

The confluence is located on a hill in an Eucalyptus forest with high grass. The area around the confluence is unpopulated and I didn’t meet people for the last 1 km. Just 30 m from the confluence there were lumbermen at their work. But since they hadn’t noticed me approaching, I quickly took the pictures and left the scene right afterwards. I wanted to avoid the discussion about my reason to be there.

I returned the same way that I had come and at 8:30 AM I was timely back at our lodge to have breakfast. For lunch, I tried Nkhungu, a bread that is high in protein - made of Malawi lake flies!

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance of car parking: 4.8 km
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 6:27 AM
  • Measured height: 696 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 1 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: mountainous
  • Vegetation: Eucalyptus trees, grass
  • Weather: partly cloudy, 25° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Joint Running Confluence

More pictures of our trip are here. The story continues at 15°S 35°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: A family on a hilltop
#10: View to the Confluence from 200 m
#11: Abandoned houses
#12: Eating Nkhungu
ALL: All pictures on one page