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3.7 km (2.3 miles) E of Poláček, Trenčiansky, Slovakia
Approx. altitude: 500 m (1640 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 49°S 162°W

Accuracy: 6 m (19 ft)
Quality: good

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#2: View to the North #3: View to the East #4: View to the South #5: View to the West #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: The weekend hut #10: Church in Horná Súča

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#1: The Confluence from 50 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

10-May-2015 -- This is the second out of 4 reports reaching confluence points during a bicycle trip through Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The story starts from 49°N 17°E.

In the morning of confluence day I started cycling from the town of Uherské Hradiště (60 km west of the confluence in the Czech Republic) at 6 AM. However, the mountain range ‘White Carpathians’ stretching along the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia was blocking my way. I went around them, crossing the border to the south at Drietoma-Holbová and then turning north. In the nearby village Horná Súča the residents were attending church service. From Horná Súča the confluence is another 3.5 km along a minor road uphill and then a hike of 800 m along a forest track. After passing a single private weekend hut, I abandoned my bicycle and hiked uphill to the confluence point.

The confluence point is located in a mixed forest of beech and birch trees. Just 20 m from the point, there is an open meadow.

Right after the visit, I continued cycling further east, spending the night in the village Benice near 49°N 19°E.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to the road: 800 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 350 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 25 min
  • Time at the CP: 11:13 AM
  • Measured height: 498 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 6 m
  • Topography: hilly
  • Vegetation: deciduous trees: beech and birch
  • Weather: partly cloudy, 17° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Weekend Hut Confluence

The story continues at 49°N 19°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 50 m distance
#2: View to the North
#3: View to the East
#4: View to the South
#5: View to the West
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: The weekend hut
#10: Church in Horná Súča
ALL: All pictures on one page