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France : Bretagne

2.5 km (1.6 miles) E of Ergué-Gabéric, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Approx. altitude: 42 m (137 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 48°S 176°E

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

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

#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 house in 150 m distance #10: The village Le Reunic in 200 m distance

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  48°N 4°W (visit #7)  

#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

02-Sep-2016 -- This is the first out of seven reports reaching confluence points in Western France.

Friday after work at 1:24 PM I took the TGV Lyria from Zurich to Paris arriving there at 5:30 PM. I had to change the train station from Paris-Gare de Lyon to Paris-Montparnasse to catch another TGV to Quimper. The change of train stations in Paris was not really pleasant, since I had to carry my bicycle bag and two paniers through multiple metro stations during the rush-hour traffic. I arrived at midnight in Quimper and spent the night in the old town.

After a big buffet breakfast (which is in France still an exception), I started my 3-day bicycle trip along the 48° latitude in eastern direction. I had a quick ride though Quimper’s little old town and then cycled those 12 km to the confluence point.

I followed the county road “Route du Reunic” up to a distance of 170 m and turned into the access road to this house. An old footpath that has not been used for quite a while let me approach the confluence point further. But since the path was already overgrown, I abandoned my bicycle at a distance of 100 m and walked through a dark forest, and for the last 40 m across a soaking wet meadow.

The exact location of the confluence is in a creek. I crossed the stream over a fallen trunk such that I was able to document the confluence point from both sides. Interestingly, I measured the altitude above sea-level to be -25 m, which is surely wrong by 30 m or more. I know that the height component of GPS is less precise than the planar coordinates, but this is quite an extreme error.

After returning to my bicycle I continued my trip towards the east. The first village I came through was the tiny hamlet Le Reunic.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 170 m
  • Distance to a track: 130 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 130 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 7 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 8:12 AM
  • Measured height: -25 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: hilly
  • Vegetation: grass, herbs, hazelnut trees and various bushes
  • Weather: sunny but hazy, 15° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Most Western Confluence

The story continues at 48°N 3°W.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 15 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 house in 150 m distance
#10: The village Le Reunic in 200 m distance
ALL: All pictures on one page