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France : Centre-Val de Loire

4.2 km (2.6 miles) WNW of Rebréchien, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Approx. altitude: 125 m (410 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 48°S 178°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 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: Access track and bicycle parking #10: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans

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  48°N 2°E (visit #5)  

#1: The Confluence from 5 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

04-Sep-2016 -- This is the last out of seven reports reaching confluence points in western France. The story starts from 48°N 4°W and continues from 48°N 1°E.

This confluence is located about 15 km north-east of Orléans. My goal was to visit this confluence and then take the last train connection that would bring me back to Zurich that day.

Therefore I cycled non-stop from 48°N 1°E to this confluence within 5 hours. I approached the confluence point from the road D97 which turned out to be a mistake, because I had to traverse the forest for about 5 km on bad to non-existent tracks.

The nearest track to the confluence was this one, which was not suitable for cycling due to its uneven surface and the high grass. It had rained a bit such that the high grass had made me wet. From the track it was just 89 m to the exact location, but these 89 m turned out to be quite difficult to pass through! The density of the young forest was so high, that it took me quite a while. The trees are planted in rows, where I could have walked easily in-between – if I hadn’t had to cross the forest perpendicular to those rows.

The trees are about 10 m high and about 10 years old – mostly oak and beech.

After the confluence visit I found a very simple way to reach Orléans: straight south along the Route de l'Émérillon until I hit the road D101 that took me right into the center of the city. I had enough time left to visit the Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans and also time to have a late lunch until my train departed to Paris. At 11 PM I was back to Zurich.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 1000 m
  • Distance to a track: 89 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 89 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the track: 10 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 1:03 PM
  • Measured height: 123 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: flat
  • Vegetation: young oak and beech trees
  • Weather: overcast, 19° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Dense Tree Rows Confluence

The story finishes here.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 5 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: Access track and bicycle parking
#10: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans
ALL: All pictures on one page