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1.9 km (1.2 miles) NNW of Talcis, Valmieras, Latvia
Approx. altitude: 73 m (239 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 58°S 155°W

Accuracy: 4 m (13 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: Matīši - Matīšu Svētā Mateja Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca #10: Camping at Lake Spanderu Ezers

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  58°N 25°E (visit #7)  

#1: The Confluence from 5 m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

25-Jun-2020 -- This report is the sixth out of eight reports reaching confluence points during a 5-day bicycle trip (901 km) from Tallinn to Riga. The story starts at 59°N 26°E and continues from 58°N 25°E.

In the morning I crossed into Latvia and followed various gravel roads for the first half of the day until I reached the confluence area around 2 PM. The confluence is located just 1 km south of the border of Estonia and just 600 m west of the main road.

The forest around the confluence is divided by a grid of rectangular logging tracks. Those tracks are mostly overgrown, so half way from the road I decided that walking was the better choice compared to cycling. After I had left my bicycle behind, the horse flies had detected my presence in the forest. And again, as on the previous day, I had to hurry before my blood was completely sucked by the nasty flies. I hurried a bit too much, such that 2 pictures didn’t come out sharp. The confluence is located in deep spruce and pine forest with blueberry undergrowth.

After the confluence visit I continued riding in south-eastern direction towards 57°N 26°E, coming across Matīši and ended the day camping at a remote lake called “spanderu ezers” about 10 km south of Rauna.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 600 m
  • Distance to a track: 20 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 350 m
  • Time to reach the confluence from the road: 10 min
  • Time at the confluence: 1:40 PM
  • Measured height: 64 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 1 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: flat
  • Vegetation: pine, spruce, blueberries
  • Weather: sunny, 31° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Again Horse Flies Confluence

The story continues at 57°N 26°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 5 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: Matīši - Matīšu Svētā Mateja Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca
#10: Camping at Lake Spanderu Ezers
ALL: All pictures on one page
  Notes
The border to Estonia is running about 1260 m north of the Confluence.