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1.2 km (0.7 miles) E of Belá, Žilinský, Slovakia
Approx. altitude: 558 m (1830 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 49°S 161°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 huge puddle #10: Belá-Dulice

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  49°N 19°E (visit #6)  

#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

11-May-2015 -- This is the third 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 and continues from 49°N 18°E.

In the morning of confluence day I started cycling from the village Benice (12 km from the CP) at 5:30 AM. Just 1 km west of the confluence point there is the nearby village Belá-Dulice. From Belá-Dulice an unpaved forest road leads up to 170 m to the confluence. However, in order to get closer to the point, the confluence hunter needs to cross a river and climb a steep hill. I tried to avoid these obstacles by following forest tracks riding further up the valley. But then, a huge puddle was blocking my way. I had to take off my shoes and then wade through it.

The confluence point is located in a mixed forest of deciduous and conifer trees. A forest track runs just 30 m from the point, but overcoming these last metres means climbing a steep slope through the forest. I managed to slip and mess up my clothes.

Right after the visit, I continued cycling further east, trying to reach one last confluence located in the High Tatra mountains.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to the road: 170 m (beeline)
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 400 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 25 min
  • Time at the CP: 6:56 AM
  • Measured height: 555 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 6 m
  • Topography: extremely steep slope, mountainous
  • Vegetation: deciduous and conifer forest
  • Weather: partly cloudy, 12° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Huge Puddle Confluence

The story finishes at 49°N 20°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 40 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 huge puddle
#10: Belá-Dulice
ALL: All pictures on one page