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12-Oct-2024 -- This is the 2^nd out of 3 reports visiting confluence points during a trip to the UK for an extended weekend. The story continues from 53°N 2°W.

In the morning, I started from Golborne east of Manchester by a rental car (yes, I sometimes do drive a car). My actual goal for this trip was the confluence one degree further west near Blaenau Ffestiniog which requires a longer hike for the visit. This confluence however is exactly on a road and doesn’t need any walking. I call these type of confluence “drive-in confluence”. It would be interesting to know, how many drive-in confluences there are already on our earth.

The side trip to this confluence delayed me only by 20 minutes. Driving on the main road B5426 I pulled in a small road called Sontley Road at distance of 150 m and parked my car at distance of 30m. I found the confluence 5m from the small asphalted single track road just above the creek Gefeiliau Brook. Judging from the sand sacks that stabilize the bank, there must have been a flood recently.

After the visit, my biggest problem was to make a U-turn. I did finally turn in the next village and continued my trip further westwards.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 5 m
• Distance to a track: 5 m
• Distance of car parking: 30 m
• Time to reach the CP from the track: 1 min
• Time at the CP: 9:49 AM
• Measured height: 88 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
• Position accuracy: 5 m
• Topography: hilly
• Vegetation: Hazelnut trees, beech trees.
• Weather: mostly sunny, 14° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Sand Sacks Confluence

The story finishes at 53°N 4°W.