The Gazelles will quickly get into the thick of things. Their first checkpoints are placed in an area referred to by the organizers as “Gazelles' Hell”. The maps of the sector are particularly inaccurate, showing details that do not seem to correspond to the actual terrain. So it will be impossible for teams to anticipate and difficult to position themselves on the map. That's just how it is. They will need to improvise and closely observe the differences between the map and what they see with their own eyes.

They will then exit from this maze (sooner or later) and cross wide plains which seem to stretch without end. The headings will be long, and we can only hope that the wind does not show up, making it harder to recognize the landscape features.

The Gazelles will then spend their first night away from the hustle and bustle of the bivouac... Nothing but the sound of the wind rustling the tent!

Leg 4, Day XNUMX. The landscape offers up a mixture of ocher, red, gray and black, and even some green dotting the plain ofHassi Bou Haiara. And to the east, the pink of the cliffs and the yellow of the flowing dunes.

On one side, a wadi which attracts sand like a magnet. On the other, a landscape of “tajines” and jagged mountains. It's the perfect playground for the Gazelles, with long headings and challenging terrain. The teams will have to work hard all day not to lose their headings, and to navigate sand and stones without any problems.

Over the course of this second day, the routes will converge towards the impressive Tafenna cirque (or crater) to reach the bivouac of Oulad Driss. The comforts of the bivouac this evening will be appreciated before tomorrow's leg full of sand and dust.