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**Chris Scott** · #1 5 Jun 2007

i could ride back up the beach from nouakchott for a nights stay by the sea, is that feasible?

Yes, but 2-up on an old BM you'd want to come back down to NKT and take the road up unless you are feeling brave.

Ch

**orrin** · #2 5 Jun 2007

Hey Ted
I am also heading down atlantic route end october. I am going solo so for me to do a "Rambo" stunt in the desert is impossible. But I too want to camp out in the middle of nowhere! So It makes sense to cross parths with another traveller and do a quick desert experience. I started a thread: Atlantic route update? just for that reason, to see what my chances are of meeting someone keen along the way. Perhaps you can reply in that thread and let people know when you are going and what your time frame is?
Orrin

**mayhem** · #3 5 Jun 2007

hi orrin, i'll do that now!

thanks for that chris, and all the inspiration!!

ted

**backofbeyond** · #4 5 Jun 2007

By the time you get to Mauri you'll probably have seen as much desert as you want to!
A lot of the time the road runs within a mile or two of the coast and you can pull over and spend as many nights as you want on the cliff tops overlooking the sea. Follow the road down on Google earth and mark up a few gps points.

You can still go from Nouhadibou to Nouakchott via the Banc d'Arguin and ignore the road. The coordinates are in Chris's book, but it might not be a good plan to do this on your own without a fair bit of off road experience

**armadillo** · #5 7 Jun 2007

After W.S. road the RIM trans-saharian to NKTT can be a bit monotonous, in the other hand, the old piste can be quite interesting, --not easy for a bike with two--. You can also use both routes, start at the paved road and then, after a while, --you should study the point of departure -- turn right and navigate off piste to the coast (not for a solo rider) with a good map and a gps it can be very nice. In some parts the off piste is easy and you have the fun of riding in a track-less place, and feel the desert.
Be careful in the dunes.

good luck !

**Tsizmo** · #6 9 Jun 2007

Hi everybody!
I,m planing a trip in October from Morocco to Senegal with a friend of mine (2 Bikes) and we decited to take the Atlantic route.
Since we love Africa we want to see more of the sahara and mauritania seems to be the right choice.
we are thinking to load the bikes on the train at Nouadhibou (Is this possible??) and head east to Chum were we plan get off and head south to Atar (is this road good piste??) - T4a says it is - and from there to Chinguetti to go through the Amogjar Pass (can we do that with almost no off-road skills??) and back to Nouakchott through N1.
Any help on this route will be apriciated

**backofbeyond** · #7 10 Jun 2007

"load the bikes on the train at Nouadhibou"

Well it certainly used to be possible, but I seem to remember someone posting recently that they've stopped doing it. Hopefully somone with up to date info will be along shortly. If you're interested I've put a short piece of video footage taken from the train 2- 3 miles outside Choum on youtube. Search for "choum"

The piste from Choum to Atar is pretty straightforward even without much off road experience. It took us an easy 7 - 8 hrs with frequent stops.
The route to Nouakchott is good tarmac and easily done in a day

**Richard K** · #8 11 Jun 2007

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