The aternative is the Adel Bagrou border point, further east.
The piste from Mauritania to Nara (via Adel Bagrou) two months ago was quite difficult once you hit the Malian side, especially navigation, the "road" is just a maze of mud tracks and there is nobody to inquire. I ended up lost in a bog, the bike died (mud got into the elctrical system I think), and the bike was eventually extracted by a mule cart. Nara is only about 50km from the Mauritania side, but if there has been rain it's not easy.
The police were a bit more concerned once you past Kiffa, but I was never prevented from continuing. In Adel Bagrou (Mauri border point) I had to spend a frustrating day with various authority figures but I never had to pay. I did have to sign a document stating I was aware that Mali was dangerous and the Mauri government takes no responsibility for me after Adel Bagrou. On the Mali side you don't have a border point till Nara, and there it's just a simple stamp from the police, no payment or customs permit. You also don't need any more fiche documents on the Mali side, the police do not ask for them.
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