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Is there fuel on the "railway" road south from Wadi Halfa, Sudan ??
This has probably been covered but i cant find it with this crap internet in Egypt.

Once we are in Sudan, there is a sand road that follows the railway tracks south of Waldi Halfa. Now, is there fuel down there ?? How long before a petrol station ???

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Ted - using GE, garmin worldmap, Smellybiker map, and my old huge coffee table sized atlas, I guess between 370kms to 400kms-
there should be fuel at karman Uzul aka Kerma .
Having zoomed as much as possible, this looks a very possible 'African' fuel stop- by its position, shape , I'd lay some odds on it being one.

Ted- this is an educated guess and not based on anything else-
here N19 38.021 E30 24.422
Failing that, next sizeable town further south seems to be Dongola at
N19 10.100 E30 28.032 which I guess again, is another 60kms
If you say it's a trail then your fule consumption can more than double especially if it's sand- be prepared or better still, carry some extra and also get a cheapo container which another car/truck may carry (and could make off with....)
and think about water too...
Just my 2pence
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Kerma is not by the railroad it's along the Nile.

The first place you can expect to get petrol along the railroad is at Abu Hamed which is also 370 kms from Wadi Halfa.
The route is pretty hard (eeeh or soft) an option is to follow the Nile to Abu Dom and then continue east from Abu Dom, or continue south from Abu Dom.

If you fancy some more pyramids you can visit the royal city (Meroe). The pyramids are small but it's a nice peaceful place. You are supposed to get a permit to visit them in Khartoum but if you come from the north they will normally let you in.



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Ted- I thought you meant going down by the Nile!-
Alibaba is right if you are heading SSE towards Abu Hamed ( N19 32.048 E33 19.810) and the distance seems to work out pretty much the same.
Nice pictures Alibaba - did you keep waypoints you could post up to help Ted?

BTW Ted-
did you ever buy the maps 'Tracks for Africa' you asked about a while back? and you never said if you had a gps or not- have you?
I've just read up on their website here
and look what it says
"Our maps cover more than 85,000 points of interest ranging from activities, attractions to fuel stops and emergency services. We have accommodation such as hotels, guest lodges, backpackers as well as the most comprehensive listing of camp sites in Africa."

Map list available to buy is here
750 Sth African Rand = about £68 seems very reasonable for the full set
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Nice pictures Alibaba - did you keep waypoints you could post up to help Ted?
Thanks, sorry no waypoints but the pyramids are close to Meroe and hard to miss. To add up to the confusion there is also a place called Merowe which looks interesting but I haven't been there. Next time - inshallah...

As you probably have hard before the Sudanese people are extremely friendly, this guys literally gave me a bed for the night:



The local girls fancied bikers:




The pictures are just to waste Teds poor Egyptian bandwidth.
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hi Touring Ted,

I see your thread just now... Please be aware that the railway line is not a piste anymore. The posts indicated on maps (eg Michelin) are not used anymore because the railway line is only cargo train nowadays.

The roads Atbara-Karima are all tarred now and also most of the roads on the Nile banks. There are beautiful dessert roads and allow lots of off road driving if you want.... just FYI.

Enjoy northern Sudan and Wadi Halfa.... (don't fill up in Wadi Halfa, fuel is cheaper in Egypt).
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