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Germany : Sachsen-Anhalt

near Moritz-Schora, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Approx. altitude: 74 m (242 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 52°S 168°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Closeup to the crops #10: The village Schora

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  52°N 12°E (visit #9)  

#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

15-Jun-2013 -- This confluence visit is the first out of 4 visits that I made during a week-end in Magdeburg - 3 confluences and 1 friend, who celebrated his 50th birthday.

After work on Friday, I left Zurich by night train and arrived in Halle in the early morning. Due to the flood-waters, there were no trains to Magdeburg (the trains were stopped to avoid the risks at waterlogged bridges). A replacement bus brought me to Magdeburg station where my rental car was already waiting. Now I had a 40-minutes drive that ended at a tiny road between Schora and Güterglück.

I did not take the main road L51 that follows parallel to the train line, because I didn't want to cross the railroad tracks (in contrast to all other visitors). On the other side of the tracks, it was only possible to get within 650 m to the confluence point by car. But I covered the remaining distance with a pleasant walk between agricultural fields.

The confluence point is 20 m into a wheat field that will soon be harvested. But it was possible to reach the exact location without damaging any crops, because a track went right through the confluence point.

I returned to my rental car using the same route and prepared to visit the confluence 110 km further north - at this time, I didn't know how difficult this would be.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to an asphalt road: 650 m
  • Distance to a track: 0 m
  • Distance of car parking: 650 m
  • Time to reach CP from parking: 15 minutes
  • Time at CP: 9:20 AM
  • Measured height: 79 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: flat
  • Vegetation: wheat field.
  • Weather: fine, 24° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Wheat Track Confluence

The story continues is at 53°N 12°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 15 m distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Closeup to the crops
#10: The village Schora
ALL: All pictures on one page