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De punta de La Sarga al faro de Dakhla

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Distance
8.78 mi
Elevation gain
75 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
33 ft
Max elevation
80 ft
TrailRank 
51
Min elevation
-1 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 24 minutes
Time
3 hours 17 minutes
Coordinates
291
Uploaded
April 24, 2024
Recorded
April 2024
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near Dakhla, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira (Western Sahara)

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The route starts from Punta de La Sarga, the end of the Dakhla peninsula. It is, by far, the most curious point of the route because in addition to its geographical peculiarity, as I already mentioned, it is the place where the fishing canoes are brought ashore. The way they are brought ashore is curious: a tractor approaches the shore of the beach (wetting the wheels in the sea) and with a rope tows the boat from the water to its assigned place on the beach in a few seconds. And I say assigned place, because there are hundreds of boats stranded on the beach, very orderly and parallel. It is actually a very photographic spot with those rows of high-stemmed fishing canoes so well aligned on the beach.
The path continues parallel to the beach until it leaves a small shanty town called La Sarga (Lassargue, in French). I couldn't say for sure that it was a town, it could be plastic houses to store fishing gear. Hard to know.
You have to go through a police checkpoint that doesn't seem to control much. They didn't even look at me.
After a couple of km heading west, you have to turn right, always parallel to the sea and the road. You can continue along the road, but it is more interesting to get close to the small cliff (about 10 meters) and always walk close to the sea.
The road is very monotonous for several kilometers (sea, rocks, flat and road)..
After a few kilometers we will begin to see the Dakhla lighthouse in the distance. We will also begin to see industrial sheds next to the road.
Further on we will reach a very clear sand beach where a large number of anglers line the shore. Above the beach there is a pedestrian promenade that lost its luster many years ago.
After the beach, the path rises another 10 meters and we continue parallel to the water, where the sea breaks on the rocks.
And finally we arrive at the Dakhla lighthouse, isolated on the cape of its name. It is an imposing tower painted in black and white horizontal lines. The structure needs a coat of paint (and cement on the external side that faces the sea). Next to the lighthouse there is a much lower building with a tiny tower that could make us think that it was the first lighthouse before the construction of the current one.
Simple route, it is almost flat. It can be somewhat tiring due to the distance to travel, especially if it is done in one go (like I did).
It is important to protect your neck, arms and head from the relentless sun. There is a lot of breeze blowing and it can make us believe that the sun doesn't hurt... It hits, and with a vengeance.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 16 ft
Photo ofComienzo de ruta Photo ofComienzo de ruta Photo ofComienzo de ruta

Comienzo de ruta

PictographPhoto Altitude 119 ft
Photo ofCayucos alineados en la playa

Cayucos alineados en la playa

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofPlaya y Punta de La Sarga

Playa y Punta de La Sarga

PictographPhoto Altitude 8 ft
Photo ofPlaya de La Sarga

Playa de La Sarga

PictographPhoto Altitude 24 ft
Photo ofSacando una patera de pesca con un tractor

Sacando una patera de pesca con un tractor

PictographPhoto Altitude 36 ft
Photo ofCayucos de pesca alineados en la playa

Cayucos de pesca alineados en la playa

PictographPhoto Altitude 116 ft
Photo ofCayucos de pesca

Cayucos de pesca

PictographPhoto Altitude 13 ft
Photo ofPoblado de La Sarga

Poblado de La Sarga

PictographPhoto Altitude 12 ft
Photo ofCentro turístico en Punta de La Sarga

Centro turístico en Punta de La Sarga

PictographPhoto Altitude 12 ft
Photo ofCentro turístico en Punta de La Sarga

Centro turístico en Punta de La Sarga

PictographPhoto Altitude 13 ft
Photo ofEl camino hacia el oeste

El camino hacia el oeste

PictographPhoto Altitude 11 ft
Photo ofAcantilado

Acantilado

PictographPhoto Altitude 19 ft
Photo ofVista de la costa occidental de la península de Dakhla

Vista de la costa occidental de la península de Dakhla

PictographPhoto Altitude 18 ft
Photo ofCamino junto al acantilado

Camino junto al acantilado

PictographPhoto Altitude 19 ft
Photo ofVista de la costa occidental de la península de Dakhla

Vista de la costa occidental de la península de Dakhla

PictographPhoto Altitude 25 ft
Photo ofLa costa

La costa

PictographPhoto Altitude 25 ft
Photo ofFaro de Dakhla al fondo

Faro de Dakhla al fondo

PictographPhoto Altitude 29 ft
Photo ofPescando en una playa

Pescando en una playa

PictographPhoto Altitude 12 ft
Photo ofPlaya

Playa

PictographPhoto Altitude 12 ft
Photo ofEn una playa

En una playa

PictographPhoto Altitude 19 ft
Photo ofPaseo marítimo...

Paseo marítimo...

PictographPhoto Altitude 31 ft
Photo ofSuburbios de Dhakla

Suburbios de Dhakla

PictographPhoto Altitude 31 ft
Photo ofEl faro de Dhakla al fondo

El faro de Dhakla al fondo

PictographPhoto Altitude 61 ft
Photo ofEl faro de Dakhla, a la vista

El faro de Dakhla, a la vista

PictographPhoto Altitude 52 ft
Photo ofLlegando al faro de Dakhla

Llegando al faro de Dakhla

PictographPhoto Altitude 71 ft
Photo ofFaro

Faro

PictographPhoto Altitude 75 ft
Photo ofEn el faro de Dakhla Photo ofEn el faro de Dakhla

En el faro de Dakhla

PictographPhoto Altitude 76 ft
Photo ofVistas al norte del faro

Vistas al norte del faro

PictographPhoto Altitude 74 ft
Photo ofEn el Faro de Dakhla. Fin de ruta Photo ofEn el Faro de Dakhla. Fin de ruta

En el Faro de Dakhla. Fin de ruta

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