Mauritania
ExtremePiste de Tichit-Oualata — Tichit to Oualata via the Aoukar Depression Ancient Caravan Road
Two UNESCO ghost cities. Zero margin for error.
Overlanding Trails in Mauritania
Trails curated for overlanders in Mauritania.
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Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar — Chinguetti to Ouadane via the Mauritanian Saharan Plateau
Ancient caravan route across the raw Saharan plateau.
Mauritania
ExtremePiste de Tichit — Tidjikja to Tichit via the Aoukar Depression and Saharan Cliff Towns
Medieval ghost town at the edge of everything.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Iguidi — Tindouf to Bir Mogreïn via the Erg Iguidi Sand Sea
Five hundred kilometres of Saharan sand with no help coming.
Mauritania
ExtremePiste du Tichit — Tidjikja to Tichit via the Aoukar Depression
Medieval caravan route. Zero margin for error.
Adrar Region
DifficultPiste de l’Adrar — Atar to Chinguetti via the Mauritanian Saharan Plateau
Caravan city at the end of a Saharan piste.
Mauritania
ExtremeTichitt Caravan Track
A desert city earned, never given.
Mauritania
ExtremeTichit–Oualata Piste
UNESCO desert cities connected by pure Saharan hell.
Mauritania
ExtremePiste de Tichitt — Nouakchott to Tichitt via the Saharan Escarpment
Sahara expedition. No road. No backup plan.