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03-Sep-2016 -- This is the 4^th out of seven reports reaching confluence points in western France. The story starts from 48°N 4°W and continues from 48°N 2°W.

On the second day of my trip, I started cycling with the first daylight in Guichen, which is about 60 km from the confluence.

When I reached the confluence shortly before 11 AM, it was already very hot and I had to make a stop to drink water every half hour. I accessed the confluence from the county road D142 from the nearby village Beaulieu-sur-Oudon. I followed the track named “Le Bourg” for a couple of 100 m until it petered out. At a distance of 220 m, I abandoned my bicycle at the edge of an agricultural field and continued on foot between two different fields. The nearest I could approach the confluence without stepping into the crops was 63 m. At this distance, I documented the confluence point. In order to get all the zeros I should come in winter again.

I continued my journey to the east. The next city I passed through was Laval.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 700 m
• Distance to a track: 250 m
• Distance of bicycle parking: 220 m
• Time to reach the CP from the road: 10 minutes
• Time at the CP: 10:53 AM
• Measured height: 107 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 63 m
• Position accuracy: 2 m
• Topography: slightly hilly
• Vegetation: flowers, nearby corn
• Weather: sunny, 32° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Hot Fieldwalk Confluence

The story continues at 48°N 0°EW.