Selja Gorges
- Randonnée
- Distance
- 15.4km
- Durée
- 4.5H
- Dénivelé
- 271M
Annoncé 15.4 km / tracé 10.5 km
Profil altimétrique
239-427 M / TUILES DE TERRAIN ÉCHANTILLONNÉES LE LONG DU TRACÉ
Photographies
Photos : Astiosaurus (CC BY-SA 4.0), Touzrimounir (CC BY-SA 4.0), Ettounsi21 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Point de départ
- Voiture
- About 7 km west of Metlaoui town; Metlaoui is 40 km from Gafsa and 450 km from Tunis.
- Louage
- Louage from Tunis Moncef Bey station to Gafsa or Metlaoui (verify locally), then taxi.
- Bus / train
- SNCFT train Tunis-Gafsa-Metlaoui (night train).
La randonnée
An out-and-back walk up the Selja gorge beside the Lezard Rouge railway, from the Metlaoui end to Selja station.
The Selja (Thelja) Gorges are a winding canyon several kilometres long where the Oued Selja cuts through the mountains between Metlaoui and Redeyef, linking the Gafsa basin to the Redeyef plateau. Red and pink strata rise in cliffs over 100 m high, and a phosphate railway built in 1896 threads the gorge through tunnels; the Lezard Rouge tourist train once ran here. The gorge became a nature reserve in 2009, and remains of Roman dams can be seen along the wadi.
- Red and pink cliff strata
- Railway tunnels and bridges
- Remains of Roman dams
- Nature reserve since 2009
Météo et saison
- SAISON
- Oct-Apr
| Mois | Maximale moyenne | Minimale moyenne | Pluie |
|---|---|---|---|
| janvier | 15.5 C | 5 C | 7 mm |
| février | 16.9 C | 5.8 C | 13 mm |
| mars | 20.9 C | 9.2 C | 20 mm |
| avril | 26.3 C | 13.7 C | 14 mm |
| mai | 30.7 C | 17.6 C | 6 mm |
| juin | 35.5 C | 22.1 C | 1 mm |
| juillet | 38.5 C | 24.7 C | 0 mm |
| août | 37.5 C | 24.4 C | 4 mm |
| septembre | 33.5 C | 21.7 C | 7 mm |
| octobre | 27.8 C | 16.6 C | 10 mm |
| novembre | 20.8 C | 10.5 C | 10 mm |
| décembre | 16.3 C | 6.2 C | 6 mm |
Normales mensuelles 2011-2020 au point de départ, par Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Les mois teintés sont la saison annoncée pour cette randonnée.
Pratique
- Eau
- None in the gorge; carry 2-3 L.
- Guide
- recommended
- Dangers
- Active phosphate railway in the gorge: keep off the track and tunnels; flash floods after rain; heat.
- Tracé
- Ligne approximative le long des chemins cartographiés, entre des points vérifiés. Suivez un guide ou une trace GPS sur le terrain.
Partir avec un guide
Ces opérateurs et clubs organisent des randonnées guidées en Tunisie :
- WildyNessTunisian booking platform for guided hikes with local guides (Cap Blanc, Mides, Selja, Dahar, El Haouaria), several with GPS downloads.
- Association Tunisienne des RandonneursHiking association in Tunis that runs and writes up group hikes across the country.
- Mosaic North AfricaTour operator offering custom hiking trips, including the Chebika, Tamerza and Mides oases.
- Destination DaharPublishes the official topoguide (12 stages, 194 km) of the Grande Traversee du Dahar.
- Grand Sahara AventuresDjerba-based operator running Berber village and desert treks in the south.
- Destination TunisTunis-based guide publishing and leading day hikes around Tunis and Cap Bon.