Not to be confused with Tree of Ténéré, a different solitary tree in Ténéré.
Bikers approaching the tree
The Lost Tree (French: Arbre Perdu), also known as the Arbre Thierry Sabine (Thierry Sabine Tree), is an isolated relict tree in the Ténéré region of the Sahara desert in northeast Niger.
The tree is an acacia clinging to its exposed root mound, and annually denuded by passing travellers seeking firewood. Despite its small size and diminished state, the tree's remoteness made it an important landmark on the desolate route between Adrar Bous in the northern Aïr Mountains and the outpost of Chirfa on the edge of the Djado Plateau.[1][2][3]
Plaque commemorating the death of Thierry Sabine
Thierry Sabine, founder of the Dakar Rally which ran in Africa from 1979 to 2007, died in a helicopter crash near Timbuktu during the 1986 rally. His ashes were scattered at the Lost Tree a few days later. The Ténéré held a special resonance with Sabine after he became stranded on the nearby Tchigaï Plateau as a participant in the 1977 Abidjan-Nice rally.
Maps printed for the rally after his death described it as "Arbre Thierry Sabine". A marble and brass plaque below the tree was dedicated to his memory. It's said the original plaque read: "For those who take a challenge – for those who follow a dream".[3]
^"Desert Riders". 10 February 2012.
^Petit Futé: Niger, p.191
^ abHacking, Lawrence; Clercq, Wil (2008). To Dakar and Back: 21 Days Across North Africa by Motorcycle. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-55022-808-3.
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