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Andyphilpott
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Does anyone know what a talweg is?

It appears in guide books on mountain walking on the lines of 'head towards the 'talweg'. It does not even sound like a French word and I have not found it in any of my dictionaries.

I have looked at wikipedia and the translation might be something like 'valley path' but I would be interested to learn if anyone knows for sure.

Thanks

Andy

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It is also translated as a "trough" as, for instance, in French weather forecasts where it is used quite regularly when describing the general situation.  In meteorological terms "an elongated area of relatively low pressure".
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