Trekking in Morocco

Planning your trip

The guide provides general information about the people, culture and history of the region, as well as a wealth of travel planning tips, making it an indispensable guide for exploring the region.

• When to go
• Getting there and getting around
• Eating and drinking
• Bureaucracy
• Money and entry requirements
• Local guides
• Local language and culture
• Health, emergencies and security
• What to bring
• Maps
• Information and guides

When to go?

In winter you will have to cope with snowfall and carry equipment for winter climbing and trekking. We do not recommend trekking in the area in November, December and January because of the snow.. In spring the mountains awaken and flowers colour the highlands until late summer; in July temperatures start to rise and remain high until autumn, when storms are less likely.

Difficulty

The routes proposed and recommended will be suitable for any experienced mountaineer. The effect of altitude on some routes and the strong summer sun should not be underestimated. The treks range from easy (2 hours) to very difficult (13 hours).

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The High Atlas: the great mountains of Morocco.

The best trekking and climbing in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. Routes including Jbel Toubkal, Tazekka and Igdat.

The High Atlas Mountains of North Africa offer some of the best trekking and climbing in the world, with hospitable guides, good weather for much of the year and almost untouched mountaineering potential, contrasting landscapes, Morocco's romantic cities and welcoming people, it's easy to get hooked.

Not to be missed:

• Jbel Toubkal (4167m) - the highest mountain in North Africa
• Tazekka - covered all the way to the top by magnificent cedar forests
• Igdat - first ascent in a remarkable mountaineering feat by Joseph Thomson in 1888
• The ascent of the rock tower of the Cathedral
• Tizi Mkorn - between the Dadès and Todra Desert Gorges
• Peaks around the edge of the Tichka Plateau
• Ouaougoulzat - a popular ski mountaineering destination
• And above all: the colourful Berber culture and people.

Cities & Services

Marrakesh, Fez, Imlil, Ouarzazate, Bou Guemez, Tinerhir and Boumalne des Dadès

Middle Atlas and Eastern High Atlas

Jbel Tazekka

Other routes:

• Jbel bou Naceur, Moussa ou Salah and Jbel bou Iblane
• Jbel Ayyachi and Jbel Masker
• Jbel Hayane

Central High Atlas

The Cathedral (Mastfrane)

Other routes:

• Jbel Msedrit
• Jbel Laqroun
• Mouriq

Mgoun Mountain Range

Ighil Mgoun (Oumsoud)

Other routes:

• Tizi Mkorn
• Aroudane (Aioui)
• Jbel Azurki
• Ouaougoulzat
• Adar n' Ouchane, Jbel Anzig, Jbel Amezrika and Imejdag
• Jbel Tigounatine
• Jbel-n-Nig Oumassine and Jbel Tazoult-n-Ouguerd (Aslad)
• Jbel Aklim

Western Central Atlas

Other routes:

• Jbel Tizoula
• Jbel Rhat and Tignousti
• Jbel Anghomer
• Tissili n' Warg
• Jbel Tastwiyt Group
• Adrar Tircht (Jbel bou Ourioul)
• Adrar Yagour
• Adrar Meltzen

Toubkal Massif

Jbel Toubkal " 

Other routes:

• Edge of the Kik Plateau
• The Ouanoukrims
• Aksouâl
• Adrar n' Inghemar
• Angour
• Taska n' Zat
• Tazaghart

West of the test road of Tizi n' Test Road

Igdat

Other routes:

• Jbel Gourza
• Jbel Erdouz
• Adrar-n-Oumzra
• Jbel Tabgourt
• Jbel Ikkis

The Tichka Plateau

Other routes:

• Amendach
• Takoucht
• Flillis
• Moulay Ali
• Imaradene (Tassiwt)

Further West

Other routes:

• Ras Moulay Ali
• Mtdadene
• Jbel Awlim and Jbel Tinergwet
• Azegza

Anti-Atlas of Southern Morocco

The Anti-Atlas mountains of southern Morocco, wild and rugged landscapes. We will have Tafraout and the Ameln Valley as our main camp.

Adventure routes of between 3 and 40km include Jebel el Kest, Adra Mkorn and Ait Mansour, with a long-distance trek through the northwest of the Anti-Atlas.

Tafraout, Jebel El Kest, Ait Mansour, Ameln Valley, Taskra and Tanalt

The mountains and landscapes of the Anti-Atlas extend more than 300 km north-east from the Atlantic Ocean to Jebel Atlantic Ocean to Jebel Sirwa (3305m). This guide covers an area of more than 4000m² in the northwest of the region. The spectacular and rugged surroundings include mountains, ravines, valleys and desert landscapes, whether the desert landscapes, whether it's the iconic Lion's Face overlooking the Ameln Valley and the the Ameln Valley and the oasis of Tafraout, the deep canyons of Ait Mansour, the ancient villages of Ait Mansour, the ancient villages of the Ameln Valley or the countryside of Tanalt. Tanalt.

Not to be missed:

• The mountains of Jebel El Kest (2375m) and Adrar Mqorn (2344m) overlook Tafraout,
• the strange, weathered and eroded rock formations,
• the deep gorges of Ait Mansour and the edge of the horizon,
• the spring flowers of the Tizi N'Takoucht escarpment,
• the villages of the Ameln valley
• and the elusive Adad Medni.

Cities & Services

Tafraout and the Ameln Valley are the main bases. and the Kasbah Tizourgane in Ida Ougnidif offers a shorter stay option. shorter stay option.

Six main areas are covered, including Tafraout, Jebel El Kest, Ait Mansour, Ameln Valley, Taskra and Tanalt.

Tafraute

Painted Rocks and Tafraout Back Country

Other routes:

• Trekking in the Ouadou desert basin
• The elephant's trunk
• Napoleon's hat and the fight of the three flags

Adrar Mqorn

• Direct from Ayerd
• Traverse the Southeast Ridge
• The grid ridge scramble
• Tahala Peaks Trekking

Ait Mansour and the South

• Afra Ridge Scramble
• Walk through Tasselt
• Tizi Ridge Scramble

Ait Mansour

• Northern Skyline
• Southwest edge and summits
• Southeast Towers

Ameln Valley and Abdellah Cirque

• Jebel Amagdour (Route des Horseshoes)
• Ardrar Idekel Walk
• Tizgut Ridge Scramble
• Route over the lion's face
• Under the Lion's Face
• Ameln Villages Valley Trekking

Abdellah Circus

• Abdellah Ridge Scramble and Azarhar Summit
• Isefsas Peak
• Azgour Ridge Scramble
• Oumsnat Peak through the west window of the Dinosaur Wall

Jebel el Kest

Jebel El Kest and Ameln Peaks

Other routes:

• The summits from Tagdicht
• Tagdicht Skyline Scramble
• West Ridge Scramble and Summits from Anergui
• West Ridge Scramble from Afantinzar

Taskra and the North-East

Jebel Taskra and the Tizi skyline

Other routes:

• Tamgelochte Fortress
• Amzkhssan Summit
• Tassilla Heights
• The Targa skyline

Tanalt and the Northwest

• In search of Darth Vader
• Dwawj Circuit
• The Tirki River Valley and the Potter's Cave

Adad Medni

• The lost world of Adad Medni
• Circular Walk Adad Medni Tighmert Face
• Jebel Imzi and the Dragon Tree Gorges

Northwest Anti-Atlas Crossing

• From Ait Baha to Ait Mansour. 1 week trip from the north to the south of the Anti-Atlas.

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