Mountain Biking Across Atlas mountains

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Morocco
Mountain Biking Across Atlas mountains
Mountain Biking Across Atlas mountains
3-day mountain biking trip, riding through Berber villages in the high atlas mountains. It’s really a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This trip is led by and the guiding team in Morocco.

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Imlil 1740m - Imi oughlad 1650m - Tizi n'tacht pass 2100m - Tahliouine 1800m - Azerfsan 1500m - Tassa Ouirgane 1100m. 6h biking. 35km.

You will be picked up from your accommodation in Marrakech, and drive to imlil valley which is the starting point of your mountain biking adventure in the high atlas mountains. It will take 1h30 drive. Once you get there, you will be met by the local team. You will get a welcome tea at a guesthouse before you get your bikes, and sett off riding downhill via an asphalted road till you get to Imi oughlad from where you will follow an uphill rough road that will lead you to Tizi n'tacht pass from where you will enjoy breathtaking views over the Azzaden valley. After a short break on the pass, you will keep riding via the same route till you reach Tahliouine village where you will have lunch at a lodge. Then, you ride downhill via an asphalted road passing by Azerfsan village till you get to Tassa ouirgane where you will spend the night at a lodge.

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Day 2: Tassa ouirgane - Ouirgane 1000m - Tizi ouzla pass 1080m - Ait zitoun village 900m. 6h biking. 39km.

After breakfast in Tassa Ouirgane, you will follow an easy singletrack to ouirgane center ( around 1h riding on the singletrack), you will enjoy a nice view over the barrage ouirgane. Then, you will follow asphalted road till Tizi ouzla pass from where you will get amazing views. After a short break on the pass , you will continue biking downhill via asphalted road till you reach a bridge near Ouchfilen village. then you follow a rough road that will lead to the lunch stop. After that, continue uphill via a rough to the village of Ait zitoun where you will spend the night at a lodge.. 6h biking. 39km.

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Day 3: Ait zitoun village - Agafay desert - Amzmiz - Marrakech. 5h biking. 30km.

Today, you will leave Ait zitoun village by following an asphalted road ( around 8km ) to Amzmiz center , then you take a rough road that will lead you to Agafay desert (4h riding), which is a rocky desert. Later on, you will ride via another asphalted road back to Amzmiz valley, enjoy a view of Barrage Takerkoust. Lunch and Pick up and drive to Marrakech. 30km. 5h biking.

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FAQs

Start: Your guide will come and pick you from your accommodation in Marrakech in the early morning on the first day.

End: Drop off will be near your hotel in Marrakech on the last day.

This is a moderate Tour. You will be riding around 5 to 7h each day. so you do need a good level of fitness. We recommend training with jogging or sport 1-2 times a week, in the run-up to your trip.

There will be a support vehicle to carry your luggage. so that you can just carry a small bag with water, sun cream and waterproofs whilst riding.  

yes, just make sure it is a mountain bike with off road tyres and hydrollic disk breaks. 

The cost includes:

- Transport from and back to Marrakech

- English speaking local guides

- Bikes

- Support vehicle

- A cook & cooking equipment

- Food during the tour

- Accommodation at lodges during the Tour

The cost excludes:

- Soft drinks & Mineral water

- Tips

- Accommodation in Marrakech

- Travel insurance

Clothing for Cycling

  • Shorts or leggings 
  • Active style top
  • Fleece
  • Cycling gloves (full fingered) / Helmet
  • Sturdy trainers
  • Waterproof jacket 
  • Waterproof overtrousers
  • Water bottle or camelback
  • A reasonable sized rucksack - 30L or similar
  • Warm hat 
  • Sunglasses

A dry bag containing the following:

  • Spare shoes
  • Dry change of clothes
  •  A few toiletries  

No, it is not included, but you can buy it in the villages.

here is some technical riding but no previous experience of technical mountain biking is required.

You should be reasonably fit and can cycle around 25 miles each day off-road. 

you will stay at clean & comfortable lodges in villages.

The minimum age for this trek is 18, or 16 with a parent/guardian. 


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