Why this ride
176 km from Telouet to Telouet, about 3 h 40 of riding. The highest point is about 2,250 m. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Tizi n'Tichka Pass · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 176 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 40
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Morocco Tizi n Tichka
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 87 km this is Morocco Tizi n Tichka, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 87 km
- Named road
- Morocco Tizi n Tichka
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tizi n Tichka
The Tizi n'Tichka is the high road across the Atlas, the route that takes the main Marrakech to Ouarzazate highway over the crest of the mountains at about 2,260 metres. Below you, valleys of red earth and green terraced fields drop away toward the Sahara, and above you the bare slopes are patched with snow until late spring. In the Berber language tizi means pass, and the name has the sound of the wind itself.
Read the complete Tizi n Tichka write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tizi n Tichka is where the day begins. Next is Ouarzazate.
2. Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate is a town built where the High Atlas gives way to the desert, and the light there is so strong and clear that the film industry came to rely on it. It sits on a high plateau at the southern foot of the mountains, with the pale red earth and flat-topped hills of southern Morocco spreading out in front, and it has been the location for films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator and numerous others. Huge studio complexes on the edge of town offer visits, with sets of ancient Egypt and Tibet standing in the dust, but the real attraction lies in the kasbahs.
Read the complete Ouarzazate write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ouarzazate comes up about 87 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Tizi n Tichka.
3. back through Tizi n Tichka
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tizi n Tichka write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 176 km.
Leg by leg
Tizi n Tichka to Ouarzazate
Tizi n Tichka → Ouarzazate is 87 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Ouarzazate to back through Tizi n Tichka
Ouarzazate → back through Tizi n Tichka is 89 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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