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Chefchaouen to Al Hoceima

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Recorded distance
220 km
Riding-time estimate
4 h 22
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Rif Mountains and Mediterranean coast.

Editorial context

Coordinates are curated start-via-end route seeds. They are not a surveyed centreline or navigation geometry. Run road snapping, topology checks, access checks and a live-status review before publication.

Access context

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Seasonal context

Mar-May; Sep-Nov

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Chefchaouen

    Chefchaouen sits at the foot of two peaks in the Rif Mountains, in northern Morocco, and it is famous for being blue. Nobody is quite sure why the old town was painted in shades of sky and indigo. Some say it started with Jewish refugees in the 1930s, others that the colour keeps mosquitoes away or cools the houses, and local explanations vary. What is certain is that the effect is extraordinary, with stairs, doorways and walls washed in blue and fresh paint going on every spring. The town was founded in 1471 as a small fortress by Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, to guard against Portuguese raids from the coast, and it later received Muslim and Jewish refugees from Andalusia, whose influence shows in the architecture.

    Read the complete Chefchaouen write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Chefchaouen sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Al Hoceima.

  2. 2. Al Hoceima

    Al Hoceima is where the Rif mountains finally run out of road and tip into the Mediterranean. The town curls around a bay under dry cliffs, with a small Spanish-held rock, the Penon de Alhucemas, sitting just offshore, and beyond the harbour the water goes from green to a very deep blue. It is a lively, slightly shabby, thoroughly Moroccan resort, and the people who fill its beaches in August come mostly from Morocco itself and from Moroccan families living in Europe.

    Read the complete Al Hoceima write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Al Hoceima comes up 220 km in.

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