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Dadès Gorge Road from Kelaat Mgouna

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Recorded distance
66 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 23
Journey
Recorded itinerary
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Why this ride

A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Dades Gorge.

Editorial context

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Access context

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Seasonal context

Mar-May; Sep-Nov

Scenic road chapters

Dadès Gorge Road

Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 19 km this is Dades Gorge Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.

Chapter facts
Length
19 km
Named road
Dadès Gorge Road

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Boumalne Dadès

    The road to Boumalne Dadès runs through country that looks like another planet. The town sits at about fifteen hundred metres on the edge of the High Atlas, on the old route known as the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, and from here the Dadès river cuts a gorge into red rock that is among the finest in Morocco. The settlement itself is small and dusty, a stop on the highway with a market, cafes and a handful of hotels, but it is the gateway to some serious riding.

    Read the complete Boumalne Dades write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Boumalne Dadès sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Dades Gorge.

  2. 2. Dadès Gorge

    Where the Dadès river has carved its way into the southern flank of the High Atlas, the red and orange cliffs close in around a ribbon of green fields and palm groves. The Dadès Gorge is part of the long valley sometimes called the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, a string of fortified mud-brick houses and villages built along the water by Berber families, who farmed the narrow strip of irrigated land and defended it from raiders. Above Boumalne Dadès, the valley narrows and the rock turns to strange formations, including the weathered pillars known as the monkey fingers.

    Read the complete Dades Gorge write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Dadès Gorge comes up 19 km in. Next is Boumalne Dades.

  3. 3. Boumalne Dadès

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Boumalne Dades write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    66 km in you reach Boumalne Dades.

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