Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Todra Gorge.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Todra Gorge Road from Tinghir
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 65 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 12
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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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
Scenic road chapters
Todra Gorge Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 10 km this is Todra Gorge Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 10 km
- Named road
- Todra Gorge Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tinghir
Tinghir lies on the southern side of the High Atlas in Morocco, where the river Todra runs out of the mountains and across a hard, red desert, and the contrast is startling. A long ribbon of palm trees follows the river for kilometres, with small terraced fields of barley, alfalfa, almonds and vegetables underneath, all watered by channels that have been in use for centuries. From a viewpoint on the edge of town, the green oasis stretches away between bare ochre hills, a strip of life in a landscape of stone.
Read the complete Near Tinghir write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tinghir sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Todra Gorge.
2. Todra Gorge
Todra Gorge is a slot in the High Atlas where the Todgha River has cut through red limestone, leaving walls that rise sheer, close to three hundred metres, on either side of a gap just wide enough for the road and the stream. The narrowest part is only a few paces across, and in the morning the walls glow orange while the bottom stays cool and shaded. Tinghir, a town of nearly forty thousand people, lies at the mouth of the valley, and it is the place for fuel, food and a bed.
Read the complete Todra Gorge write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Todra Gorge comes up 34 km in. Next is Tinghir.
3. Tinghir
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Near Tinghir write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
65 km in you reach Tinghir.
Recorded source links
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