Trekking in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas - Cicerone Press

The walks and scrambles in this guidebook explore the wild and rugged landscapes of the Anti-Atlas mountains of southern Morocco, with Tafraout and the Ameln Valley as the main base. 41 adventurous routes of between 3 and 40km include Jebel el Kest, Adra Mkorn and Ait Mansour, with an outline of a 1 week long-distance trek across the north-west Anti-Atlas. Walks are mainly moderate to difficult, and scrambles are Grade 1 to Grade 3+, with ropes being required for some sections. Often remote and challenging, the routes are suitable for confident walkers and scramblers with good navigation skills.

Each route description is accompanied by mapping, with some photo topos to aid route finding in tricky sections. The guidebook also gives background information on the people, culture and history of the region, as well as a wealth of advice on planning a trip, making it an indispensable guide to exploring this dramatic region.

The mountains and landscapes of the Anti-Atlas extend over 300km north east from the Atlantic Ocean to Jebel Sirwa (3305m). This guidebook covers an area of more than 4000m² in the north-west of the region. The spectacular, rugged surroundings include mountains, gorges, valleys and desert landscapes - whether it is the iconic Lion's Face which dominates the Ameln Valley and the Tafraout oasis, the deep canyons of Ait Mansour, the ancient villages of the Ameln Valley, or the Tanalt backcountry.

1 Tafraout
Route 1 Ouadou Desert Basin Walk and Scramble
Route 2 The Painted Rocks and Tafraout Back Country
Route 3 The Elephant’s Trunk
Route 4 Napoleon’s Hat and the Three Flagpoles Scramble
Adrar Mqorn
Route 5 Direct from Ayerd
Route 6 Traverse by Southeast Ridge
Route 7 The Grid Ridge Scramble
Route 8 Tahala Peaks Scramble and Walk

2 Ait Mansour and the South
Route 9 Afra Ridge Scramble
Route 10 Tasselt Walk
Route 11 Tizi Ridge Scramble
Ait Mansour
Route 12 Northern Skyline
Route 13 Southwest Rim and Summits
Route 14 Southeast Towers

3 Ameln Valley and Abdellah Cirque
Route 15 Jebel Amagdour (Horseshoe Route)
Route 16 Ardrar Idekel Scramble and Walk
Route 17 Tizgut Ridge Scramble
Route 18 Above the Lion’s Face
Route 19 Below the Lion’s Face
Route 20 Ameln Villages Valley Traverse
Abdellah Cirque
Route 21 Abdellah Ridge Scramble and Azarhar Summit
Route 22 Isefsas Peak
Route 23 Azgour Ridge Scramble
Route 24 Oumsnat Peak by Dinosaur Wall West Window

4 Jebel El Kest
Route 25 The Summits from Tagdicht
Route 26 Tagdicht Skyline Scramble
Route 27 West Ridge Scramble and Summits from Anergui
Route 28 West Ridge Scramble from Afantinzar
Route 29 Jebel El Kest and the Ameln Summits

5 Taskra and the Northeast
Route 30 The Tamgelochte Fortress
Route 31 Amzkhssan Summit
Route 32 Tassilla Summits
Route 33 Jebel Taskra and the Tizi Skyline
Route 34 The Targa Skyline
6 Tanalt and the Northwest
Route 35 In Search of Darth Vader
Route 36 Dwawj Circuit
Route 37 The Tirki River Valley and Potter’s Cave
Adad Medni
Route 38 The Lost World of Adad Medni
Route 39 Adad Medni Tighmert Face Circular Walk
Route 40 Jebel Imzi and the Dragon Tree Gorges

7 A Traverse of the Northwestern Anti-Atlas
Route 41 From Ait Baha to Ait Mansour