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Morocco's mountains

Five ranges, from the green Rif above the Mediterranean to the High Atlas, where Toubkal reaches 4,167 m, the highest point in North Africa. Hiking has boomed among Moroccans, with clubs heading out every weekend; far fewer visitors know these trails. Here they are, to scale.

Ben Nevis 1,345 mMount Olympus 2,918 mMount Fuji 3,776 mMont Blanc 4,806 mJbel Tidirhine (Tidighin), 2,456 mJbel Lakraa, 2,159 mJbel Bou Naceur, 3,340 mJbel Bou Iblane, 3,081 mToubkal, 4,167 mOuanoukrim (Timzguida), 4,089 mM'Goun (Ighil M'Goun), 4,071 mAfella, 4,043 mAkioud, 4,030 mTignousti, 3,819 mJbel Ayachi, 3,757 mJebel Azurki, 3,677 mJbel Igdet, 3,615 mAmalou n'Mansour, 2,712 mJbel Siroua (Sirwa), 3,304 mJbel Aklim, 2,531 mJbel Lekst (Afa n Tmzgadiwin), 2,359 m3,3403,0814,1674,0894,0714,0434,0303,8193,7573,6773,6153,304RifMiddle AtlasHigh AtlasJbel SaghroAnti-Atlas

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How Moroccans hike

  • Hiking has boomed among Moroccans: H24info (23 Jan 2022) says hiking agencies and groups exist 'by the hundreds'; organiser Azzedine Lamine (Happy Feet) had nearly 30,000 followers and over 30 direct jobs, and set a 2021 challenge to climb 100 Moroccan peaks. source
  • Clubs run weekend trips by coach from Casablanca and Rabat: Randopedia's ecotourism club took members to Akchour on 5-7 May 2023 for 1,800 dh (double room). source
  • The Rif walks around Chefchaouen are popular with local walkers, especially families. source
  • The national federation, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Ski et Sports de Montagne (FRMSSM), has been a UIAA member since 2017; its representative Bouchra Baibanou was elected to the UIAA's African council in October 2025. source
  • In 2013 Nacer Ibn Abdeljalil became the first Moroccan to climb Everest; mountains cover more than 20% of Morocco. source

Safety and guides

  • Altitude sickness, sunstroke and dehydration are summer risks on Toubkal; in winter snow makes it a serious climb that needs specialist gear and skills. source
  • About ten days after two Scandinavian hikers were murdered near Imlil in December 2018, authorities required a guide, passports handed to the authorities, check-ins at four security posts (Aroumd, Chamharouch, Agdal, Toubkal refuge), and no hiking the summit after 4pm. source
  • A licensed local mountain guide is compulsory from Imlil to the Toubkal refuges and summit (required since the end of 2018, enforced at checkpoints by 2021); two guides for groups of six or more. Police at Aroumd (Aremd), Sidi Chamharouch and the refuge check guide papers and passports. source
  • The Centre de Formation aux Métiers de la Montagne (CFAMM) in Tabant, Aït Bouguemez, is the only official mountain-guide school in Morocco; guides get their status after six months' training there. source
  • Guides should be accredited by the Royal Moroccan Ski and Mountain Federation or the National Association of Mountain Guides; the CFAMM course lasts six months. source
  • UK advice for the Atlas: research trails, hire a professional guide, carry water and sun protection, and get insurance that covers hiking. Heavy winter rain can cause flash floods in the mountains and near rivers. source
  • Emergency numbers: police 190, ambulance and fire 150, gendarmerie (rural areas) 177. The US State Department adds 19 (police) and 15 (ambulance) from a landline. source
  • Bureau des Guides in Imlil: no source found. source
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rif
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidighin
  3. medias24.com/2023/08/01/parc-national-de-talassemtane-au-coeur-des-sapinieres-enneigees-du
  4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Atlas
  5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane_National_Park
  6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Atlas
  7. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubkal
  8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Atlas
  9. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Sirwa
  10. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saghro
  11. www.walkopedia.net/best-world-walks/Morocco/Jebel-Sarhro
  12. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouanoukrim
  13. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountain_peaks_of_Morocco
  14. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27Goun
  15. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Ayachi
  16. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Bou_Naceur
  17. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Bou_Iblane
  18. www.openstreetmap.org/node/9294552456
  19. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Aklim
  20. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lkest
  21. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jbel_Amalou_n%E2%80%99Mansour
  22. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis
  23. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus
  24. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Fuji
  25. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc

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The five ranges

RifA limestone and forest range above the Mediterranean, with fir and cedar forests around Chefchaouen and Ketama.Middle AtlasThe northernmost Atlas chain: cedar forests, lakes and snowy winters around Ifrane, home to Barbary macaques.High AtlasThe highest range in North Africa, with several 4,000 m summits, Amazigh villages and snow well into spring.Jbel SaghroA volcanic desert massif south of the High Atlas, of mesas, spires and gorges, best walked in the cool months.Anti-AtlasA dry, older range on the edge of the Sahara: pink granite, almond valleys and the volcanic Siroua.

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