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Aït Bouguemez valley walks

Village-to-village walks through the 'Happy Valley', past fields, old fortified granaries and earth villages under the M'Goun massif. The valley also has dinosaur footprint sites.

A brown mule grazing in the Aït Bouguemez valley
Mule eating grass in Ait Bouguemez valley · Mohamed Haddi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
1day
–highest point
easydifficulty
11.5 kmdistanceupper-valley loop

When to go

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How high

A low-level walk: no summit, so no height to compare.

The trek at a glance

  • Start: Tabant
  • From the city: Marrakech (via Azilal), about 4 hours by car from Marrakech (Sun Trails); 4-5 in a reader's report
  • Height gain: about 250 (upper-valley loop)
  • Where you sleep: Gîtes in Tabant, Agouti, Imelghas and Aït Mohammed
  • When not to go: Winter, when roads can close, and early spring before April, when snowmelt and heavy rain can cut the roads. Ramadan: guides avoid long hikes and cafés close.
  • Guide: Not required; paths are unmarked, so a local guide helps with the way.
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. anywhereweroam.com/hiking-ait-bouguemez-valley/
  2. www.frommers.com/destinations/central-high-atlas/attractions/at-bou-guemez-valley/
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%AFt_Bouguemez
  4. www.roughguides.com/article/trekking-in-morocco/
  5. www.sun-trails.com/ait-bouguemez-valley-of-happiness/

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