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Imlil valley day walks

Walks between the terraced villages of the Imlil valley at about 1,800 m, under the Toubkal massif. Imlil is the valley's centre, with guides and mules for hire.

Earth-coloured houses of Imlil village in a High Atlas valley
Imlil village, High Atlas Mountains · Mounir Neddi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
1day
–highest point
easydifficulty
12 kmdistance4 to Aroumd, then 8 more to Sidi Chamharouch

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: Imlil
  • From the city: Marrakech, about 1.5 hours by car (Fodor's)
  • Height gain: about 100 to Aroumd (Imlil 1,740 m to Aroumd 1,843 m)
  • Where you sleep: Gîtes and guesthouses in Imlil and Aremd
  • Guide: Walks beyond Aremd towards the Toubkal refuges fall under the compulsory-guide rule; village walks around Imlil are commonly guided.
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imlil,_Al_Haouz
  2. fodors.fodors.com/world/africa-and-middle-east/morocco/high-atlas/travel-tips/planning-you
  3. trailblazer-guides.com/update/moroccan-atlas-the-trekking-guide
  4. rediscover.co.uk/activity/imlil-hike1

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