Region guide

High Atlas

Morocco's principal trekking and winter mountaineering range.

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Mountains Routes Alpine skiing Cross-country skiing

Flight gateways

Commercial airports used for arrival planning, transfers, and fallback logistics.

Adventures

These trips use this region as the main mountain and route base.

Morocco High Atlas Three Peaks

5-day trekking itinerary, reaching about 4,167 metres

Difficulty: Difficult
Duration: 5 days
Region: High Atlas

Toubkal Summit Trek

A short High Atlas summit itinerary from Imlil to Morocco's highest peak.

Difficulty: Challenging
Duration: 2 days
Region: High Atlas

Mountains

Ouanoukrim

4,089M in Morocco

Ouanoukrim is a 4,089M mountain in High Atlas, Morocco.

Ighil Igdamn

4,071M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

M'Goun

4,071M in Morocco

M'Goun is a 4,071M mountain in High Atlas, Morocco.

Q20827427

3,912M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Q3357930

3,763M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Jebel Ayachi

3,747M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Q20190794

3,677M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Jbel Bou Naceur

3,356M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Jbel Siroua

3,304M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Q3111763

3,280M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Q18332039

3,277M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Jbel Bou Iblane

3,081M in Morocco

Alpine-style objective with changing weather, steep terrain, and route commitment requiring solid mountain judgement.

Jbel Amalou n’Mansour

2,712M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jbel Saghro

2,712M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jebel Yagour

2,700M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jbel Aklim

2,531M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jbel Tidirhine

2,456M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Djebel Ghenim

2,411M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Mount Lekst

2,359M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jbel Tamarrakoit

2,345M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Tassemit

2,205M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jebel Bouhalla

2,170M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Jbel Hebri

2,104M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Mischliffen

2,036M in Morocco

Mountain objective with terrain, weather, and navigation hazards that increase outside established trail conditions.

Routes

Use these route-linked adventures to plan the trails and traverses that sit inside this region.

Challenging

Toubkal Summit Route

Fast High Atlas summit route from Imlil to the Toubkal refuge and Morocco's highest peak.

Distance20 km
Days2 days
High point4,167M

Difficult

Morocco High Atlas Three Peaks Route

Most itineraries use Imlil, Toubkal Refuge, and Imlil as the key access bases for Mount Toubkal, Timzguida, and Ras / Ouanoukrim, with summit days linked by transfers rather than one continuous trail. Arrivals from the UK usually begin with london -> marrakech direct, 90-120 minute road transfer before the route moves on between the mountain bases.

Distance32 km
Days5 days
High point4,167M

Towns and villages

Supporting planning details for where trips start, finish, or stay overnight in this region.

Trailhead village

Imlil

Main base village for Toubkal and High Atlas trekking routes.

Mountain base

Toubkal Refuge

Primary mountain base and refuge area used for Jbel Toubkal routes in the High Atlas.

At a glance

Region summary

Country Morocco

Parent region Country level

Mountains 24

Highest mountain Ouanoukrim (4,089M)

Routes 2

Adventures 2

Accommodation 0

Activities 0

Planning towns 2