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Chapter 02 / Morocco

The mountains.
The desert. The coast.

Ten stages from the crossing to Chefchaouen, through the Atlas and Sahara, then back toward the ferry.

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Stage 7

Tarifa → Chefchaouen

~120 km (in Morocco)~4–5 h (1h ferry + 3h ride + 0.5–1h border & port chaos)

Tarifa → Ferry → Tangier Med → Tétouan (bypass) → Chefchaouen

A ferry and border stage, then the approach to Chefchaouen. Confirm the departure and arrival ports with your chosen ferry operator; the archived notes name both Tangier and Tangier Med.

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Stage 8

Chefchaouen → Fez

~230 km~5.5–6 h

Chefchaouen → Bab Taza → Bab Berred → Taounate → Fez

The planned scenic route passes Bab Taza, Bab Berred and Taounate.

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Stage 9

Fez → Midelt

~210 km~4.5–5 h

Fez → Imouzzer Kandar → Ifrane → Azrou → Col du Zad → Midelt

Ifrane, Azrou and Col du Zad are the listed mountain waypoints.

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Stage 10

Midelt → Merzouga

~330 km~5.5–6 h

Midelt → Er Rich → Ziz Valley → Tunnel du Légionnaire → Source Bleue de Meski → Errachidia → Erfoud → Merzouga

The itinerary descends through the Ziz Valley and continues via Erfoud to Merzouga.

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Stage 11

Merzouga → Aït Benhaddou (via Dadès Gorge)

~380 km~7.5–8 h

Merzouga → Erfoud → Tinghir → Dadès Gorge (up and down) → Boumalne Dadès → Skoura → Aït Benhaddou

The plan includes an out-and-back detour into Dadès Gorge. This is the longest time estimate in the archived itinerary.

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Stage 12

Aït Benhaddou → Agadir

~360 km~6.5–7 h

Aït Benhaddou → Tazenakht → Taliouine → Taroudant → Agadir

Tazenakht, Taliouine and Taroudant lead toward the Atlantic coast at Agadir.

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Stage 13

Agadir → Marrakech (via Essaouira)

~360 km~6.5–7 h (with stops)

Agadir → Essaouira → Chichaoua → Marrakech

A coastal leg to Essaouira, then inland via Chichaoua to Marrakech.

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Stage 14

Marrakech

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Marrakech

A rest day in Marrakech before the northbound return.

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Stage 15

Marrakech → Casablanca

~240 km~3.5–4 h

Marrakech → Settat (optional break) → Casablanca

A transit stage toward Casablanca, with Settat listed as an optional break.

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Stage 16

Casablanca → Tarifa

~320 km (plus ferry crossing)~7–8 h total (ride + border + ferry)

Casablanca → Asilah (optional stop) → Tangier Med → Ferry → Algeciras → Tarifa

The archived return goes through Tangier Med and Algeciras before Tarifa. Ferry and border time are included in the source estimate.

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