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Dades Gorge Switchbacks – Dades Gorge loop from Boumalne Dadès

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Morocco

Dades Gorge Switchbacks – Dades Gorge loop from Boumalne Dadès

Hard

4.8

(5)

47

riders

Dades Gorge Switchbacks – Dades Gorge loop from Boumalne Dadès

07:29

108km

2,000m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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11.2 km

Dades Gorge Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

We were here in a jeep in 2010. A really beautiful road and I've often thought about coming here again by bike. The Valee du dades (quasi “date valley”) and …

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54.0 km

Turtle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

At the apex of this horseshoe bend in the Dades River gorge the water has cut through the layers of rocks, leaving the shape reminiscent of a turtle. The size …

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54.8 km

Desert Canyon Landscape

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4

74.8 km

Dades Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Famous narrow canyon cut deep into the red rocks, leaving almost no space for the road next to the river. Only with a wall and added rocks was the road …

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78.5 km

Iconic Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Other

6

79.7 km

Dades Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

come and discover the DADÈS gorges in the Moroccan atlas, a breathtaking landscape,

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82.7 km

Camping Ait Oudinar

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very good campsite, good pitches, hot showers, clean sanitary facilities. Very warm welcome! possibility to eat on the spot an excellent Berber plate.

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90.5 km

Monkey Fingers rock formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

Monkey paws are called the rock formations that can be admired from this vantage point very well.

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108 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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107 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

108 km

510 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,040 m)

Lowest point (1,520 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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