Toubkal circle Trek 5days/4nights : New
Itinery :
Day1: Transfer from Marrakech to
imlil (1700m) then trek to Taghrat bivouac (2700m) via Sidi
Chamharoush peligrimage place (5hours).
Day2: Trek from the Taghrat
bivouac to Amsouzert via Tizi n taghrat 3100m, Tisldai village
and the green valley of Tifni (7hours).
Day 3: Amsouzert-Ifni Lake
West of Amsouzert are several small villages, which we explore as we make our
way towards Ifni Lake, the only lake in the massif. It is a memorable sight,
surrounded by rocky mountains and giant heaps of rubble, and is unusually deep.
We expect to arrive by lunchtime and spend the afternoon relaxing at the shore.
We camp tonight in this area.
Day 4: Ifni Lake-Nelter Hut
By now we should be both fit and acclimatised, and ready to tackle the hardest
day of the trek. We make our way along a steep path that leads up a seemingly
endless scree slope. At length we reach the pass at Tizi n'Ouanoums (3664m), a
narrow ledge between two shafts of rock. From here it is a long zigzag descent
to Nelter Hut, a mountain refuge where we spend the night (or alternatively camp
outside).
Day 5: Mt. Toubkal Summit- Imlil
We leave before dawn, following a well-worn route to the summit. If conditions
are good it should take no more than 2-3 hours to reach the summit, where we
enjoy expansive views of the entire Atlas range and the Marrakech plains beyond.
Returning to base, we then descend fairly rapidly to the villages of Sidi
Chamharouch and Aremd, before following the Mizane River, along a well-forested
trail, to the trailhead at Imlil.
Day 6: drive back to Marrakech
N.B : Medium to hard Trek
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