marrakesh Archives - Slade Ride

Day 9 - It`s been a long two weeks on the road! We`re on our bikes right? Right? ;) "Riding" beside the Oued Rheraya river, on the way back to Marrakesh. The mountain on the left is the highest peak in North Africa, Jbel Toubkal (13,671 ft). Crikey. © Steve Woodward

Day 9 – Imlil to Marrakesh

by Jon Slade2015 Morocco High Atlas Traverse by MTB 5 June 201510 September 2025No Comments

Our last day of riding. All smooth tarmac and almost all downhill. It starts off warm and just keeps getting hotter and hotter. We make good time and push on to try to finish before the hottest part of the day. We look for shade when we stop for food

Day 4 - Approaching the village of Ghougoult, in preparation for meeting the mules! ...© Steve Woodward

Arrival & Transfer – UK to Marrakesh to Imilchil

by Jon Slade2015 Morocco High Atlas Traverse by MTB 23 May 20153 March 2021No Comments

Touchdown! Blimey, we are actually in Morocco! My first time in Africa. After a lengthy wait in the endless queues at immigration we meet our drivers: we are in one vehicle and our hefty, boxed bicycles in a small truck. French is the second language in Morocco, as much of