Museum · 0.5 km off the route
Marrakech Museum
Art museum in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Yastay, CC BY-SA 4.0Tizi n'Tichka and Telouet
Marrakech over the High Atlas on the N9 to the Tizi n'Tichka pass at 2,260 m, then off the main road through the kasbah at Telouet and down the Ounila valley to Aït Benhaddou and Ouarzazate.
- Distance
- 132 miles (213 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- High Atlas
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from MarrakechCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 43 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 32
- Curvature
- 211 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 17
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 84 to mile 127. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 49 to mile 69, at 424 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Tizi n'Tichka Pass (2,260 m, mile 70).
- Countries: Morocco.
- 6 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The pass can close in snow in winter. Check locally before you set off.
- Heavy lorries and roadworks on the N9. Overtake with care.
- Read the FCDO travel advice and our riding in Morocco page before you go.
On the way
- Marrakech
- Ait Ourir
- Tizi n'Tichka
- Telouet
- Aït Benhaddou
- Ouarzazate
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in MarrakechWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in OuarzazateWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Morocco
- Money
- Moroccan dirham
- Ride on the
- Right
- A 1968 international driving permit as well as your UK licence (the 1949 version is no longer accepted)
- A green card from your insurer, carried with you
- Your registration is recorded when you enter. You must leave on the same bike
- Any alcohol in your system can mean a fine or prison
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in MoroccoOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Museum · 0.7 km off the route
Bahia Palace
Palace and museum in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Val Traveler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pass · On the route
Tizi n'Tichka
Mountain pass in Morocco.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.jpg){kind=link}
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.