How bad is the N16 coast road towards Nador

[men8ifr]

We're thinking of taking this road as we need to get towards Nador, I've been to Morocco before so am happy to ignore/ride around/avoid people there but would be unhappy if i'm actually attacked/knocked off.

I'd like to try this route to see how it actually is plus I guess the scenery is very nice - mountains plus a costal route - and a bit of off road further along.

Any advice is appreciated, also has the area got better or worse in the last few years?

[Tim Cullis]

I last travelled along that road a couple of years ago (from El Jebha to Martil) and it was it a real mess being dramatically improved with EU money. It's a friendly area but progress was glacial with all the road works. By now it should all be finished--the Moroccans are really quite good at road building, given the challenges they face.

If you want a definite answer, ask in the 'highways and bridges' section for Morocco in Skyscraper City. I would appreciate an update if you find out or if you travel along it.

Tim

[men8ifr]

Thanks Tim, Also am I correct in thinking there are no updates to the Moroc Topo maps since 2007 with the exception of your 'northern missing routes' -

[Tim Cullis]

Unfortunately correct, Olaf was doing a doctorate. There's a pile of updates stacked up for when he picks up the torch again.

For the benefit of others reading this thread, the mini-update men8ifr refers to is in the Hidden Morocco thread. There's both a northern and a southern supplement.