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Tizi N Test Closed after a landslide caused by heavy rain,

Rumours of significant casualties on the news
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More flooding in Morocco
Dramatic scenes in Imil following heavy rain.

Stay safe, folks.

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Dramatic scenes in Imil following heavy rain.

Stay safe, folks.

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https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/201...south-morocco/

Thanks Peter, actually due ther next week, just shows how fragile, and quickly terrain can change.


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Mountains still getting hit hard. Big flooding in Tinerhir today.

On my way south atm but staying on the coast then down to the WS for a bit


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Aouinet Torkoz / Lahna - Taidalt completely sealed now, shorter and more scenic than via El Borj.
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MA 1 south bound. Mashed up and hard work at 36 degrees gave up after 8km in the river bed and took MA2 down to Icht


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Looking for recent advice for these routes:
- Route from R302 (https://www.google.es/maps/@31.81555...!3m1!1e3?hl=en) to same R302 near Tilouguite (https://www.google.es/maps/@31.99448...!3m1!1e3?hl=en).
- Routes to Carrefour des Nomades, https://goo.gl/maps/yL7ekqEaUSScZgrNA.
- Route from Tabant (https://goo.gl/maps/wUUGszhNSgqMJicd7) to Kalaat M'Gouna (https://goo.gl/maps/P9WUqmRkiRxMdFJt7).

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The first 2 links for the R302 don't appear to be properly formatted to show Google maps.

The Carrefour link points to a field and may be just another one of those fake promotional waypoints you get on Google maps.
The auberge of that name is in Mhamid south of Zagora, not Aït Mhamed crossroads village, 20km west of this point.

Not done the trans-Atlas route from Tabant this year but I'm sure someone has.
There have been heavy rains recently but I think only deep snow will stop you on that one, so this time of year will be fine.
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R704 Dades to Agoudal currently has signs up saying its closed for construction between 8-17:00. It isn't, but maybe in a typically Moroccan fashion.

Local rumour is both that and the gorge to gorge will be asphalt soon
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it's dry
A lot of usually rough pistes are in good condition at the moment because of the long dry spell - for example the Ouarzazate-Tazenacht short cut. Noticed the roadside pricky pear cacti are yellowing and dying.

I'm also told the classic Jebel Sarhro piste (MH4) is now fully sealed, as is the new high route west of Igli.
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Lake Iriki: on a Toyota Hilux, we got stuck for one hour in the mud on sunday.

We tried to follow an osm track (with the stars below), after digging we eventually u-turned and followed the tracks closer to the mountain up North to join Foum Zguid (end of S1 in Morocco overland)

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From what I have seen last week: streams in the desert where there were none in November – I get the feeling September flood water is still working it's way down through the water table and emerging in the desert. Hence Iriki wet (or maybe never dried).
Too soon/cold for melting snow, and not that much of it on the south-facing mountains anyway.
Desert is greener than I've seen in years. Hillsides north of Foum Zguid covered in purple flowers and 100s of beehives ready and waiting.
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The Sandy plains between Msied and Labourirat may be worth a visit if anyone is in the area.
Best desert flower landscapes to be seen if the timing is right.
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From what I have seen last week: streams in the desert where there were none in November – I get the feeling September flood water is still working it's way down through the water table and emerging in the desert. Hence Iriki wet (or maybe never dried).
Too soon/cold for melting snow, and not that much of it on the south-facing mountains anyway.
Desert is greener than I've seen in years. Hillsides north of Foum Zguid covered in purple flowers and 100s of beehives ready and waiting.
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Assa to Tan-Tan via via the Jebel Ouarkaziz (F1 in Morocco Overland) was a fun and beautiful piste.

Didn’t see a single human on or near the track during the 170 kms I was following it.

Overnight stop in the little oued South of Amot was worth it.

I took a rockier path through djebel Ouarkaziz before reaching Amot (coming from East) which requires good ground clearance

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