Gorge · 1 km off the route
Dadès Gorges
Series of wadi gorges in Morocco.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Hans Peter Schaefer (= Hps-poll), CC BY-SA 3.0Dades Gorge
From Boumalne Dades up the Dades valley past rock formations and kasbahs, over the famous stack of hairpins above Aït Arbi, and on up the gorge to Msemrir.
- Distance
- 37 miles (60 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Dades and Todra
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from Boumalne DadesCover 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
- 37 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 1
- Curvature
- 336 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 14
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 0 to mile 37. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 15 to mile 35, at 370 degrees of turning a mile.
- Countries: Morocco.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date.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 road ends at Msemrir. Beyond it the tracks over the mountains are unpaved, so most riders come back the same way.
- Flash floods can wash out the road after storms.
- Read the FCDO travel advice and our riding in Morocco page before you go.
On the way
- Boumalne Dades
- Aït Arbi
- Msemrir
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 Boumalne DadesWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in MsemrirWhere 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.
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.