#59 of 79 · mountain
Tizi n’Tichka
Marrakech, Morocco → Ouarzazate
196 km · Mar – May, Sep – Nov · Moderate
The N9 over the High Atlas. Olive to rock to kasbah, a pass at 2,260 m, then the road to Ouarzazate and a different climate. Morocco’s mountain gate.
Viewpoints
Tizi n’Tichka summit
2,260 m. The High Atlas stacked both ways.
100 km
2,260 m
Telouet
A short detour to the Glaoui kasbah. Dust and a palace.
110 km
1,800 m
Aït Benhaddou
Off the N9 near the end. The ksours. Worth the spur.
175 km
1,140 m
- Road
- Mostly good tarmac, slow trucks, occasional rockfall. Snow closes it in winter storms. Summer heat on the south side is a different problem.
Tips
- 01
Not July at noon
The south face is a furnace. Spring or autumn, early start.
- 02
Telouet or Benhaddou
Pick one spur. Both, and Ouarzazate becomes a night arrival.
From the road
2 notes
Field reports from people who have driven this route.
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Youssef A.
Apr 2025
Left Marrakech at 6:30. The pass in a lorry convoy. Telouet was dust and a palace. Ouarzazate by two, a different climate. Not July. Not noon.
Fatima B.
Oct 2025
Aït Benhaddou at four, the ksours in side light. Skipped Telouet — one spur is enough. The N9 is the gate; the kasbahs are the reason to get off it.
