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Ait Mansour Oasis – The Painted Rocks loop from Tafraout

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Morocco

Ait Mansour Oasis – The Painted Rocks loop from Tafraout

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4.5

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Ait Mansour Oasis – The Painted Rocks loop from Tafraout

04:53

64.4km

1,270m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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85 m

Tafraout town for resupply

Highlight • Settlement

Make sure you stock up here, as its a long climb without many facilities up next on the AMR route.

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3.64 km

Napoleon Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

This rock formation on the edge of Tafraoute is called Napoleon.

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4.35 km

View of the Napoleon Hat (Chapeau de Napoléon) and Tafraoute

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here, amn has a beautiful view of the valley and the landmark of Tafraoute

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15.6 km

Mountain Pass

19.6 km

Descent From the Pass

Highlight • Trail

great winding descent from the pass

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25.7 km

Viewpoint

30.6 km

Ait Mansour Oasis

Highlight • Natural

After riding through wide open desert this oasis is a stunningly beautiful break. The road winds it's way slowly up covered in arching palm trees. There are a few guesthouses …

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37.5 km

Descent Into Aid Monsour Valley

Highlight • Trail

56.5 km

View of the Desert

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can look far south -> desert

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58.1 km

The Painted Rocks

Highlight • Monument

fascinating "art" in the desert: blue painted rocks...surreally beautiful and impressive installation

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64.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.2 km

15.2 km

Surfaces

49.1 km

11.9 km

3.34 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

28°C

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Comments

February 24, 2024,Tafraout– Gorges Du Mansour - Return

Good ride, tarmac with a small 1 or 2 km section of what I assume is the old colonial road - not easily rideable imo with all the sharpe rocks. Can be / was strong headwinds funnelling into of the canyon and over the top on the return.

February 21, 2025,#05_25 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🐫🌞🤟🏜️Tag4: Tafraoute - Blaue Felsen - Oase Ait Mansour

Text U. Rössler: Yesterday we went to the valley of Aït Mansour on the third day of our MTB tour in the south of Morocco. Before we reached the unique oasis with its extensive palm grove, we were able to marvel at the rocks painted by Jean Vérames not far from #Tafraoute and cycle through the surreal lunar landscape. Then …

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Tafraout town for resupply

Napoleon Rock Formation

View of the Napoleon Hat (Chapeau de Napoléon) and Tafraoute

Descent From the Pass

Ait Mansour Oasis

Descent Into Aid Monsour Valley

View of the Desert

The Painted Rocks

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