A secret piste to a bygone age in the hills.

After we had a night of Glorious heat and sunshine (rain and wind) on the mountain side next to the unusual wadi, Milly decided that the intense blue sky and searing heat ( rain , wind and low cloud) that she wasn’t keen on a 6000ft mountain pass of unknown condition, after a good 30 minutes of BD sulking she realised the cliff edge of unknowns was going to be a better day than a sulky husband.

camping off piste in range rover expedition camper

What a fantastic track, no traffic, very tight and steep and passed through dense alpine type forests and through villages that still have no electric, satellite dishes or paint on the walls ( which is now very rare in Morocco),

This was the only easy bit on the entire track!!
This was the only easy bit on the entire track!!
Nice view from the office window
Nice view from the office window

we exited 50km later on a wadi crossing with some decent water

Tafrine pass morocco range rover expedition camper (11)
Splaaaaaaaaaaaaash!!!

and set off to our camp ground next to a strange amazing abandoned castle on the edge of a reservoir.

castle by the sea and overland camper in africa

Due to unforeseen circumstances i.e. a full on rain storm which was amazing in its own right but not helpful for a peaceful pretty campsite in the woods, we reluctantly we drove to Taganoute, which should have been Tafroute, so we drove to that instead, after 7 hours driving, a mountain pass of snow and high winds we camped on a municipal campsite on the outskirts of a heavily upgraded Tafroute.

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