er well spotted Chris I actually meant MS8, I covered MA8 earlier. I'm not sure how bad it is but the soldiers wouldn't let me go any further. Lots of sign language which either showed big bumps/rough or illegal acts with camels. Either way I had to back track

4th trip now and I've done most of your routes now and found some crackers of my own like the connection between Igherm Taliouine and MA6 and some others.

You must be a day or so behind me Pete, crossed Iriki Sunday in a sandstorm and maider the day after. That night I was drinking wine with the Rally De Roses team at Dinosaur Kem Kem. Might see you on the road

Thanks. After what you said about Tagounite, sounds like they are keeping tourists away from the Algie border.
WLT do the full MS8 from Tata then stay below the Chebbi dunes one time, but maybe not at the moment.

Ch

There´s no great stone on Jaffar´s piste. It´s now opened!

The pic

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MA6 now hard going
 

I can testify that the long-abandoned section of MA6 (Jebel Timouka) between KM64 and 51 is now exceedingly heavy going.
As mentioned here northbound, many of the oueds before the climb were unrecognisable and the whole route is really suited only for mules and fit riders on light bikes. I can't imagine the Pajero we had with us last year would have got through this time without some road-building and bridging ladders.
We left one bike up there and got to Tazenacht way after dark.

Ch

It certainly defeated me in October and I didn't get that far

More rain
 

More heavy rainfall and storms in the Foum Zguid/Anti Atlas area.
The road 30km north of Foum was cut till mid afternoon.
We got there just after people started crossing: shallow but flowing hard.
Fine in a heavy 4x4 but iffy on a light 250.
I would not fancy my chances out on Lac Iriki for the next day or two.

Ch

Next day: Can't even get 3km out of Tazenacht now to the north, south or NE (and prob west to Taliouine).
They say clearing in a day or two.

Hi guys,my first post! I'll do a little write up of my trip when I'm back but thought I'd do a weather update seeing as I'm sat with a coffee waiting for the waters to go down...

The rain has flooded several points between Ouarzazate and Skoura (apologies for spelling). In skoura we couldn't cross to the north western side of the river/palmeries to our booked kasbah yesterday, water is higher today. we were meant to be heading back North to Telouet but currently we're stuck just east of Ouarzazate.

For ref, we're in a pajero, the locals haven't been crossing either. We've been told the Tizi back to Marrakesh has been closed.

Meant to be flying home.tomorrow...c'est la vie!
Dave

Typing on my phone, so apologies for crapness. A frenxh guy has just turned up, and confirmed that road to Ouarzazate now open again to 'most' vehicles, but passes back to north still closed.

The ford just by the Shell in Tazenacht is definitely doable now - we even just watched a brave dog trot across. But we're told that river has a very small catchment so drops quickly. As we don't know what other fords lie beyond we'll leave it till tomorrow by which time maybe the much wider crossing currently south of town might take us to Agdz direct.

And all this was after only 2 nights rain.

Ch

Big floods everywhere, this is the Todra: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...299374&fref=nf

Day three in Tazenacht but better to be lounging in a hotel (now full) than stuck on the road between two rivers. Good business for the town.
They say the way south and east to Agdz holds the most hope. The road in from Taliouine is also open but we came from there, and pistes either side will be rivers, I imagine.

Ch

Hey guys, so an update from Ouarzazte!...the two passes north to Mar are closed. A bridge 5 mins of north of AIT Ben Haddou has gone down, and apparently broken bridges on the main pass as well (if we've understood correctly).

The road west to Agadir is also closed, I watched two dumpers ineffectually shuffle stones around with no effect, and realised it'll be some time before that clears.

Flight now missed and won't be making it to work tomorrow so have returned to Ouazazate (again). Never mind eh. WiFi, coffee, soup on the way.

So happy we got to explore some pistes for the first time earlier in the week!

Chris, We were contemplating heading down to Agdz then heading west, the long way round via Agadir, but sounds like its not a sensible idea!?

Dave

Forgot I had taken a snap....