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Sorry to bother you, but I think you can. I believe you have a garmin, so go to www.gpsbabel.org and download the software. It converts gpx formats to other formats, like garmin (gdb I presume).

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These should be enough for Midelt to Imilchil

N32 40.939 W4 44.932 road heading southwest from Midelt
N32 32.574 W4 53.224 start of the Jaffar Circus difficult section
N32 32.302 W4 53.777 bottom of the Circus
N32 31.005 W5 05.038 end of first difficult section
N32 29.997 W5 10.578 junction head south
N32 19.498 W5 16.082 start of second difficult section
N32 08.979 W5 34.556 turn north for Imilchil
N32 11.802 W5 38.510 Hotel Tislite Bride (on the lake)

Be prepared for maybe 60 river crossings (actually the same river, 60 times) during the second difficult section.

Todra Gorge has had severe flooding again--a week or so ago--but it's likely that by mid October you'll be able to get through.

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Sorry to bother you, but I think you can. I believe you have a garmin, so go to www.gpsbabel.org and download the software. It converts gpx formats to other formats, like garmin (gdb I presume).

Regards,

Joao Carlos

Sorry, maybe my mistake. Thanks for the link, i'll have a look. My garmin doesn't have any mapping capability (its getting on a bit now!) so i assumed none of the downloadable files would be of any use to me. I'll check it out though.

Thanks a lot Tim, much appreciated. I know its all dependant on recent weather, but we're not talking raised air intake territory for the crossings are we??
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We are planning to do the Midelt - Cirque de Jaffar - Todra Gorge - Tinerhir route in July.
Travelling with our kids in a LR 110, a LR130 camper conversion and our Toyo KDJ-120.

Is this route doable with a rather large LR camper?
Can it be done in one day or is a bivac(?) at Agoudal or near the lake at Ilmchil a better option?
What is scenically the nicest route: from Ilmchil/Agoudal the loop to Boumalne de Dades and Tinerhir, or the route through the Todra Gorge?

We are plannning two days on Camping le Soleil near Tinerhir for the kids to relax anyway.
We do have allmost 4 weeks to spend in Morocco so time is on our side.

Thanks for your help and kind regards,

Daan

PS. I do have the Sahara Overland Bible and pre-ordered Morocco Overland, hopefully it will arrive before we leave. :-)
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Further to Cyclops, I am also planning to do a similar route very soon. Has anyone been through by 4x4 since the September floods? Is the route passable? Are the multiple river crossings running high?

thanks

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Hi , did most of that route last 2 weeks.
The roads are fine, with some wash-out damage due to rain.
Even the Todra gorge is open, with a well surfaced road.
There's still a lot of snow in the High Atlas, but roads are well cleared.
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Hi all,

The weather´s been terrible but at least the rain has stopped. Imilchil was cut off by heavy snow in the Atlas. (2 metres of snow this year in the cedar forests too.)

Zagora was devastated by floods and the water was a metre over the bridge by the hotel Asmaa. Oued Rheris is still unpassable and Lac Maider should be bypassed. Lac Iriki was pretty soogy too (dont ask how I found that out!)

Hi Joey, glad you´re home safe - talk soon,

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Hi Joey and Jojo,

Would love to see pictures of your trip. We still have 3 months ahead of us before departure.

Can you please comment on:

Is the route Midelt - Cirque de Jaffar - Todra Gorge - Tinerhir doable with a LR 130 camper?
Can it be done in one day or is a bivac(?) at Agoudal or near the lake at Ilmchil a better option?
What is scenically the nicest route: from Ilmchil/Agoudal the loop to Boumalne de Dades and Tinerhir, or the route through the Todra Gorge?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Kind regards,

Daan
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