Trans Morocco Trail v2.0 & FAQs
 

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The Trans Morocco Trail is like TET etc: verified tracklogs and waypoints free to download.
It comes in Google's kml format; for the more useful .gpx version, click this.
After that it's all up to you: do it all; do bits leaving your vehicle there, or use rentals.
Plan it minutely for months on end, or just wing it.
Map includes verified fuel stations as well as some suggested lodgings and village fuel (will be needed for some motos).

Like the NC500 etc, it is of course nothing more than a network of long existent public rights of way threaded together and given a catchy name starting with ‘Trans’. And like my M4 book, the TMT is not pitched a hardcore off-road challenge because TIA and there'll be enough challenges once out there. Tarmac stages may run for an hour or more, but these are great mountain roads or desert highways which are all part of the overland adventure.

The full 3250-km TMT went up Xmas Eve 2024.

I chose what I considered to be the best contiguous pistes from the 70-odd routes in my new M4 book (see sig) plus what Ed Gill found on the Rekkam that will be doable on the widest range of motos, gravel bikes or any car with clearance.
The blue and orange lines are just a way of showing alternating stages clearly.
Each section has a summary on the map, but some will be highly unsuited to unfit riders on tall, heavy, overloaded motos on a very hot day.
Road or trail, there's always an easier way round that will often be as much fun, or a way to recover.
I estimate 3 weeks to cover A to Z comfortably with a rest day or two.

You don't need to buy my M4 book to follow the TMT, but there's another ~17,000km of routes, as well as descriptions which include long TMT stages. Could be useful as a tracklog is just a line across the landscape.



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Congratulations Chris & Ed
 

Congratulations Chris & Ed in being the first to establish a TET equivalent for Maroc.

Given the amount of Overlanders, Adventurers and Pilots Maroc gets each year, it's amazing nobody thought of the TMT before!

It's great to know that we can also get a TMT sticker.

I look forward to doing it in 2025 or 2026 :mchappy:

Yeah, this looks like just the ticket for people like me who are a bit limited in capability but still want to get out on trails :)

I see hotels are marked on the map there, what's the maximum distance between them? And what sort of fuel range is needed?

Love this. Great work.

All lodging can be reached in a day's ride (<230km; part road) though they thin out in the west and some may be off the TMT route.

Station to station can be up to 350km (Stages N > P; T > U) so some may need village fuel (ie: by the bottle from village shops).
Sources all listed on the master map.

Great news!
 

Well done & thank you so much for sorting the TMT!

Very much appreciated and right in time for my next trip to Morocco.
Nice to know the Rekkam plateau is still in your thoughts :) The remoteness of that area is just amazing and I had a fantastic time going through it.

Thanks for answering so quickly, Chris :)

One last question - you mentioned that these are "easy" trails - would the route be doable in a small but suitably rugged car, like a Renault 4?

R4 would be perfect, it has the all-important clearance and would be a lot of fun.

More fun than this...

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Well done Chris for putting this trail together! I'm looking forward to Christmas now when the new book comes out and the TMT goes live.
I've not been to the Rekkam Plateau but with a trip planned for spring next year perhaps I'll follow this route to get down south.

Got to say I don't really get the Rekkam the couple of times I've been there.
Cold and bleak in winter; probably just bleak at other times.
But I think I'm a bit of an outlier and Ed has been researching some interesting corners for his recce later.
You certainly can't claim it's over-run with tourists like nearby Chebbi, but unless camping, on a moto lodgings are a bit sparse.

It certainly does look bleak and I think it could appeal as I'm not too keen on over tourism. Maybe I'll need to strap a tent and camping kit on the back.

I am now giving this serious thought, whereas previously Morocco was only a vague "I'll get around to it someday" thing.

Thank you Chris (and Ed!), it's a wonderful effort :)

This is a fantastic initiative, THANK YOU Chris!

I've traveled to Morocco for work several times, and I've ridden 3000km alone on a 640Adv before Covid using your older book as a reference. Very useful. I just love this country, its geography, culture, and people. Now the TMT gives me a perfect reason to return ASAP, though on a different bike. Hope to meet you someday at some point!

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The first version of our FAQ page is now up and running on the main website, which you can find linked below.

We've be deliberately selective in choosing which questions to answer, based on the following philosophy:

"The TMT is a basic 3000-km series of tracklogs with a few essential points of interest. Preparation and logistical arrangements are the sole responsibility of the people who use it. Only you and you alone know your technical, physical and mental capabilities and so are able to determine whether the TMT is the right kind of adventure for you."


Find out more here:
https://transmoroccotrail.org/faqs/

Book ordered! Thanks for putting the routes together! Looking forward to checking it out.