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Originally Posted by AnTyx
I've been planning out a trip around Europe that would involve taking the ferry down to Melilla/Nador, riding along the coast and/or through the mountains and back from Tangier. Is that a doable leg on a purely road-oriented bike? (Currently a Honda VFR800.)
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I've done the overnight ferry from Almería to Melilla four times, it's cheaper than the day route to Nador but getting through the border from the Melilla enclave into Morocco is slow. I think next time I will enter directly into Nador.
The route you are considering is excellent. The first part to Al Hoceima you have the option to either take the N16 coastal route or the R610 mountain route (I prefer the latter).
West of Al Hoceima the N16 coastal route has been improved in recent years and is now a road biker's paradise in many stretches with long sweeping curves, but I would still recommend the mountain route using the N2 to Chefchaouen. From there you could head north on the P4105 to Oued Laou on the coast for the final stretch.
Some photos of the route: Six weeks in May/June 2012
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