Tizi N’Test and the High Atlas: N7, Morocco

Distance: 659 km (409 miles) loop from Marrakech. Four to five days. Altitude: 2,093 m (6,867 ft) at Tizi n'Test Key passes: Tizi n'Test (2,093 m, N7), Tizi n'Tichka (2,205 m, N9) Best for: exposure, adventure touring, Berber High Atlas Best time: April to early June, late September to October Technicality: High. One vehicle wide in places, no barriers, no markings. Golden section: Ijoukak to Ouled Berhil over the pass, around 70 km (43 miles)