Gorge walking
Walking the floor of a gorge — Todra, Dadès, Akchour: walls closing in, feet in the water in places, no rope.
- Trips
- 4
- Regions
- M'Goun, Anti-Atlas, Rif
- Trip length
- 5 to 10 days
- Best window
- March to June, September to November
4 treks with “gorge walking” days
For each trip, the days given to this activity.
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When to go
The full when-to-go guide- January: off season
- February: off season
- March: recommended season
- April: recommended season
- May: recommended season
- June: recommended season
- July: off season
- August: off season
- September: recommended season
- October: recommended season
- November: recommended season, this month
- December: off season
Recommended seasonOff seasonThis month
The months this activity's own record names: a plain window, not a rating. The massif-by-massif reasoning, with the reason for every month, lives in the when-to-go guide.
Asked before a “gorge walking” day
Do I need technical gear?
No — no rope, no harness, no wetsuit. Boots with ankle support that can get wet are enough, plus dry clothes in your pack.
How much water is there in the gorge?
It depends on the season: often a few centimetres, up to thigh-deep in spring after the snowmelt. After a storm the guide shortens or calls off the section — gorges flood fast.
How is it different from canyoning?
You walk through, you don't descend: no jumps, no abseils, no swimming. You can turn back at any point, which is not the case in a committing canyon.