• Date: July 2025.
• Location: Mount Toubkal – Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
• Start & Finish Point: Imlil Village.
• Difficulty: Strenuous.
• Duration: 2 Days.
• Total Distance: 32 km.
• Min. Elevation: 1,738 m.
• Summit Elevation: 4,167 m.
• Total Elevation Gain: 2,500 m.

Mount Toubkal is the highest mountain in North Africa. This was a summer hike.

Day 1: Base (1,738 m) to Toubkal Refuge (3,207 m)
– Distance: 12 km
– Time: 7 hrs
– Elevation Gain: 1,500 m

This was a hot day! Temperatures between 30°C-40°C.

Day 2: Refuge to Summit (4,167 m)
– Distance: 4 km
– Time: 3 hrs
– Elevation Gain: 1,000 m

Tough summit push. Very rocky terrain with scree. The summit night was a little chilly.

Day 2: Summit – Refuge – Base
– Distance: 16 km
– Time: 8 hrs
– Elevation Loss: 2,500 m

Beautiful hike! I’ve now done the highest points in East, West, North and Southern Africa.