Trek Around Djebel Waougoulzat
My daughter Laurence and
I did a 7-day trek around Djebel Waougoulzat
in the central part of the High Atlas in June 2004. These are
photos of
this trek. We started and finished in Tabant in the valley of the Ait
Bouguemez, North of the Djebel Waougoulzat.
Western part of the valley of the Ait Boughemez
Lower portion of the Assif Arous valley
Middle portion of the
Assif Arous valley before the steep gorges
(Djebel Mgoun is in the background)
Plateau above Djebel Arous (the site of our first
night) and
Laurence looking for the trail on the map
Laurence reaching the first pass (Tizi
Asdremt-n-Ait Bou Oulli)
View of Djebel Mgoun from Tizi Asdremt-n-Ait Bou
Oulli
Shepherd houses just below Tizi-n-Tanout
Along Assif Amougr
Reaching the junction of Assif Amougr and Assif
Oulilimt into Assif Mgoun,
at Tighremt-n-Ait Ahmed
Along Assif Mgoun
The “gite” at El Mrabitine
Hiking in Assif Mgoun below Imi Nirkt
Gorges of Assif Amejgag, which flows into Assif
Mgoun
Camp along Assif Amejgag. In this spot, there was
a scorpion under every rock!
We were glad to have a tent.
The small village of Ighrem-n-Ait Isso
Valley north of Ighrem-n-Ait Isso, looking toward
Tiliwine and Adrar –n- Ouchane
in the background (the trail to Adrar –n- Ouchane, starts at the end of the
valley,
the last shepherd settlement, on the right. It follows the stream’s bed to the
end.
The trail is not well marked, if at all, at the beginning)
Views from the Adrar –n- Ouchane plateau, down
into a canyon leading
to
The Aqqa –n- Tazaght canyon and our camp on a
ledge of this canyon
(we could not follow along the canyon, and eventually returned to the top)
Djebel Aroudane (view from South and from East)
Making lunch along the trail (fast-food couscous
in
The depression of Lake Izourar (no water in
summer!)
Reaching the West end of the Ait Bouguemez valley
Laurence with two girls in Zawyat Oulmzi
Stone houses in Zawyat Oulmzi
Soukh in Tabant
Final rest at the comfortable “gite” of Tabant
