Mount Toubkal (Imlil)
جبل توبقال · Toubkal (voie normale)
OSM hiking route in the High Atlas, Morocco (11.9 km line), Imlil to Jebel Toubkal. Not the Toubkal Circuit. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30. typicalDays 2 is the published refuge itinerary (typical, not a statute).
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 4,158 m minus low 1,926 m is 2,232 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 14.5 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
- Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
- YDS Class 2
- Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 13517133 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.
OSM 2D length is 11.9 km (relation 13517133; OSM name=Voie normale Djebel Toubkal, from=Imlil to=Toubkal). This is the normal Imlil ascent, not a ~60–72 km Toubkal Circuit. Operator ~30 km round-trip figures are a cross-check for the out-and-back; the stored OSM line is the one-way Imlil→summit member set and is not doubled. Unverified as official km (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubkal, checked 2026-09-11, CC BY-SA).
typicalDays 2 is the published typical refuge itinerary, not a DataPoint. An April–October window is widely described; winter on this peak is mountaineering, not a walking-season stamp copied from a park PDF this pass.
DEM high 4,158 m is 9 m under the commonly cited 4,167 m summit — GLO-30 undershoot, not a different peak. High point left as Copernicus, not overwritten. Low 1,926 m is the Imlil-band start. Cumulative ascent 2,257 m is a one-way DEM sample; descent 32 m is the one-way Imlil→summit line, not a round-trip.
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Streams and the CAF refuge exist on published descriptions; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Permit status is unverified. No Toubkal National Park walking-ticket statute was retrieved this pass. A licensed-guide requirement for the Imlil–summit corridor (since ~2018) is widely described and said to be checked at gendarmerie posts, but is not cited here from a park PDF — confirm with the Bureau des Guides in Imlil before travel. No walking fee was invented.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Imlil (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Road · Marrakesh (RAK) → Imlil
Marrakesh Menara Airport is the usual international air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrakesh_Menara_Airport, checked 2026-09-11, CC BY-SA). Road continues to Imlil.
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-11 · wikidata · official · provisional
No walking-ticket statute retrieved. A licensed-guide requirement for the summit zone is widely described (since ~2018) but is not cited from a park PDF — confirm with the Bureau des Guides in Imlil. No walking fee was invented.
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Trailheads
- Imlil (OSM line start) car-free: unknown
- Jebel Toubkal (OSM line end) car-free: yes
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Hazards
- Altitude: GLO-30 high 4,158 m on this line; the commonly cited summit is 4,167 m. AMS is a public safety fact, not a grade.
- Winter conditions: snow and ice turn the normal route into mountaineering. That is a public seasonal hazard, not a walking-permit rule.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Mount Toubkal (Imlil)?
Permit status is unverified for Mount Toubkal (Imlil). This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
When is the best time to hike Mount Toubkal (Imlil)?
On this record the best season is: Widely described Apr–Oct; winter is mountaineering.
How difficult is Mount Toubkal (Imlil)?
Mount Toubkal (Imlil) is graded SAC T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: Altitude: GLO-30 high 4,158 m on this line; the commonly cited summit is 4,167 m. AMS is a public safety fact, not a grade.
How long is Mount Toubkal (Imlil)?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 11.9 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Mount Toubkal (Imlil)?
The record’s base start is Imlil (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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