Get Your Pride and Joy Properly Covered!

Atlas Mountain Race

February 06 - February 14 2026

BeniMellal Morocco

Date Confirmed

Registration Opened: November 01 2025

Distances: 1353 km

Difficulty: Ultra Distance and Climbing for events well over 100 miles

Snow capped peaks and lunar landscapes are criss-crossed by broken roads and remote colonial pistes, setting the stage for an epic adventure through the Atlas Mountains. The route is a 1,350km network of lines that weave their way over high passes, scorched plains, and remote oases, along some of the most gruelling terrain in Morocco. The Atlas Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race that starts in Beni-Mellal, crosses the Moroccan Atlas before taking riders through the Anti-Atlas and on to Essaouira.

The clock does not stop and there are no prizes. The route follows gravel, single and double track and old colonial pistes that have long been forgotten and fallen into disrepair. There is very little tarmac. There is some walking, and at times there is great distances between resupply points. The exact distance and elevation vary from year to year, but riders can expect approximately 1350km in distance, 25,000m of climbing and 8 days to complete the route.

2026 will be a year of change for the AMR. For the first time since its inception we will start the race in Beni-Mellal, the capital of Beni-Mellal-Khénifra Region and a great jumping off point into the heart of the High Atlas. This allows us to explore a new crossing of the High Atlas and the incredible gorges of M’Goun. What this means is that the first 300km of the race route are completely new. It does also mean that we will no longer be heading over the iconic Telouet pass. The new route is a little longer and features more elevation gain, bringing the race route up to around 1350km and 25,000m of elevation.

From the start in Beni-Mellal, riders head straight into the mountains. The first major resupply comes in Tabant at 180 km, after which the route climbs Tizi N’Aït Imi—the highest pass we’ve ever included in AMR at 2,910m—before dropping into the narrow, winding gorge of M’Goun. Conditions depending, riders will follow a mule trail through the river itself, with a diversion in place if needed due to weather conditions.

After the gorge, the route reconnects with more familiar ground: the colonial piste to Afra, the climb to Aguinane and CP2, the old colonial road, and the long final stretch to Essaouira.

Atlas Mountain Race