Terms used
In Morocco they call it “piste”, as soon you leave the paved road. Piste stands for a dirt road. A paved road is also called “coudron” in Morocco. We don’t use the word “gravel” as gravel stands for a specific kind road surface. Expect everything on a piste in Morocco, like gravel, stones, sand, dirt.
In addition to the general rules, following rules come into use on the piste route:
- On piste sections longer then 120km it is mandatory to start with 8 Liter water/drink or more.
- One set of spare batteries for your tracker is mandatory.
- On piste sections, cycling is not permitted from half an hour after sunset until one houre before sunrise.