The route
Each stage is traced on the real road network and overlaid on the relief. Select a stage to see its elevation profile.
Routes calculated on the real road network; altitudes from satellite data (SRTM). Distances and elevation gains are indicative: the official itinerary is defined by the road-book.
1
Coast · Tell Atlas · High Plateaus · Gateway to the desert
We leave the Bay of Algiers, cross the Tell Atlas and climb onto the High Plateaus: vast steppe around Djelfa, at over 1200m altitude, before the descent to Laghouat, the first oasis of the South. The longest stage of the rally.
2
Saharan steppe
Between Laghouat and Bou Saâda the landscape opens up: arid plateaus, Saharan Atlas ridges and low raking light. Bou Saâda, the “city of happiness”, opens the gates of the desert.
3
From the Hodna to the Ziban
A gradual descent to the Hodna plain, then the Ziban, all the way to Biskra, the “queen of the Ziban”, surrounded by palm groves. Hot days, cool evenings.
4
Eastern ranges
Back up in altitude: the road climbs towards the eastern massifs, passes close to 1,450 m, then reaches the Setif High Plateaus and Bordj Bou Arréridj. Bends, passes and huge horizons.
5
Bibans & Soummam
A short but demanding stage: across the Bibans mountains, then down into the Soummam valley and Akbou, at the gates of Greater Kabylia.
6
Kabylia & the Yakouren forest
The queen stage for its relief: Kabylian passes, terraced olive groves, then the famous cork-oak forest of Yakouren. In winter: mist, rain and mud are possible.
Return
Return convoy from Yakouren to Algiers after six days of rallying.
Index calculated from distance and elevation gain (1 to 5). Routes calculated on the real road network; altitudes from satellite data (SRTM). Distances and elevation gains are indicative: the official itinerary is defined by the road-book.
Join the rally
The entry fee is set to €150. Accommodation, meals and tourist outings are covered by the organiser.
Registration is closed.
The entry fee is set to €150.
Covered by the organiser.
Lunches and dinners covered by the organiser.
A visit every day in the stage towns.
The organiser covers the remaining 50%.
