Djerba Loop: Midoun, Guellala and Erriadh

Profil altimétrique

0-42 M / TUILES DE TERRAIN ÉCHANTILLONNÉES LE LONG DU TRACÉ

Photographies

Photos : Amirmogaadi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Rahma026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Skander zarrad (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Point de départ

Voiture

Djerba is linked to the mainland by the El Kantara causeway and the Ajim-Jorf ferry; the tourist zone lies on the east coast beyond Midoun.

Louage

Louage from Tunis Moncef Bey station to Houmt Souk (verify locally), then taxi.

Bus / train

Flights to Djerba-Zarzis airport; SNTRI buses from Tunis to Houmt Souk.

À proximité

• Vega djerbaClub4,8km
• Djerba Music Land 2027Événement7,5km
• Fadhloun MosqueMonument8,2km
• Sidi Mahrez BeachPlage8,2km

La randonnée

A flat road-bike loop across Djerba from the east-coast hotel strip through Midoun to the potters of Guellala and the street-art village of Erriadh.

Djerba is almost flat, and its network of quiet roads between olive groves, palms and whitewashed houses makes it one of the easiest places in Tunisia to ride. This loop starts on the east-coast hotel zone near Midoun, crosses the island's market town, and heads south-west to Guellala, the village of potters whose workshops and kilns have supplied the island with jars for centuries. From there it turns north to Erriadh, the old Jewish quarter of Hara Seghira, whose lanes were covered in murals by international artists in the Djerbahood project, before returning east to the coast. A recorded road-bike ride of this loop measured 66.8 km with only about 220 m of climbing in total. Any road or hybrid bike will do, and rentals are easy to find in the hotel zone and Houmt Souk.

• Pottery workshops and museum at Guellala
• Djerbahood street art in Erriadh
• Midoun market town
• Quiet roads through olive groves and menzels

Météo et saison

SAISON

Mar-May and Oct-Nov; avoid Jul-Aug heat

Normales mensuelles 2011-2020 au point de départ, par Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Les mois teintés sont la saison annoncée pour cette randonnée.

Pratique

Eau

Cafes and shops in Midoun, Guellala and Erriadh.

Guide

not needed

Dangers

Traffic around Midoun and the hotel zone; strong sun and wind with little shade; sand on road edges.

Tracé

Ligne approximative le long des chemins cartographiés, entre des points vérifiés. Suivez un guide ou une trace GPS sur le terrain.

Partir avec un guide

Ces opérateurs et clubs organisent des randonnées guidées en Tunisie :

• WildyNessTunisian booking platform for guided hikes with local guides (Cap Blanc, Mides, Selja, Dahar, El Haouaria), several with GPS downloads.
• Association Tunisienne des RandonneursHiking association in Tunis that runs and writes up group hikes across the country.
• Mosaic North AfricaTour operator offering custom hiking trips, including the Chebika, Tamerza and Mides oases.
• Destination DaharPublishes the official topoguide (12 stages, 194 km) of the Grande Traversee du Dahar.
• Grand Sahara AventuresDjerba-based operator running Berber village and desert treks in the south.
• Destination TunisTunis-based guide publishing and leading day hikes around Tunis and Cap Bon.

Sources

• komoot: Djerba road ride via Guellala and Djerbahood (66.8 km, 220 m)
• Wikipedia: Djerbahood