Just below the town, the Oued Tizguit cuts a green, poplar-lined valley through the limestone — the Val d'Ifrane. A well-worn path follows the stream downhill past springs and picnic lawns to the Cascade des Vierges, a modest but pretty waterfall about a half-hour's walk from the edge of town. It is the easiest and most rewarding walk you can do from Ifrane without transport.
The full valley walk continues another few kilometres downstream to Zaouiat Sidi Abdeslam, a small hamlet with an old religious lodge, from where you can loop back by road or arrange a grand taxi. On the way you pass Aïn Vittel, a roadside spring that is a favourite local picnic stop. Go on a weekday morning if you want the valley to yourself; summer weekends are cheerfully crowded with Moroccan families escaping the heat of Fès and Meknès.