Hyderabad to Kodaikanal

1. Straight(<5m) on Necklace Rd
   
2. Sharp 1st Left onto Necklace Rd, go 1.6 km.
   Enter Rani Gunj.
   
3. Continue down Sanjeevaian Park Rd: 0.7 km
   
4. Slight 1st Right (past Watan Lodge (Hotel) on the left) onto Tank Bund Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 2.3 km.
   Via Lower Tankbund. Enter Gagan Mahal.
   
5. Continue down NH7 Hwy: 0.5 km (Past Jagdish Cinema on the left).
   Enter Hill Fort.
   
6. Straight (Keep Right) on Abids Rd flyover, go 0.8 km.
   Enter Fateh Maida.
   
7. Slight 1st Left (past Nizam College on the left) onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 1 km.
   Enter Abids.
   
8. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.6 km overall.
   Enter Troop Bazar.
   
9. Slight 5th Left (past Central Bank ATM on the left) to follow NH7 Hwy, go 0.8 km.
   Via Gosha Mahal North. Enter Feel Khana.
   
10. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Nizam Shahi Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.3 km overall.
    Enter Begum Bazar.
    
11. 3rd Right (past Masjid Complex on the right) onto Nizam Shahi Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.1 km
    
12. Slight 3rd Left (past Afzal Ganj Bus Terminals on the right) to follow NH7 Hwy, go 2 km.
    Via Chudi Bazar, Dhool Pet. Enter Hakim Pura.
    
13. Left (past Tinky Restaurant on the left) onto Purana Pool Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.2 km.
    Enter Bahadurpura West.
    
14. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Nehru Zoological Park Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 3.9 km overall.
    Enter Petla Burz. Via Zoo Park & Mir Alam Tank. Enter Sivarampalli.
    
15. Continue down NH7 Hwy: 199 km.
    Via Katedan Industrial Area, Sivarampalli, Rajendranagar, Langerguda, Satamrai, Pashambanda, Posettyguda.
    Via Rangareddi District at 18 km.
    Enter Mahbubnagar District at 25 km.
    Via Farooqnagar at 39 km.
    Enter Kurnool District at 191 km.
    
16. Continue down Kurnool Bypass(NH7 Hwy): 7.7 km.
    Via Kurnool, Kallur at 4.6 km.
    
17. Slight Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 46 km
    
18. Slight Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 208 km.
    Enter Anantapur District at 35 km.
    Via Gooty, Anantapur at 69 km.
    Enter Karnataka at 204 km.
    
19. Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 55 km.
    Via Bagepalli at 2 km.
    
20. Slight Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 17 km.
    Via Chintamani at 1.2 km.
    
21. Slight Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 13 km
    
22. Right onto SH5 Hwy, go 2.2 km
    
23. Slight Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 0.6 km.
    Enter Kolar.
    
24. 1st Right onto NH4 Hwy, go 3 km.
    Leave Kolar at 2.2 km.
    
25. Right onto NH4 Hwy, go 0.4 km
    
26. Take Slight 1st Left, go 23 km.
    Enter Malur at 22 km.
    
27. Take Left, go 32 km.
    Leave Malur at 1.5 km.
    Enter Tamil Nadu at 15 km.
    Enter Hosur at 32 km.
    
28. Take Left, go 0.4 km.
    Leave Hosur.
    
29. Slight 1st Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 123 km.
    Via Krishnagiri, Kaveripattinam, Kariamangalam, Dharmapuri at 71 km.
    
30. Take Sharp Right, go 18 km.
    Enter Salem District.
    Enter Mecheri at 14 km.
    
31. Take Slight Right, go 16 km.
    Leave Mecheri.
    Via Veerakkalpudur, P.N.Patti at 12 km.
    
32. Take Left, go 42 km.
    Enter Erode District at 11 km.
    Leave Nerunjipettai at 13 km.
    Via Ammapettai at 21 km.
    Enter Bhavani at 38 km.
    
33. Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 0.3 km
    
34. 1st Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 22 km.
    Leave Bhavani.
    Via Suriyampalayam, Chithode, Nasiyanur, Karumandi Chellipalayam at 10 km.
    Enter Perundurai at 21 km.
    
35. Continue down : 13 km.
    Leave Perundurai.
    Via Mukasipidariyur, Ottapparai at 9.4 km.
    Enter Chennimalai at 12 km.
    
36. Take Right, go 0.6 km.
    Leave Chennimalai.
    
37. Take 1st Left, go 12 km
    
38. Take Slight Right, go 38 km.
    Via Kangeyam at 6.1 km.
    Enter Dharapuram at 37 km.
    
39. Take Left, go 1.2 km.
    Leave Dharapuram at 1.1 km.
    
40. Take Slight 1st Right, go 32 km.
    Via Kolathupalayam at 2.9 km.
    Enter Dindigul District at 16 km.
    Enter Palani at 31 km.
    
41. Continue down NH209 Hwy: 0.5 km
    
42. 1st Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 1 km
    
43. Slight 1st Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 2.6 km.
    Leave Palani.
    
44. Take Slight Left, go 3 km
    
45. Take Left, go 2.6 km
    
46. Take Slight Right, go 15 km
    
47. Take Left, go 5.2 km
    
48. Take Right, go 7.7 km.
    Enter Kodaikanal at 7.2 km.
    
49. Continue down Naidpuram Rd: 0.4 km
    
50. Continue down Convent Rd: 0.2 km
    
51. Slight 1st Left onto Convent Rd, go <100m
    
52. 1st Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
    
53. Slight Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
    
54. Slight 4th Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.9 km
    
55. Slight 1st Left onto Lake Rd, go 0.5 km
    
56. 1st Left (past Sterling Days Inn Valley View (Hotel) on the right) onto Lake Rd, go 0.1 km
    
57. Arrive at destination
    

Note 1:
Kodaikanal can be climbed by two different routes from the plains - one from Palani and the other from Batlagundu/Genguvarpatti. The Batlagundu route is wider, less gradient and easier to drive, it is called the "Ghat Road". The Palani route is useful only if you are driving from Coimbatore/Udumalpet/Pollachi/Palghat direction, it is narrower, steeper and tough to climb. Both these routes meet at Perumalmalai Junction from where Kodaikanal is 12 km.

Note 2:
Kodaikanal to Munnar direct road has been closed due to some inter-state issues. Only dare-devil two-wheelers can use that route (via Berijam). If you have to travel west of Kodaikanal (Munnar/Thekkady/Cochin/Kollam/Trivandrum), it is best to take the Ghat Road towards Ghat Road, turn right at Ghats Road Junction towards Periyakulam and procced via Theni/Bodi.

Note 3:
Some map sites show a short, straight route from Periyakulam to Kodaikanal. This road was the only track to Kodaikanal during pre-independence days. It is surprising to see the map sites showing that trail as a "road" now. It is a steep 18km hiking trail only for the seasoned mountain climbers. It is not a "Road", it s a trekking route via Kumbakarai/Vellagavi. Please do not confuse Periyakulam to Kodaikanal route as a Road.

Reverse Route
Kodaikanal to Hyderabad


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

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