Kodaikanal to Hyderabad

1. Straight(0.1 km) on Lake Rd
   
2. 1st Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.5 km
   
3. Slight 1st Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.9 km
   
4. Slight 3rd Left onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
   
5. Slight 3rd Left onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
   
6. Left onto Convent Rd, go <100m
   
7. Slight 1st Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.2 km
   
8. Continue down Naidpuram Rd: 0.4 km
   
9. Continue down : 7.7 km.
   Enter Dindigul District.
   
10. Take Left, go 5.2 km
    
11. Take Right, go 15 km
    
12. Take Slight Left, go 2.6 km
    
13. Take Right, go 3 km
    
14. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 2.6 km
    
15. Slight Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 1 km.
    Enter Palani.
    
16. 1st Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 0.5 km
    
17. Continue down : 32 km.
    Leave Palani at 1.4 km.
    Enter Erode District at 16 km.
    Via Kolathupalayam at 29 km.
    
18. Take Slight Left, go 1.2 km.
    Enter Dharapuram.
    
19. Take 1st Right, go 38 km.
    Leave Dharapuram at 1.8 km.
    Via Kangeyam at 32 km.
    
20. Take Slight Left, go 12 km
    
21. Take Right, go 0.6 km
    
22. Take 1st Left, go 13 km.
    Via Chennimalai, Ottapparai, Mukasipidariyur at 2.7 km.
    
23. Continue down NH47 Hwy: 22 km.
    Via Perundurai, Karumandi Chellipalayam, Nasiyanur, Chithode, Suriyampalayam at 9.3 km.
    
24. Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 0.3 km.
    Enter Bhavani.
    
25. Take 1st Left, go 42 km.
    Leave Bhavani at 3.9 km.
    Via Ammapettai, Nerunjipettai at 25 km.
    Enter Salem District at 30 km.
    
26. Take Right, go 16 km.
    Via P.N.Patti, Veerakkalpudur at 4.3 km.
    Enter Mecheri at 15 km.
    
27. Take Slight Left, go 18 km.
    Leave Mecheri at 3.5 km.
    
28. Sharp Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 123 km.
    Enter Dharmapuri District.
    Via Dharmapuri, Kariamangalam, Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri at 52 km.
    
29. Take Slight Left, go 0.4 km.
    Enter Hosur.
    
30. Take 1st Right, go 32 km.
    Leave Hosur.
    Enter Karnataka at 17 km.
    Enter Malur at 31 km.
    
31. Take Right, go 23 km.
    Leave Malur at 1.3 km.
    
32. Slight Right onto NH4 Hwy, go 0.4 km
    
33. 1st Left onto NH4 Hwy, go 3 km.
    Enter Kolar.
    
34. Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 0.6 km
    
35. Slight 1st Right onto SH5 Hwy, go 2.2 km.
    Leave Kolar.
    
36. Left onto SH5 Hwy, go 13 km
    
37. Slight Right onto SH5 Hwy, go 17 km.
    Enter Chintamani at 14 km.
    
38. Slight Right onto SH5 Hwy, go 55 km.
    Leave Chintamani.
    Via Bagepalli at 53 km.
    
39. Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 208 km.
    Enter Andhra Pradesh at 4.2 km.
    Via Anantapur, Gooty at 139 km.
    Enter Kurnool District at 172 km.
    
40. Slight Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 46 km
    
41. Slight Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 206 km.
    Via Kallur, Kurnool at 3 km.
    Enter Mahbubnagar District at 14 km.
    Via Farooqnagar at 167 km.
    Via Rangareddi District at 188 km.
    Enter Hyderabad at 195 km. Via Pashambanda, Satamrai, Langerguda, Rajendranagar, Katedan Industrial Area. Enter Sivarampalli.
    
42. Continue down Nehru Zoological Park Rd(NH7 Hwy): 3.8 km.
    Via Zoo Park & Mir Alam Tank. Enter Bahadurpura West.
    
43. At roundabout, take 1st exit onto Purana Pool Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.2 km overall
    
44. 1st Right (past Tinky Restaurant on the right) to follow NH7 Hwy, go 2 km.
    Via Hakim Pura, Dhool Pet, Chudi Bazar. Enter Begum Bazar.
    
45. Slight Right onto Nizam Shahi Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.1 km
    
46. 2nd Left (past Masjid Complex on the left) onto Nizam Shahi Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.2 km.
    Enter Feel Khana.
    
47. At roundabout, take 1st exit onto Nizam Shahi Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.8 km overall.
    Enter Gosha Mahal North.
    
48. Slight Right (past Syndicate Bank on the right) onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 0.5 km.
    Enter Abids South.
    
49. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd(NH7 Hwy), go 1.1 km overall.
    Via Abids. Enter Fateh Maida.
    
50. Left (past Aliya Government Junior College on the left) onto Abids Rd, go <100m
    
51. 1st Right onto Abids Rd, go <100m
    
52. Slight 1st Left onto Bashir Bagh Rd(NH7 Hwy), go <100m
    
53. Straight (Keep Right) on Tank Bund Rd(NH7 Hwy) flyover, go 3.4 km.
    Enter Hill Fort.
    
54. Slight Left onto Sanjeevaian Park Rd, go 0.7 km
    
55. Continue down Necklace Rd: 1.6 km (Past Raniganj I And II Bus Depot on the right).
    Enter Patigadda.
    
56. Arrive at destination
    

Note 1:
Climbing Routes: 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:
Munnar Route: 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 Batlagundu, 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 still 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 Village. Please do not confuse Periyakulam to Kodaikanal route as a Road.

Reverse Route
Hyderabad to Kodaikanal


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

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Kodaikanal to Hyderabad - Google Maps