Kodaikanal to Ooty

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 22 km
    
12. Slight Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 26 km.
    Enter Coimbatore District at 11 km.
    Leave Madathukulam at 15 km.
    Enter Udumalaipettai at 24 km.
    
13. Take Right, go 0.8 km
    
14. Take Slight 1st Right, go 46 km.
    Leave Udumalaipettai.
    Enter Palladam at 45 km.
    
15. Left onto NH67 Hwy, go 0.7 km
    
16. Take 1st Right, go 22 km.
    Leave Palladam.
    Enter Avanashi at 22 km.
    
17. Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 1.8 km.
    Leave Avanashi.
    
18. Take Slight 2nd Right, go 37 km.
    Via Annur at 16 km.
    Enter Mettupalayam at 36 km.
    
19. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 24 km.
    Leave Mettupalayam at 1.8 km.
    Via The Nilgiris District at 14 km.
    Enter Coonoor at 14 km.
    
20. Slight Right (past Kattaji Road Railway Station on the left) onto SH8 Hwy, go 10 km.
    Enter The Nilgiris District at 9.2 km.
    
21. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 4.1 km.
    Via Kethi.
    Enter Udhagamandalam at 1.5 km.
    
22. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 1.4 km
    
23. Continue down : 1 km (Past Hotel Lake View on the right)
    
24. Take Slight 2nd Right, go 0.2 km
    
25. Take Slight 2nd Left, go 0.5 km
    
26. Take Slight 1st Right, go 0.8 km
    
27. Take 1st Right (past Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court on the left), go <10m
    
28. 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
Ooty to Kodaikanal


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

Kodaikanal to Ooty - Yahoo! Maps

Kodaikanal to Ooty - Google Maps