Mysore to Kodaikanal

1. Straight(0.2 km) on Dhanvantri Rd going toward Shayaji Rao Rd
   
2. 4th Right (past Chamundeshwari Cinema on the right) onto Shayaji Rao Rd, go 0.3 km
   
3. Continue down SH88A Hwy: <100m (Past Badshah Bazaar on the left)
   
4. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto SH17D Hwy, go 0.8 km overall
   
5. 4th Left (past Post Office on the left) onto Chamaraja Rd, go 0.2 km
   
6. Take Slight 4th Right, go 0.1 km
   
7. Slight 3rd Right onto NH212 Hwy, go 3.9 km
   
8. Sharp Right onto NH212 Hwy, go 16 km.
   Enter Mysore District at 1.1 km.
   
9. Left onto SH17B Hwy, go 37 km.
   Via Nanjangud.
   Via Chamarajanagar District, Mysore District at 20 km.
   Enter Chamarajanagar District at 24 km.
   
10. Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 0.8 km.
    Enter Chamarajanagar.
    
11. Slight 2nd Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 74 km.
    Leave Chamarajanagar.
    Leave Karnataka at 34 km.
    Enter Tamil Nadu at 36 km.
    Enter Sathyamangalam at 69 km.
    
12. Take Slight Left, go 48 km.
    Leave Sathyamangalam.
    Via Kolappalur at 26 km.
    
13. Take Slight Left, go 1.7 km.
    Enter Perundurai.
    
14. 1st Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 0.3 km
    
15. Continue down : 13 km.
    Leave Perundurai.
    Via Mukasipidariyur, Ottapparai at 9.4 km.
    Enter Chennimalai at 12 km.
    
16. Take Right, go 0.6 km.
    Leave Chennimalai.
    
17. Take 1st Left, go 12 km
    
18. Take Slight Right, go 38 km.
    Via Kangeyam at 6.1 km.
    Enter Dharapuram at 37 km.
    
19. Take Left, go 1.2 km.
    Leave Dharapuram at 1.1 km.
    
20. Take Slight 1st Right, go 32 km.
    Via Kolathupalayam at 2.9 km.
    Enter Dindigul District at 16 km.
    Enter Palani at 31 km.
    
21. Continue down NH209 Hwy: 0.5 km
    
22. 1st Right onto NH209 Hwy, go 1 km
    
23. Slight 1st Left onto NH209 Hwy, go 2.6 km.
    Leave Palani.
    
24. Take Slight Left, go 3 km
    
25. Take Left, go 2.6 km
    
26. Take Slight Right, go 15 km
    
27. Take Left, go 5.2 km
    
28. Take Right, go 7.7 km.
    Enter Kodaikanal at 7.2 km.
    
29. Continue down Naidpuram Rd: 0.4 km
    
30. Continue down Convent Rd: 0.2 km
    
31. Slight 1st Left onto Convent Rd, go <100m
    
32. 1st Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
    
33. Slight Right onto Convent Rd, go 0.7 km
    
34. Slight 4th Right onto Lake Rd, go 0.9 km
    
35. Slight 1st Left onto Lake Rd, go 0.5 km
    
36. 1st Left (past Sterling Days Inn Valley View (Hotel) on the right) onto Lake Rd, go 0.1 km
    
37. 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 Mysore


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

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