Yercaud to Kodaikanal

1. Start, go 0.4 km
   
2. Take 1st Left, go 1 km
   
3. Take Slight 1st Left, go 0.5 km
   
4. Take 1st Left, go 16 km.
   Enter Salem at 14 km.
   
5. Take Right, go 2.4 km
   
6. Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 0.6 km
   
7. 2nd Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 0.4 km
   
8. 1st Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 49 km.
   Leave Salem at 1.4 km.
   Via Kondalampatti, Mallur at 8.2 km.
   Enter Namakkal District at 14 km.
   Via Athanur at 16 km.
   
9. Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 1.2 km.
   Enter Namakkal.
   
10. Take Slight 3rd Left, go 22 km.
    Leave Namakkal.
    Via Mohanur at 19 km.
    Enter Karur District at 20 km.
    
11. Take Slight Left, go 9.2 km.
    Enter Karur at 8.6 km.
    
12. Take Left, go 0.5 km
    
13. 1st Right onto NH67 Hwy, go 1.9 km.
    Leave Karur.
    Via Thanthoni at 1.3 km.
    
14. Take 1st Left, go 15 km.
    Via Karur, Thanthoni at 2.1 km.
    
15. Take Slight Left, go 54 km.
    Enter Dindigul District at 3.1 km.
    Via Palayam, Eriodu at 25 km.
    
16. Continue down NH45 Hwy: 1.7 km.
    Enter Dindigul.
    
17. 3rd Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 1.1 km
    
18. 1st Right onto NH45 Hwy, go 31 km.
    Leave Dindigul.
    Via Pallapatti at 2.5 km.
    Enter Sevugampatti at 29 km.
    
19. Right onto NH45 Hwy, go 10 km.
    Leave Sevugampatti at 2.1 km.
    Via Batlagundu at 3.5 km.
    Enter Theni District at 6.7 km.
    Enter Ganguvarpatti at 10 km.
    
20. Right onto SH18 Hwy, go 21 km.
    Enter Dindigul District at 5.9 km.
    Enter Pannaikadu at 17 km.
    
21. Slight Left onto SH18 Hwy, go 20 km.
    Leave Pannaikadu at 4.5 km.
    Enter Kodaikanal at 13 km.
    
22. Slight Right onto SH18 Hwy, go 0.6 km
    
23. 2nd Right (past Spencer And Company on the left) onto Observatory Rd, go 0.2 km
    
24. 2nd Left onto Lake Rd, go 0.9 km
    
25. Slight 1st Left onto Lake Rd, go 0.5 km
    
26. 1st Left (past Sterling Days Inn Valley View (Hotel) on the right) onto Lake Rd, go 0.1 km
    
27. 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
Kodaikanal to Yercaud


Detailed Route maps and travel directions:

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