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tortoise · 29th October 2006, 00:29

I usually start at 4.00 am in the morning and reach Palakkad at around 11.00 with my breakfast stop at Salem around 7.00 - 7.30 . you will reach krishnagiri before day breaks. Advantage is that you will be able to sight the "gateways to hell" between krishnagiri and salem. From Salem it is more or less OK. Before 15-20 kms to Coimbatore, you can take the L&T bypass (left) to palakkad . this is my favorite stretch - visibility is in kilometers ( be careful about the Luna(tic)s and TVS mopeds )

After the last monsoon I heard that the road condition from Walayar is not good. Also, the traffic from Palakkad to Thrissur will be more that what you experience between coimbatore and palakkad.

Word of caution: do not consider the timelines given here (though conservative) as the benchmark and try reaching your destination within that time. Especially, if you are new to the road and not fully aware of the traffic patterns on the route, do not try high speeds

29th October 2006, 00:29	#5 (permalink)
tortoise Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 13	I usually start at 4.00 am in the morning and reach Palakkad at around 11.00 with my breakfast stop at Salem around 7.00 - 7.30 . you will reach krishnagiri before day breaks. Advantage is that you will be able to sight the "gateways to hell" between krishnagiri and salem. From Salem it is more or less OK. Before 15-20 kms to Coimbatore, you can take the L&T bypass (left) to palakkad . this is my favorite stretch - visibility is in kilometers ( be careful about the Luna(tic)s and TVS mopeds ) After the last monsoon I heard that the road condition from Walayar is not good. Also, the traffic from Palakkad to Thrissur will be more that what you experience between coimbatore and palakkad. Word of caution: do not consider the timelines given here (though conservative) as the benchmark and try reaching your destination within that time. Especially, if you are new to the road and not fully aware of the traffic patterns on the route, do not try high speeds __________________ pace is not all..drive smartly!! remember the hare and tortoise story?