Munnar Kumarakom route?

[asethi]

Guys, next weekend I'm planning Bangalore - Munnar - Kumarakom - Bangalore. I know the route till Munnar, but Munnar to Kumarakom is unknown to me. Can you please guide me which is the best route to follow?

[asethi]

Also would it be safe to travel midnight on the Bhavani - Mettur - Thoppur route, or should I just follow the Salem route?
Actually I plan to cover the route back from Kumarakom overnight.

[hvkumar]

From Munnar, the route is as follows:
Take NH49 (Kochi road) from Munnar
Goa via Adimali (29 kms)-Neriamangalam (30) to Kothamangalam (18)
At Kothamangalam, turn left (straight goes to Perumbavoor), and go via Muvattupuzha (13) to Kottayam (56) From Kottayam it is 15 kms to Kumarakom.
That totals 160 kms, which can be covered in under 4 hours. Since there are many villages en route, you cannot make high speeds.

All roads are safe, including the Bhavani route, and you can do it at night without any trouble.

[anilagdr]

From Kumarakom you can reach Vytilla via Vaikom or via Cherthala and thereafter continue your journey to Thrissur and beyond on the NH.

[hvkumar]

Originally Posted by anilagdr

From Kumarakom you can reach Vytilla via Vaikom or via Cherthala and thereafter continue your journey to Thrissur and beyond on the NH.

You can also NH47 at Angamali by coming from KUmarakom via Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Perumbavoor and Kalady, which will be short and avoid the city/ bypass traffic of Ernakulam/ Kochi.

[toms_2191]

Munnar- kattapana-kuttikanam-kanjirapally-kottayam-kumarakom is another possible, scenic and better road. you will love the journy!!!

[gadadhar]

Originally Posted by asethi

Also would it be safe to travel midnight on the Bhavani - Mettur - Thoppur route, or should I just follow the Salem route?
Actually I plan to cover the route back from Kumarakom overnight.

It will be better to go via Salem during night, now most of the 4 laning work is complete..

[gadadhar]

Is the Unnukal --> Thodupuzha route good while going to Kottayam from Munnar? I have never taken this road, so the BHPians in that area, please advise

[deepclutch]

Munnar- kumarakam route can be also done via munnar-kothamangalam-muvattupuzha-thiruvankulam-kureekad-vaikom-kumarakam route which will come around 162kms.it is the faster route albeit 2kms more than other routes.seems many tourist operators prefer this route.

Another route is:
Muvattupuzha-Piravom-Vaikom-Kumarakom which comes around 67+90=157kms(approximately) or Muvattupuzha-Piravom-Kaduthuruthi(which I don't know much).

roads are not good.

The best route is the first one via thiruvankulam in NH49 which links to Thrippunithura-Vaikom Road.

@gadadhar:Unnukal-Thodupuzha route is good for touching Pala town .but otherwise kothamangalam-kottayam route via MC Road is better.

[asethi]

Thanks for all your replies guys! I'm all set to leave this Saturday, and will update you as soon as I'm back!