Bangalore-Mysore-Coorg-Kannur road - Team-BHP

rave70 · 30th November 2007, 12:53

Has anyone travelled to Kannur via Coorg-Virajpet recently? How's the road condition? I know it was pretty bad last year but has it been repaired? I plan to drive down in my zen estilo during x-mas. Appreciate any pointers....thanx

HKP · 30th November 2007, 16:43

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Originally Posted by rave70

I plan to drive down in my zen estilo

I went to kannur last weekend, in Bus. Road is non existent after virajpet. While going my bus got stuck in a ditch and the bumper came off!! while coming back the Ashoka travels bus got stuck in a turning and took 1 hour to come out of it.

If the bus is finding it difficult, how a zen esitlo will cope. No small vehicles use this route nowadays. The Wynad (mananthavady) route is better and the Calicut route is the best if you still want to drive down. But it will take more time.

\\hkp

GSMINC · 30th November 2007, 17:46

Virajpet to kerala border is absolutely horrible.
I drove from kannur to virajpet recently. the worst strech is between kerala border to virajpet.
16kms took me around 3-4 hours, all 1st & 2nd gears on my santro.
road is deserted, forest strech, not even a tea shop.
apart from this strech rest of the route is good.

hvkumar · 1st December 2007, 09:36

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Originally Posted by GSMINC

Virajpet to kerala border is absolutely horrible.
I drove from kannur to virajpet recently. the worst strech is between kerala border to virajpet.
16kms took me around 3-4 hours, all 1st & 2nd gears on my santro.
road is deserted, forest strech, not even a tea shop.
apart from this strech rest of the route is good.

Are the trucks taking this route at all, or are they going some other route? Any signs of repair work?

rocksterraghu · 3rd December 2007, 02:32

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Originally Posted by GSMINC

Virajpet to kerala border is absolutely horrible.

Yes. The pot-holes are too huge and a car like Estilo is a definite no-no.

maddy42 · 3rd December 2007, 13:55

Dude dont go via virajpet. Go via Kutta that is in south coorg. You would need to take a deviation after you reach gonikoppal in coorg. Then from kutta it goes to kerala border then manandhwadi and goes on...My parents went in ths route last week as they had to go from coorg to guruvayoor. Well only comment they had was the road was better

maddy42 · 3rd December 2007, 14:15

Well repair work only after election saar...that is how it is in coorg....or when big project comes....till then mud is used to fill up the potholes and in CASE more money comes then they use some thing called stones

gkrishk · 4th December 2007, 04:43

I've done Telicherry-Virajpet in 2003 and again in 2006. There was no attempt at repair in this period. This is the worst stretch of road I have driven. Kutta-Gonikoppal-Mananthavady is the best way to go.

madaboutCARS · 4th December 2007, 06:25

reve70: do you luv your car ? if yes , never dream of taking your car in virajpet route. better drive through waynad , you will be happy that your car still exists... those roads still haunts me ... but agin if u decided to go in the virajpet route do pen down some crane service number as it will be helpful...

sivadas · 4th December 2007, 08:51

As far as I know, this road was never repaired in last 5-6 years.

It appears like some people with vested interests are ensuring that this route is never usable.

maddy42 · 4th December 2007, 09:48

sivadas

If you look at it like some people with vested interest are ensuring that the roads are like that then what should i tell you about the entire roads in coorg!!!
All the roads are pathetic and no one actually cares to repair them. Everyone keeps throwing the blame about. Only last year the people came together and pooled in cash and repaired the road from kanoor to kutta....ever heard of stuff like that??
Well coming back to the topic go by the route i suggested coz you will thank your stars. Its better to reach your destination rather than get stuck somewhere

sivadas · 4th December 2007, 11:38

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Originally Posted by maddy42

sivadas

If you look at it like some people with vested interest are ensuring that the roads are like that then what should i tell you about the entire roads in coorg!!!
All the roads are pathetic and no one actually cares to repair them. Everyone keeps throwing the blame about. Only last year the people came together and pooled in cash and repaired the road from kanoor to kutta....ever heard of stuff like that??
Well coming back to the topic go by the route i suggested coz you will thank your stars. Its better to reach your destination rather than get stuck somewhere

I am travelling from Kannur to Bangalore (and return) for more than 12 years now.

Road was always bad, but it was motrable since some patch work was happening occasionally (or atleast once in 2 years).

But for last many years, this road is totally abandoned and you cannot call it a road any more. As a matter of fact it has become extremely dangerous.

If all roads in Coorg are having same fate, it is really really bad.

kibi · 4th December 2007, 13:27

I had travelled till virajpet abt 3 weeks back. Till then the roads are ok a little narrow....

maddy42 · 4th December 2007, 14:41

One piece of advice is to take gonikoppal ponampet- hudikeri-kutta road
Dont and seriously Dont take the Ponampet-Kanoor-kutta route.
I stay on this route and its bad.
If you like jungles you can take a deviation in hunsur towards H.D kote road and travel through the forest stretch and directly reaching kutta but you will have to take this road before 6 in the evening

maddy42 · 5th December 2007, 10:34

Well latest update...take the kanoor route as the route via hudikeri is bad.

30th November 2007, 12:53	#1 (permalink)
rave70 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 2	Bangalore-Mysore-Coorg-Kannur road Has anyone travelled to Kannur via Coorg-Virajpet recently? How's the road condition? I know it was pretty bad last year but has it been repaired? I plan to drive down in my zen estilo during x-mas. Appreciate any pointers....thanx

4th December 2007, 04:43	#8 (permalink)
gkrishk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 33	I've done Telicherry-Virajpet in 2003 and again in 2006. There was no attempt at repair in this period. This is the worst stretch of road I have driven. Kutta-Gonikoppal-Mananthavady is the best way to go. __________________ -------------------------

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30th November 2007, 17:46	#3 (permalink)
GSMINC BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 83	Virajpet to kerala border is absolutely horrible. I drove from kannur to virajpet recently. the worst strech is between kerala border to virajpet. 16kms took me around 3-4 hours, all 1st & 2nd gears on my santro. road is deserted, forest strech, not even a tea shop. apart from this strech rest of the route is good.

3rd December 2007, 13:55	#6 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 631 View My Garage	Dude dont go via virajpet. Go via Kutta that is in south coorg. You would need to take a deviation after you reach gonikoppal in coorg. Then from kutta it goes to kerala border then manandhwadi and goes on...My parents went in ths route last week as they had to go from coorg to guruvayoor. Well only comment they had was the road was better

3rd December 2007, 14:15	#7 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 631 View My Garage	Well repair work only after election saar...that is how it is in coorg....or when big project comes....till then mud is used to fill up the potholes and in CASE more money comes then they use some thing called stones

4th December 2007, 06:25	#9 (permalink)
madaboutCARS BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: mysore Posts: 56	reve70: do you luv your car ? if yes , never dream of taking your car in virajpet route. better drive through waynad , you will be happy that your car still exists... those roads still haunts me ... but agin if u decided to go in the virajpet route do pen down some crane service number as it will be helpful...

4th December 2007, 08:51	#10 (permalink)
sivadas BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 345 View My Garage	As far as I know, this road was never repaired in last 5-6 years. It appears like some people with vested interests are ensuring that this route is never usable.

4th December 2007, 09:48	#11 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 631 View My Garage	sivadas If you look at it like some people with vested interest are ensuring that the roads are like that then what should i tell you about the entire roads in coorg!!! All the roads are pathetic and no one actually cares to repair them. Everyone keeps throwing the blame about. Only last year the people came together and pooled in cash and repaired the road from kanoor to kutta....ever heard of stuff like that?? Well coming back to the topic go by the route i suggested coz you will thank your stars. Its better to reach your destination rather than get stuck somewhere

4th December 2007, 13:27	#13 (permalink)
kibi Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 24	I had travelled till virajpet abt 3 weeks back. Till then the roads are ok a little narrow....

4th December 2007, 14:41	#14 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 631 View My Garage	One piece of advice is to take gonikoppal ponampet- hudikeri-kutta road Dont and seriously Dont take the Ponampet-Kanoor-kutta route. I stay on this route and its bad. If you like jungles you can take a deviation in hunsur towards H.D kote road and travel through the forest stretch and directly reaching kutta but you will have to take this road before 6 in the evening

5th December 2007, 10:34	#15 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 631 View My Garage	Well latest update...take the kanoor route as the route via hudikeri is bad.