Re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries Quote:
Originally Posted by W@SIM Did BLR-MYS-Virajpet-Kannur and back on 26th/27th Jan
Timings Onward - started 415am and reached at 1130 am. this included breaks of about 75 mins
Return - started 845pm and reached 230am (Included 10 mins tea break)
Excellent roads overall, just some unmarked speed breakers around forest area and very few potholes near virajpet.
Some good Food recommendations
Breakfast stop was https://maps.app.goo.gl/xuY6iN4tJWejWgXk6
Dinner - https://maps.app.goo.gl/KtTyrSsyhUcebAK59
Midnight Tea break at columbia asia junction Mysore.
Hope it helps - thanks |
Thank you for the brisk summary of your trip. It helped keep things simple during our family trip.
We completed a Bangalore - Kannur - Kozhikode - Bangalore trip during 6-9 April.
Onward journey towards Kannur:
- Started at 5:30 a.m from East Bangalore, reached Aashirvad grand by 8:30 am. Since it was a Saturday and with the election season going on, random barricades had been placed on the mysore highway which led to unexpected congestion as early as 7:30 a.m.
- Next stop was Coorg gate, nice little place just after the checkpost before starting the downhill journey. Some shopping and early lunch and then off to Kannur.
- The biggest irritant in this trip was the last 40-50 kms, starting at Irrity (no pun intended ), it took us a good 90 minutes due to random congestion spots, erratic bus drivers.
- Reached our location near Kannur University by around 4 pm.
Road condition: Pretty smooth throughout. As mentioned earlier, around 8-10 spots in the ghat, but nothing major. Just some loose gravel around small potholes and not the crater kind. Can be easily done.
Mention about the downhill drive after Coorg gate: Very gradual drop, roads being a bit narrow but sparse traffic and one can enjoy the drive thoroughly. We only spotted private cars on this route, there were no larger vehicles.
All in all a great drive but would suggest keeping an eye on the last patch from Iritty to Kannur and maybe decide breaks accordingly to not encounter heavy traffic. |