THOPPUR GHAT to KRISHNAGIRI

kb100 · 22nd September 2006, 23:42

Friends...

I am planing to drive down to Blr tmw from CBE... I loved the Mettur detour last time (APRIL - before rains) -- lovely roads... hardly any traffic...

The stretch from where the Thoppur Ghat section ends to Krishnagiri however was another thing entirely... resembled MOONSCAPE!!

Any insight into the condition of the road presently??

jkdas · 22nd September 2006, 23:53

Guess you want the fastest route and of course the safest route (with all those things in your car's boot!)

kb100 · 22nd September 2006, 23:58

YES SIR... That I do!

I also wanted to factor in driving time... Bad roads are a nightmare - esp alone!! ... Sam will agree..

v1p3r · 22nd September 2006, 23:58

Don't know what the Thoppur ghat is, but if you're doing Salem-Dharmapuri-Krishnagiri, the stretch is HORRIBLE.

Take the CBE-Satyamangalam route naa...

kb100 · 23rd September 2006, 00:02

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Don't know what the Thoppur ghat is, but if you're doing Salem-Dharmapuri-Krishnagiri, the stretch is HORRIBLE.

Take the CBE-Satyamangalam route naa...

How is that in comparison??

v1p3r · 23rd September 2006, 00:21

Erm, actually I have no idea. Look up Harrie's marriage thread, he has detailed all the three routes there.

suren181 · 11th October 2006, 12:47

Just back from a trip from Hyderabad to Palghat and Ooty... Took the Thoppur - Mettur - Bhavani Route in my Santro Zip Plus and did not find it too bad excepting at Mettur... You know the Santro is not the best car for bad roads but am back at Hyderabad and my 4 year old Santro has not developed any rattling....

Harrie · 11th October 2006, 13:21

The road from Coimbatore till Thalavady is good. From Thalavady till Chamrajnagar so so. Chamrajnagar to Nanjangud was pretty bad last time. But this time around I see a lot changes. Roads being patched up everywhere.

I suggest you take this route

Coimbatore - Sathyamangalam - Chamrajnagar

From here take the road to Gundulpet. This strech was re laid recently and pretty good.

Gundulpet - Nanjangud - Mysore is a dream.

This route is longer by approximately 50 kms compared to Chamrajnagar - Nanjangud route. But a lot better than and you could probably make up for the lost time too.

kb100 · 11th October 2006, 14:20

Opps... Sorry folks... Made that trip already.. forgot to update this thread..

I did Coimy to Bangy (EC - RK Dhaba) in some 3 hrs 40 mins. The roads from Thoppur to Krishnagiri had been patched up... But still no carpet ride! (was able to maintain around 100 kmph - any higher the CD Changer would start skipping....

22nd September 2006, 23:42	#1
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	THOPPUR GHAT to KRISHNAGIRI Friends... I am planing to drive down to Blr tmw from CBE... I loved the Mettur detour last time (APRIL - before rains) -- lovely roads... hardly any traffic... The stretch from where the Thoppur Ghat section ends to Krishnagiri however was another thing entirely... resembled MOONSCAPE!! Any insight into the condition of the road presently?? Last edited by kb100 : 22nd September 2006 at 23:43.
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22nd September 2006, 23:53	#2
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Guess you want the fastest route and of course the safest route (with all those things in your car's boot!)
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22nd September 2006, 23:58	#3
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	YES SIR... That I do! I also wanted to factor in driving time... Bad roads are a nightmare - esp alone!! ... Sam will agree..
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22nd September 2006, 23:58	#4
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Don't know what the Thoppur ghat is, but if you're doing Salem-Dharmapuri-Krishnagiri, the stretch is HORRIBLE. Take the CBE-Satyamangalam route naa...
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23rd September 2006, 00:21	#6
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Erm, actually I have no idea. Look up Harrie's marriage thread, he has detailed all the three routes there.
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11th October 2006, 12:47	#7
suren181 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 850 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Mettur Bhavani route Just back from a trip from Hyderabad to Palghat and Ooty... Took the Thoppur - Mettur - Bhavani Route in my Santro Zip Plus and did not find it too bad excepting at Mettur... You know the Santro is not the best car for bad roads but am back at Hyderabad and my 4 year old Santro has not developed any rattling....
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11th October 2006, 13:21	#8
Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	The road from Coimbatore till Thalavady is good. From Thalavady till Chamrajnagar so so. Chamrajnagar to Nanjangud was pretty bad last time. But this time around I see a lot changes. Roads being patched up everywhere. I suggest you take this route Coimbatore - Sathyamangalam - Chamrajnagar From here take the road to Gundulpet. This strech was re laid recently and pretty good. Gundulpet - Nanjangud - Mysore is a dream. This route is longer by approximately 50 kms compared to Chamrajnagar - Nanjangud route. But a lot better than and you could probably make up for the lost time too.
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11th October 2006, 14:20	#9
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	Opps... Sorry folks... Made that trip already.. forgot to update this thread.. I did Coimy to Bangy (EC - RK Dhaba) in some 3 hrs 40 mins. The roads from Thoppur to Krishnagiri had been patched up... But still no carpet ride! (was able to maintain around 100 kmph - any higher the CD Changer would start skipping....
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