Bangalore to Coimbatore : Route Queries Have seen various requests for Bangalore to Coimbatore or Coimbatore to Bangalore routes. Here's an update.
Bangalore to Coimbatore (via dharmapuri, mettur)
Route taken this time was
Bangalore->Krishnagiri->Dharmapuri->Thoppur->Mecheri->Mettur->Bhavani->Chittode->Gobichettipalayam->Nambiyur->Puliyampetti->Annur->Coimbatore
Had to do a stopover in Bhavani and hence this route. The ideal route would be ....Mettur->Ammapet->Andhiyur->Athani->Sathyamangalam->Annur->coimbatore
Bangalore to Krishnagiri - no problems except Bommanahalli junction and till Electronic city. GQ all the way.
Krishnagiri->Dharmapuri - Road has been patched/relaid in most parts. So wasn't a problem. Heavy traffic sector. Drive carefully especially at night times. Is being four laned, so expect construction activity and lack of shoulders at times.
Dharmapuri->thoppur - Road after Dharmapuri is bad. Heavy traffic, too many potholes, some of them outright dangerous. Be extremely careful during overtaking as you might hit potholes on the other side of the road. Is being 4 laned, expect construction activity and lack of shoulders. thoppur ghat section is a six/four laner.
Thoppur->Mettur - take right from the highway. Pleasant, easy driving. Can take Mettur bypass or go down the small ghat section with a view of the Stanley reservoir (is full now)
Mettur->Bhavani - good roads again. well laid out. potholes have been covered. alternatively take the right at Ammapet to go towards Sathymangalam and then on to Coimbatore.
The state roads are good throughout.
Sathymangalam to Coimbatore - is like a race circuit. Fast straight lines, treacherous curves, z bends, s bends, double s bends, you name it. Strictly two lane. Expect idiots overtaking at the curves. Be careful of how you take the curves, some of them don't have banking. Return journey.
Coimbatore->Sathyamangalam->Thimbam->Hassanur->Chamrajnagar->Nanjangud->Mysore->Bangalore.
Thought what the heck, lets have a new experience, instead of the same old route.. so took this one all alone.
Coimbatore to Sathyamangalam - read above
Sathyamangalam to thimbam -> 15 kms of straight road through forests and then 27 hairpin bends straight up to Thimbam. The road is neat, few potholes. Keep honking. Steep climb at some of the hairpins. road is wide enough for two lorries to pass each other, thats all. You can easily overtake bigger, slower moving vehicles. Watch for the cue from the bus drivers. Nice of them. My Civic's Grade Logic worked like a charm and had good fun.[/FONT]
Thimbam to Hassanur-> Downhill. No hairpin bends... not a steep descent either. Good roads again. Thick forest. Elephants/bison/deer can be sighted. I didn't see any as it was around 2.30 in the afternoon. Excellent drive. The moment you hit Karnataka the road character changes, though it was still good
]Hassanur->Chamrajnagar - Again neat roads, except for the last 12 kms before Chamrajnagar. Lot of small potholes, cracked surface... was raining, which made it a little bit more irritating. Roads on the mountains were better than the roads on the plains !!
ChamrajNagar->Nanjangud. Good road, bad road, good road, bad road... keep alternating. Highly irritating to find unannounced rumbler strips, speed breakers before and after every village. Good that I had discs and ABS. Road in Nanjangud is being relaid. Thats like 3 kms right until the road meets the Mysore to Bandipur road.
(Actually there's a route to Bangalore from Chamrajnagar via Kollegal, but I didn't have a SUV to try it out !!)
Nanjangud to Mysore - Nice road. Heavy traffic.
Mysore to Bangalore - already much has been said about it. Speed breakers, speed traps, no shoulders for 2 wheelers. Had an excellent drive. Sad part was it took me 1 hr+ to enter Bangalore from Raja Rajeshwari nagar entrance.
Last edited by csentil : 30th July 2007 at 15:30.
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