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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() @kuttappan - Thanks your detailed routing. To short, just drive upto Telichery/mahe on the NH (I know the usual routing) and then change direction towards kalpetta, Gudalur, Ooty. The distance quoted is 235kms. @ranjittp1 - Thanks to you also. Do we need to touch quilandy? some other map showing that diversion to take after telicherry/mahe and proceed towards kalpetta..so on Thanks |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() @ranjitp1 yes that could be better idea - locals are better known about the good roads. 10days back I went to Guruvayoor. Kannur city area (especially from puthiyatheru to caltex junction ) is very bad with big potholes. Again at Telichery and city limit still not good. At mahe the city roads totally gone and at that time they were doing repairs so total chaos (already the high way in mahe is too narrow). thereafter the roads are not so bad (again the city limit in all junctions are bad). But in Malappuram district the roads are comparitively good. Thanks |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Last week did Bangalore - Punalur - Trivandrum. Took Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Salem - Madurai - Rajapalayam - Shencottah - Tenmala - Punalur - Trivandrum route. Started at 4 PM from my home in Bangalore and was at Krishnagiri at 6 PM. At 10:30, we were in Madurai. The road till Madurai was simply superb. Even the Rajapalayam - Shencottah route was good. I was expecting bad road once I reach tenmala, but surprise surprise, road were good till Punalur. A small bad patch after Punalur, but from Aroor it was good till Trivandrum. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Roads in Tamilnadu always good comparing one in kerala. A boon to drive along those roads. I used to travel from Trivandrum to Chennai (via Nagercoil, Tirunelveli (Nellai), Madurai, Tiruchi, Villuppuram)-the roads were always good. Now many road/flyovers in Tamilnadu are built/mainted by private agencies. Thanks |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai
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Any idea what the MC Road (via Kottayam) is like these days? I need to drive from Cochin to Trivandrum next week, and I thought this would be a change from the dreary NH47. In the early 1990s I remember MC Road being a nice two-lane with plenty of twisties and mild gradients. In case four-laning is in progress, I expect this route is best avoided? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Garden City
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| ![]() If you have no important reason, better stay off from MC road. NH47 is always many times better than MC road condition/time wise. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Finished Cochin-Bangalore on 3rd Oct 09 - started at 5:45 AM and reached home near Indiranagar @ 2:50 PM. About 9 hours in total including 50 minutes for break. Road were decent in Kerala and excellent from Avinashi onwards to Salem. I had gone for the Salem road to check how it was - not a very good idea. Lots of diversions and bad stretches. Stick to the Bhavani-Mettur TBHP recommended route. Last edited by SkyWalker : 13th October 2009 at 12:09. |
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I too did the same mistake of going via Salem during my Munnar trip 2 weeks back. Came back through Bhavani Mettur and was 100 time better. Except for few potholes near Thoppur, road is excellent |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Muvattupuzha
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From Ernakulam to Kottayam ,2 Options are there.One is go till Cherthala ,and via thanneermukkam reach Kumarakom ,to Kottayam.the Other Option is Ernakulam-Thrippunithura-Poothotta-Thalayolaparamb-Kaduthuruthi-Ettumanoor-Kottayam. | |
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After reaching Mananthavady, find out where exactly you have to turn to Ooty. I am not sure if you need to go past Bathery. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai
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I didn't know about the first option. I've done the Poothotta route (and also another via Alleppey and Changanacherry through the Kuttanad region, though that is at least 30 km longer). | |
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Thanks, I will check on that presume, need not to touch sultan bathery. | |
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