[nssrini]

Planning to make a trip from Bangalore to Trichy soon - just wanted your inputs on the road situation. Typically the route is straight forward: BLR - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Nammakkal - Musiri - Trichy. Specifically concerned about the Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri stretch & nammakal - trichy part - anyone been through this route & how is it after the rains recently ? Any good places to eat on the highway itself without having to deviate ? Thanks for your help...

[hvkumar]

Not been in the Namakkal-Musiri-Trichy route for years, but from a recent account, the road from Namakkal towards Dharapuram was in great shape. Normally, this Musiri route does not break up during rains.

[PRADEEP KUMAR]

Originally Posted by nssrini

Planning to make a trip from Bangalore to Trichy soon - just wanted your inputs on the road situation. Typically the route is straight forward: BLR - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Nammakkal - Musiri - Trichy. Specifically concerned about the Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri stretch & nammakal - trichy part - anyone been through this route & how is it after the rains recently ? Any good places to eat on the highway itself without having to deviate ? Thanks for your help...

Hi,
Salem to Namakkal -GQ work on hence slow traffic.
Nammakal to trichy road is double road with less traffic and in good condition.
Drive safe.Travelled ten days back from Yercaud to Trichy.

[csentil]

Krishnagiri to Dharmapuri is bad. Unseen potholes, some of them wheel breakers. 4 laning work in progress. Lack of shoulders at places.

Dharmapuri to Salem - can be broken into two parts. Dharmapuri to Thoppur is bad again except for the Thoppur Ghat section which is 6 lane, though even this has gone uneven now.

Best to avoid these sectors in the night time.

Thoppur to Omalur - again 4 laning is going on. so need to watch out.

Omalur bypass to Salem is good.

[blorebuddy]

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...p-route-2.html

You can check here. I did this in 29Sep-2st Oct.

• Kgiri - Dharmapuri - is same as mentioned by csentil
• Dharmapuri to Thoppur - new potholes.
• After Thoppur ghat 6 lane road another 20kms is very bad. Avoid in the night.
• Salem - Namakkal - Not great but lot of traffic. Careful with oncoming Buses.

[nssrini]

Thanks guys. Is the Hosur - Royakottah - Dharmapuri : route okay these days ? anyone tried that route ?

[Dhanasekaran]

May be a little stretch but a good scenic route.

Blr-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri-Thoppur-Mettur-Bhavani-Kangayam-Karur-Kulithalai-Trichy

Let me know your feedback

[hvkumar]

Originally Posted by nssrini

Thanks guys. Is the Hosur - Royakottah - Dharmapuri : route okay these days ? anyone tried that route ?

Someone reported the road to be in good condition but for a few pot holes here and there.

[hvkumar]

Originally Posted by Dhanasekaran

May be a little stretch but a good scenic route.

Blr-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri-Thoppur-Mettur-Bhavani-Kangayam-Karur-Kulithalai-Trichy

Let me know your feedback

Bad roads reported between Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri. Mettur road in good condition. So is the road from Perunthurai to Kangayam.

[PRADEEP KUMAR]

Originally Posted by Dhanasekaran

May be a little stretch but a good scenic route.

Blr-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri-Thoppur-Mettur-Bhavani-Kangayam-Karur-Kulithalai-Trichy

Let me know your feedback

Hi,
This will add atleast 3/4 hrs travel time.

[S@~+#0$#]

I need to travel to Tirunellvelli from Bangalore. Would appreciate suggestions on the route I would need to take. Also, so that I can plan ahead, would be great help to know which sectors are in bad shape.

[hvkumar]

Originally Posted by S@~+#0$#

I need to travel to Tirunellvelli from Bangalore. Would appreciate suggestions on the route I would need to take. Also, so that I can plan ahead, would be great help to know which sectors are in bad shape.

Best route to Tirunelveli is NH7 all the way.
Bangalore-Hosur 40-Krishnagiri 50-Dharmapuri 55-Toppur 25-Salem 40-Namakkal 55-Karur 45-Dindigul 75-Madurai 65-Virudhunagar 45-Tirunelveli 110, aggregating 595 kms.

If you are a fast driver, you can do this in a day notwithstanding some bad stretches. Facilities are good all along. Big towns like Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Kovilpatti are all bypassed.

Bad sectors are in Krishnagiri-Toppur. Road widening in Omalur-Salem and some bad patches in Salem-Namakkal.

[PRADEEP KUMAR]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Best route to Tirunelveli is NH7 all the way.
Bangalore-Hosur 40-Krishnagiri 50-Dharmapuri 55-Toppur 25-Salem 40-Namakkal 55-Karur 45-Dindigul 75-Madurai 65-Virudhunagar 45-Tirunelveli 110, aggregating 595 kms.

If you are a fast driver, you can do this in a day notwithstanding some bad stretches. Facilities are good all along. Big towns like Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Kovilpatti are all bypassed.

Bad sectors are in Krishnagiri-Toppur. Road widening in Omalur-Salem and some bad patches in Salem-Namakkal.

Hi,
The entire stretch from Karur/dindigul/madurai upto tirunelveli is on road widening work.

[S@~+#0$#]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Best route to Tirunelveli is NH7 all the way.
Bangalore-Hosur 40-Krishnagiri 50-Dharmapuri 55-Toppur 25-Salem 40-Namakkal 55-Karur 45-Dindigul 75-Madurai 65-Virudhunagar 45-Tirunelveli 110, aggregating 595 kms.

If you are a fast driver, you can do this in a day notwithstanding some bad stretches. Facilities are good all along. Big towns like Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Kovilpatti are all bypassed.

Bad sectors are in Krishnagiri-Toppur. Road widening in Omalur-Salem and some bad patches in Salem-Namakkal.

Originally Posted by PRADEEP KUMAR

Hi,
The entire stretch from Karur/dindigul/madurai upto tirunelveli is on road widening work.

Thanks Guys, appreciate your help.

[nssrini]

Thanks for you inputs..Any new/good places to eat en-route beyond Krishnagiri and before Nammakkal ? I generally do not like going offcourse just for some bite..