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Old 16th August 2017, 07:38   #301
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re: Bangalore - Yercaud Queries. EDIT: Avoid the Danishpet route!

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Went there Via kuppanur and the route was good except few patches but very much doable in a hatch easily. I did have to pay Rs.30 toll to use Kuppanur-Yercaud road.
Kuppanur is a nice option for a winding ride up. It also helps bypass Salem totally. But one should know :

- Where to take the Harur exit from 4-lane (Karimangalam exit)
- Need to know the Yercaud exit on the Harur-Salem road. This is a bit tricky because when I went last there were no signboards. The road is narrow and it looks like some village road leading to nowhere! Otherwise nice drive. But again its a narrow road and one should be vigilant.

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If you are planning Hogenakkal, then try driving anchetty - denkaikotai route.
Thanks a lot procrj!! It was a awesome drive through the hills. Some photos attached:
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Old 18th October 2017, 11:16   #303
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re: Bangalore - Yercaud Queries. EDIT: Avoid the Danishpet route!

We are riding to Yercaud from Bengaluru this week and plan to start from silk board area at 5.30 AM. What are the good break fast options enroute to Yercaud? There is Saravana Bhavan at Krishnagiri, but I am looking at something further.


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If you are planning Hogenakkal, then try driving anchetty - denkaikotai route.
Hi procrj,

Which is the exact route you are referring here? Is it Bengaluru - Kanakapura - Denkanikottai - Anchetty - Hogenakkal falls.

Any specific good things on this route? I have ridden the Bengaluru - Kanakapura - Anchetty - Denkanikottai - Panchapalli Dam - Hosur - Bengaluru route and love the curves and it covers all sort of roads. But not aware of the route from Denkanikottai towards Hoganekkal.


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We are riding to Yercaud from Bengaluru this week and plan to start from silk board area at 5.30 AM. What are the good break fast options enroute to Yercaud? There is Saravana Bhavan at Krishnagiri, but I am looking at something further.
There is a Annapoorna which is around 20-25Kms from Krishnagiri. Or A2B, Thoppur - this comes on the right side though, 2kms before the thoppur toll.
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What are the good break fast options enroute to Yercaud? There is Saravana Bhavan at Krishnagiri, but I am looking at something further.
Assuming you are taking the Salem route, good options after the Kaveripattnam Saravana Bhavan (the one you mentioned) are:
1. Annapoorna on left, about 55Km after Krishnagiri toll
2. Sai Sangeet on right before Thoppur toll, about 65Km after Krishnagiri toll (nearby A2B is best avoided!)
3. Sharvesh Inn on left at Thoppur town jus after you cross the ghat, about 70Km after Krishnagiri toll or 5Km after Thoppur toll
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Assuming you are taking the Salem route, good options after the Kaveripattnam Saravana Bhavan (the one you mentioned) are:
1. Annapoorna on left, about 55Km after Krishnagiri toll
2. Sai Sangeet on right before Thoppur toll, about 65Km after Krishnagiri toll (nearby A2B is best avoided!)
3. Sharvesh Inn on left at Thoppur town jus after you cross the ghat, about 70Km after Krishnagiri toll or 5Km after Thoppur toll
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There is a Annapoorna which is around 20-25Kms from Krishnagiri. Or A2B, Thoppur - this comes on the right side though, 2kms before the thoppur toll.
Thanks NPV & arun_josie.

My bad, now I remember Sai Sangeet which is there next to IOC bunk which we had tried while coming back from Thekkady, which was quite good.

May be will try Sharvesh Inn this time around, as it is on left side & reviews also shows good on Google. Will update later.

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1. Annapoorna on left, about 55Km after Krishnagiri toll
Yes, it is close to 55Kms from Krishnagiri toll. Due to some reason I always think that this hotel comes in 20-25Kms mark after the Chennai exit.

And just like those umpteen Saravana bhavans on this route with different spellings/prefix, this is Shree Annapurnaa and not the Annapoorna that comes to our mind normally.
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We are riding to Yercaud
Are you taking the standard Salem route? Why not the Morapur - Karimangalam route? The drive up that side is beautiful and on a bike it should be even better.

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Is it Bengaluru - Kanakapura - Denkanikottai - Anchetty - Hogenakkal falls.
Yes. Achetty - Hogenekal also has a lot of twists and turns which you can enjoy. Also can try Shoolagiri - Kelamangalam - Denkanikotta - Anchetty - Hogenekal.

A couple other spots that are on my list in that area are Bettamugilalam & Aiyyur lake - know as the elephant waterhole
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Which is the exact route you are referring here? Is it Bengaluru - Kanakapura - Denkanikottai - Anchetty - Hogenakkal falls.
There is no need to head to Denakanikottai from Kanakpura. There is a straight route to Anchetty via Hunasanahalli. But beyond Hunasanahalli I am not sure how are road the conditions today.
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Not sure about conditions via Danishpet route but if you are looking for some twisties then try the kuppanur route. Given that you are driving a hatch this might be a safer bet.
I took the Danishpet route (suggested by Google) on the Diwali weekend drive to Yercaud. I wouldn't suggest it to hatchbacks or sedans due to the bad condition of the road after the Kanavaipudur turn-off. Very narrow stretches which will not allow two 4-wheelers to pass combined with big potholes and deep shoulders. A bike or SUV will be more at home, except for the narrowness. The route itself is quite scenic and twisty, though.

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There is no need to head to Denakanikottai from Kanakpura. There is a straight route to Anchetty via Hunasanahalli. But beyond Hunasanahalli I am not sure how are road the conditions today.
I regularly use the Hoganekkal route as I have my farm in the area. But I use the Attibele - Hosur - Denkanikottai - Anchetty - Hoganekkal route. Till Denkanikottai is very good and newly surfaced, till Natrampalayam is good, and from there to Hoganikkal is fair with some bad patches and water logged areas.

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I regularly use the Hoganekkal route as I have my farm in the area. But I use the Attibele - Hosur - Denkanikottai - Anchetty - Hoganekkal route. Till Denkanikottai is very good and newly surfaced, till Natrampalayam is good, and from there to Hoganikkal is fair with some bad patches and water logged areas.
I was referring to the Hunasanahalli-Anchetty section and not the Denkanikottai-Anchetty section. The latter we keep getting updates because many keep going on the route. But very few use teh Kanakpura-Anchetty route.
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I took the Danishpet route (suggested by Google) on the Diwali weekend drive to Yercaud. I wouldn't suggest it to hatchbacks or sedans due to the bad condition of the road after the Kanavaipudur turn-off. Very narrow stretches which will not allow two 4-wheelers to pass combined with big potholes and deep shoulders. A bike or SUV will be more at home, except for the narrowness. The route itself is quite scenic and twisty, though.
I took the Danishpet route last weekend. It is not going to be an easy ride for sedans on those ghats. I saw a Honda City struggling while I was coming back through the same route.
For me it was so much fun with my Tiguan because I was looking for a bit of thrill and excitement.
Bikes can certainly do this route. Sedans can do it if you do not mind scrapping your under body couple of times.
Route is scenic, wild and absolutely no traffic to bother you. It is like a 30km private road for you

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re: Bangalore - Yercaud Queries. EDIT: Avoid the Danishpet route!

We (wife, 8 year old son and myself) had taken a drive to Yercaud on the weekend (Saturday - Monday).

Onward trip:
Took the Bannerghatta Rd- NICE Rd - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Kuppanur - Yercaud route (as shown below). We had taken this route to avoid the Salem construction traffic.

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We left at 7: 30 AM. We took a 1 1/2 hour break at McDonald's at Shoolagiri for breakfast and for stretching our legs. We also took a couple of breaks for 10-15 minutes each, after turning off NH44. The first one was taken just before Kuppanur and the second one was taken on the climb to Yercaud. Please note that the stopping points on the climb is full of waiting monkeys, so it may not be possible/convenient to stop. We had to wait for a shoulder, where there were no monkeys waiting. we had to rush into the car after about 10 minutes, as we saw a troop rushing towards us. We reached our Hotel (GRT Trails) finally by 1:30 PM.
The route was pretty good, with the exception of a 200 meter stretch where construction was ongoing. The road was slightly patchy at a few places, but nothing of concern. The road was otherwise smooth and brilliant to drive. There was also minimal traffic on the route.

Return trip:
We took the standard Yercaud - Salem - Krishnagiri - NICE Rd - Bannerhgatta Rd route.

We left Yercaud by around 10:30AM and with one break (at a Petrol bunk), we were back home by 2 PM. There was construction going on at a couple of places on the hairpin bends. Salem town was a mess, with jams at a few places due to the flyover construction. This was on a Monday, so the situation on the weekends might be a mess (extrapolating here). Else, it was routine trip with minimal traffic.

I used Fastag on the trip and have posted the details in the Fastag thread (Link here).

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re: Bangalore - Yercaud Queries. EDIT: Avoid the Danishpet route!

Hi All,
I will be travelling to Yercaud with my family on 23rd early morning. I will be leaving from BTM layout at around 5:30 to 6:00 AM. Which is the better route between Krishnagiri -Dharmapuri - Danishpet - Kanavaipudur - Yercaud and Atibele - Denkanaikottai - Hogenakkal - Mecheri - Omalur - Salem – Yercaud?

I request also good breakfast suggestions on both routes.

Thanks in advance

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Hi All,
I will be travelling to Yercaud with my family on 23rd early morning. I will be leaving from BTM layout at around 5:30 to 6:00 AM. Which is the better route between [
Neither of the two. I would suggest the Kuppanur route. Krishnagiri-Karimangalam-Morappur-Harur-Kuppanur-Yercaud.

You can have breakfast at Krishnagiri.
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