Route from Mysore to Kodaikanal

gypsyFreak · 22nd March 2015, 19:01

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Originally Posted by srinivaspai

anyone can update on Mysore-Kodai route?

My plan is to go via Chamrajnagar-dhimbam-sathy-kangayam-Dharapuram-palani-Kodai

How is the surface? any better options available?

Thanks

I went in this route on Jan 26th weekend enroute to Madurai. Road conditions are good up to Dharapuram. Two things though:

As Kala has mentioned, Mysore - Nanjanagud - Chamaraja nagar is not good, we took this route will going, but decided to take T Narsipur route on return. Although T Narsipur route is longer by ~10 KMs, it's worth it.
As far as possible, avoid night driving (after 8:30 PM) between Bannari and KA border, because it is elephant corridor (we got stuck at Bannari for 30 mins) and maniacs in Bolero vegetable express who use the entire ghat road with scant respect for opposing traffic.