Hi All,
We are planning for a 4 day trip during the 3rd week of September.
Day 01
Bangalore - Ooty - Kodaikanal (Halt)
Day 02
Kodaikanal - Kanyakumari (Halt)
Day 03
Kanyakumari - Rameshwaram (Halt)
Day 04
Rameshwaram - Bangalore
I have been going through the posts here and am particularly impressed with Raghu's Travelogue (The King who completed part of South India). Though he need not worry about the road conditions while in "The King", he hasn't highlighted the conditions of the road during his trip.
Also I went through the routes suggested by Google map, I am very confused
with the route to be taken on the second day from Kodiakanal to Kanyakumari.
Should I take the traditional Kodiakanal - Madurai - Kanyakumari (331kms) on NH7? Of late I have been reading in the posts that NH7 is not very good.
Or should i take one of the following routes suggested by Google Maps. The routes suggested here hardly touch NH7 except for the route from Tirunelveli to Kanykumari.
Route 01: Shortest 303km
Kodaikanal - Periyakulam - Vaigai Dam - Andippatti - Usilampatti - Srivilliputtur (combination of SH157/SH101/NH49) - Rajapalaiyam - Sankarankovil - Tirunelveli (SH41)- Kanyakumari (NH7)
Link to the map provided below
from: kodaikanal to: kanyakumari - Google Maps
OR
Route 02: 335kms
Kodaikanal - Periyakulam - Vaigai Dam - Andippatti - Usilampatti - Tirumangalam - Alampatti - Paarapatti (Bypassing Madurai. A combination of SH157/SH101/NH49) - Aruppukkottai - Ettaiyapuram - Kurukkuchalai (NH45B) - Tirunelveli (SH75) - Kanyakumari (NH7)
Link to the map provided below
from:kodaikanal to:9.4809964,78.0990345 to:kanyakumari - Google Maps
We will be travelling in a Logan which has already done 56000kms in one and half years.
We would like make to our destination faster and without troubles. Would anyone please suggest the best possible route from the routes mentioned above, in terms of best road quality?
Also the route back to Bangalore from Rameshwaram is wierd with touching NH7 untill Salem.
Link to the map provided below
from: Rameshwaram to: Bangalore - Google Maps
Would anyone please guide me in this regard?
Thanks & Regards
Sachin