Mumbai - Kerala...round trip?

swathyd · 2nd October 2010, 00:27

Please don't travel through NH17 whether in kerala or in karnataka . In kerala there is virtually no road in kasargod and kannur districts . From there it is somewhat ok only 34 odd kms of bad roads in NH17 after that . That is in mahe- thalassery route , and 4 kms further (total 14 kms) while travelling north . And another 10 kms of bad roads before you reach kuttipuram bridge( towards south) . In kannur and kasargod , if you love your vehicle it will take half an hour to cover a kilometer .

Nh 17 in karnataka is very pathetic (hearsay) .

Nh 47 is ok from edappally to Alapuzha when compared to Nh17 . Only some bad roads , through which you can cruise at 60 kms / hr . From Alappuzha take changanassery route , so that you can travel through MC road until Thiruvananthapuram (kazhakuttam) .

You can also take chottanikkara route/sea port -air port road from edappally thus avoiding NH 47 and Alapuzha . This will take you to thalayola parambu , ettumanur, kottayam , changanassery , tiruvalla , chengannur route ( M C Road ) . This route is superb after chengannur until tvpm , even before chengannur it is ok , though narrow .

ampere · 2nd October 2010, 08:41

There are no hotels in Hogenakkal per se. You will need to come back to Dharmapuri and find a place
(Again I don't know any hotel there. But that is the closest town you have got.)

2nd October 2010, 00:27	#16
swathyd BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: thiruvananthapuram Posts: 774 Thanked: 25 Times	Please don't travel through NH17 whether in kerala or in karnataka . In kerala there is virtually no road in kasargod and kannur districts . From there it is somewhat ok only 34 odd kms of bad roads in NH17 after that . That is in mahe- thalassery route , and 4 kms further (total 14 kms) while travelling north . And another 10 kms of bad roads before you reach kuttipuram bridge( towards south) . In kannur and kasargod , if you love your vehicle it will take half an hour to cover a kilometer . Nh 17 in karnataka is very pathetic (hearsay) . Nh 47 is ok from edappally to Alapuzha when compared to Nh17 . Only some bad roads , through which you can cruise at 60 kms / hr . From Alappuzha take changanassery route , so that you can travel through MC road until Thiruvananthapuram (kazhakuttam) . You can also take chottanikkara route/sea port -air port road from edappally thus avoiding NH 47 and Alapuzha . This will take you to thalayola parambu , ettumanur, kottayam , changanassery , tiruvalla , chengannur route ( M C Road ) . This route is superb after chengannur until tvpm , even before chengannur it is ok , though narrow . Last edited by swathyd : 2nd October 2010 at 00:36.
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2nd October 2010, 08:41	#17
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,928 Thanked: 12,899 Times View My Garage	There are no hotels in Hogenakkal per se. You will need to come back to Dharmapuri and find a place (Again I don't know any hotel there. But that is the closest town you have got.)
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