Fortuner owner blindly followed Google Maps and drove down a flight of stairs in Gudalur

The owner driver of a Toyota Fortuner was headed towards home in Karnataka after vacationing with his friends in end January 2024. He relied a bit too much on Google Maps for navigating him through the fastest route. In the process he ended up stuck on a flight of stone steps in an elevated residential locality in Gudalur, Tamilnadu. 

Gudalur, situated at a tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, is a popular holiday spot, often visited by tourists heading to Ooty. 

While blindly following Google Maps for the fastest route, the friends were led through the Police Quarters in Gudalur, which the navigation maps application claimed to be the 'fastest route'. This path, however, took them to a steep flight of stairs on a small hillock in a residential area. 

Unable to proceed, the driver halted the vehicle on the stairs and sought assistance. Local residents and police personnel came to their aid, helping the driver to manoeuvre the SUV back to the main road.  

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Bangalore to Thekkady (KL) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Best Intercity Driving Route from 

Bangalore to Thekkady 

(Bangalore_Thekkady), 

Bangalore to Dindigul 

(Bangalore_Dindigul), 

Dindigul to Thekaddy 

(Dindigul_Thekaddy), 

Hosur to Thekaddy 

(Hosur_Thekaddy), 

Salem to Thekaddy 

(Salem_Thekaddy), 

Hosur to Dindigul 

(Hosur_Dindigul): 

 

Bangalore/ Bengaluru (Vidhan Soudha Metro Station) (KA) ---- Electronic City ---- Bommasandra ---- Attibele ---- KA-TN border check post, NH48/ NH44 ---- Zuzuwadi Lake on right (TN) ---- Ashok Leyland Ltd factory on right ---- BPCL filling station, QQ5X+C5X, Sipcot Phase 1, Hosur, TN 635126 on right ---- Hosur (TN) (NH48/ NH44) ---- Jio BP filling station, Kamandoddi on left of NH44/ NH48 ---- Shoolagiri (TN) ---- Kalingavaram ---- Bellampalli ---- Government Medical College and Hospital Krishnagiri, H5M2+PG8, NH48/ NH44, Kurubarapalli, TN 635115 on right ---- Krishnagiri (TN) (Keep driving south on NH44. NH48 forks off east towards Vellore, Chennai) ---- BPCL COCO Krishnagiri 24x7 Filling Station on left of NH44 ---- Avathanapatti Lake on right of NH44 ---- Penna River Bridge (C6CG+RGJ, NH44, Chowttahalli, TN 635112) ---- Errahalli ---- Paiyur ---- Kanamangalam ---- Dharmapuri bypass, NH44 (TN) ---- Thoppur Toll Plaza, NH44 (TN) ---- HPCL COCO Filling Station, X3WC+RQ3, Samathuvapuram, Vellakkal, TN 636352 on left of NH44 ---- Thoppur Ghat section ---- Thoppur (TN) ---- Elathur (Nayara KCM Fuels Filling Station on right) ---- Deevattipatti ---- BPCL AVM Hitech Fuel Park, Pannapatti, Salem on left of NH44 ---- Jio BP Filling Station, Pannapatti, Salem on right of NH44 ---- Pallapatti ---- Salem bypass (NH44, TN) ---- Namakkal bypass ---- Velur ---- Kaveri River Bridge ---- Karur bypass ---- Amravathi River bridge ---- Dindigul (TN) (exit NH44, RA: Madurai, Virudhnagar, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari. ROR: Tiruchirapalli 100 kms) ---- Drive on ROL to Batlagundu ---- Theni (TN) ---- Chinnamanur (TN) ---- Cumbum (TN) ---- Gudalur ---- Thekkady/ Kumily (KL) 

It's excellent NH44 till Dindigul, then SH till Theni, Cumbum, Thekkady, Kumily. 

Distance From To: 

Bangalore to Dindigul 

(Bangalore_Dindigul) = 

Dindigul to Theni 

(Dindigul_Theni) = 75 kms. 

Theni to Cumbum 

(Theni_Cumbum) = 40 kms. 

Cumbum to Gudalur 

(Cumbum_Gudalur) = 8 kms. 

Gudalur to Thekaddy / Kumily 

(Gudalur_Thekaddy) = 15 kms. 

Theni to Thekaddy / Kumily 

(Theni_Thekaddy) = 63 kms. 

Food options: 

Breakfast at Maadhaiyan Hotel (Non Veg) in Thoppur, near Salem. 

Lunch at Venu Biryani in Dindigul or  Thatti Vilas in Theni (Non Veg). 

Special: 

After Cumbum near Gudalur visit Jenis Grapes, where one can tour grape gardens, drink grape juice and buy grapes. Cumbum is famous for its grape yards. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

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