Last road trip of 2019 to Madhya Pradesh, total 2550 kms in 5 days by Faridabad based Indian Roadie Gaurav Tomar in his Maruti Swift (nicknamed Vayu).
Route taken:
Delhi - Agra - Gwalior - Jhansi - Sagar - Kareli - Panchmarhi - Kareli - Narsinghpur - Bhedaghat - Jabalpur - Amarkantak - Jabalpur - Sagar - same as onward journey in reverse direction.
Day 1 - 22/12/2019
Delhi to Kareli (15 kms before Narsinghpur), 800 kms covered in 12 hours.
Good roads (4 laned) throughout except few bad patches of approx 25 kms due to ongoing construction.
Day 2 - 23/12/2019
Kareli to Panchmarhi, approx 140 kms in 4 hours.
Visited Jatashankar, Mahadev & B Fall. A seasonal place to be visited preferably in Monsoon else a time waste.
Good roads, all undivided single road.
Day 3 - 24/12/2019
Panchmarhi to Jabalpur via Bhedaghat, 240 kms in 5 hours.
Good roads, boat ride to Bhedaghat was interesting and Dhuandhaar waterfall was fantastic.
Day 4 - 25/12/2019
Jabalpur to Amarkantak then return to Jabalpur.
Quite a scenic drive to Amarkantak, fantastic roads all the way. All undivided single lane, approx drive was 480 kms.
Day 5 - 26/12/2019
Jabalpur to Delhi
Approx 800 kms in 14 hours.
Roads were well maintained in MP and very well marked where required.
Diesel in MP was approx 74 rupees per litre.
Total toll paid approx 2000 rupees.
Recommended places for good food and clean washrooms enroute:
- Shri Sai Restaurant, after Morena
- Gravity Family Restaurant, Lalitpur
- The Grand Shukrana, Kareli (good for night halt)
- Indian Coffee House, Jabalpur (good for night halt)
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* Madhya Pradesh Trails
* Madhya Pradesh Roadie
