Mysore to Kodaikanal - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Mysore to Kodaikanal - Indian Roadie Preferred Route.

Mysore - Chamrajnagara - Sathyamangalam - Annur - Pollachi - Palani - Ghatroad - Kodaikanal.

Mangalore to Kodaikanal - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Best Intercity Driving Route

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

Mangalore to Kodaikanal 
(Mangalore_Kodaikanal): 

Mangalore/ Mangaluru (KA) (Drive South for 3 kms from Kuntikan junction to Nanthoor junction on NH66) ---- KPT junction, Mangalore ---- Nanthoor junction, Mangalore (Exit NH66. Turn left) ---- First Neuro Brain And Spine Super Speciality Hospital, Mangalore on right ---- VW Mangalore, Kodikal, Mangalore on left ---- Trinity Fuels (Nayara Energy Ltd), Opposite Kannur post office, Mangalore on right ---- Thambe ---- BC Road (ROL: Bantwal 3 kms) ---- Nethravathi River Bridge (KA) ---- Panemangalore ---- Melkar ---- Kalladka ---- Puttur (KA) ---- Jalsoor ---- Sullya/ Sulia (KA) ---- Sampaje ---- Madikeri / Coorg district (KA) ---- Guddehosuru (SH91) ---- Kushalnagar (KA) ---- Hunsur (KA) ---- Mukanahalli ---- Bilikere ---- Yelawala ---- Mysore/ Mysuru (KA) ---- Mysore Ring Road (Hinkal intersection) ---- Chamrajnagara/ Chamrajnagar ---- Bannari ---- Sathyamangalam ---- Annur ---- Pollachi ---- Palani ---- Ghat/ Hill Road ---- Kodaikanal (TN) 

Takes around 15 hours with an early start of 4.00 am from Mangalore and short duration stops for breakfast, lunch, etc.
Google maps might take you through shorter routes but you will get stuck in traffic.
The Indian Roadie Preferred Route is fairly traffic free run and has good wide road throughout. 

Kodaikanal - Palani 16 kms trek on 2016-05-29

On the 29th May 2016, Sandeep Banerjee had an excellent trek with his son Sankha and daughter Dipavali from Kodaikanal to Palani (in Tamilnadu), a 16 KM trek through the mountains and forests of the Western Ghats.

The trek is mostly along wild elephant trails. Though they did not have any sightings, however, this trek is not allowed by the Tamil Nadu government without the permission and accompaniment of either forest officers or someone knowledgeable of the forests.

They were lucky to be accompanied by the Vilpatty Gram Panchayat Joint Secretary and two other friends of the Gram Panchayat Joint Secretary.

Following are some photos of the trip for Roadie friends.

Photo credit: Sandeep Banerjee.