Chennai to Ooty

1. Straight(0.1 km) going toward Kutty St
   
2. 2nd Left onto Shivaganga Rd, go 0.1 km
   
3. Continue down : 0.2 km (Past Bethel Boys Home (Hotel) on the right)
   
4. Continue down West Mada St: 0.2 km (Past Corporation Middle School on the right).
   Enter Tirumurthy Nagar.
   
5. Take 1st Right (past Rajambal Thargavelu Higher Secondary School on the left), go <100m
   
6. 1st Left onto Tank Bund Rd, go <100m.
   Enter Vaikuntapuram.
   
7. 1st Right (past Corporation Boys High School on the right) onto Pushpa Nagar Main Rd, go 0.3 km.
   Enter Nungambakkam.
   
8. Slight Right onto Mahalingapuram Main Rd, go 0.2 km.
   Enter Vaikuntapuram.
   
9. Take 2nd Left, go 0.4 km
   
10. 5th Right (past HP Petrol Pump on the right) onto Arcot Rd, go 1.5 km.
    Via Thyagaraya Nagar, Trustpuram. Enter Kodambakkam.
    
11. Slight Left (past Corporation Middle School on the left) onto Dr Ambedkar Rd, go 1 km.
    Via Thalaiyari Palaiyam. Enter Ashok Nagar.
    
12. Continue down 4th Av: 0.9 km
    
13. Left (past Jawahar Vidyalay Higher Secondary School Main Building 3rd Class Room on the right) onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, go 0.2 km
    
14. At roundabout, take 3rd exit, go <100m overall
    
15. 1st Left (past TRB Complex on the right) onto Anna Main Rd, go 0.2 km
    
16. 1st Left (past Udhayam Multiplex on the left) onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, go 3.2 km.
    Via Jaffarkhanpet, Ekkadutangal.
    Enter Kanchipuram at 2.7 km.
    
17. At roundabout, take 1st exit onto NH45 Hwy, go 186 km overall.
    Leave Nandambakkam. Via Alandur, St Thomas Mount, Meenambakkam, Tirusulam, Pallavaram, Chromepet, Madras Export Processing Zone, Tambaram West, Perungalattur, Peerkankaranai, Vandalur, Urapakkam.
    Enter Kancheepuram District at 22 km.
    Via Nandivaram - Guduvancheri, Singaperumalkoil, Chengalpattu, Karunguzhi, Maduranthakam, Acharapakkam at 53 km.
    Enter Viluppuram District at 92 km.
    Via Tindivanam, Vikravandi, Viluppuram at 131 km.
    
18. Take Right, go 60 km.
    Via Ulundurpettai, Thiagadurgam, Kallakkurichi, Chinnasalem at 30 km.
    
19. Continue down NH68 Hwy: 73 km.
    Enter Salem District.
    Via Attur, Narasingapuram, Pethanaickenpalayam, Ethapur, Ayothiapattinam at 38 km.
    Enter Salem at 68 km.
    
20. Slight Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 0.4 km
    
21. 1st Right onto NH7 Hwy, go 1.4 km
    
22. Slight 1st Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 3.3 km.
    Leave Salem.
    
23. Slight Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 55 km.
    Via Sankari at 35 km.
    Enter Namakkal District at 38 km.
    Leave Padaiveedu at 41 km.
    Via Kumarapalayam at 52 km.
    Enter Erode District at 54 km.
    
24. Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 61 km.
    Leave Bhavani.
    Via Suriyampalayam, Chithode, Nasiyanur, Karumandi Chellipalayam, Perundurai, Vijayapuri at 16 km.
    Enter Coimbatore District at 44 km.
    Via Avanashi at 59 km.
    
25. Take Slight Right, go 37 km.
    Via Annur at 16 km.
    Enter Mettupalayam at 36 km.
    
26. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 24 km.
    Leave Mettupalayam at 1.8 km.
    Via The Nilgiris District at 14 km.
    Enter Coonoor at 14 km.
    
27. Slight Right (past Kattaji Road Railway Station on the left) onto SH8 Hwy, go 10 km.
    Enter The Nilgiris District at 9.2 km.
    
28. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 4.1 km.
    Via Kethi.
    Enter Udhagamandalam at 1.5 km.
    
29. Slight Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 1.4 km
    
30. Continue down : 1 km (Past Hotel Lake View on the right)
    
31. Take Slight 2nd Right, go 0.2 km
    
32. Take Slight 2nd Left, go 0.5 km
    
33. Take Slight 1st Right, go 0.8 km
    
34. Take 1st Right (past Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court on the left), go <10m
    
35. Arrive at destination
    

Ooty Travel Notes

Note 1:
Climbing Routes: Ooty can be climbed by road from either Mettupalayam direction or from Mysore/Gudalur direction. Mysore route forks out at Mudmalai and merges back at Gudalur, either route will be scenic.

Note 2:
Train Route: The supposedly world famous Mettupalayam to Ooty Nilgiris Mountain Railway is another option to climb up. It can be booked separately or along with your journey from Chennai or any other station to Coimbatore.

Note 3:
Driving Down by road: Ooty Ghat roads are quite slippery during rains, so novice drivers need to take extra care while driving down. Its better to check your brakes, tires before starting the journey, and give ample breaks for your engine, break-chords to cool down. Even if it is not required, it is always better to drive down in lower gears which give you better grip on the road, and always remember to leave way for vehicles climbing up.

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Ooty to Chennai


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