Ooty to Chennai

1. Start, go <10m
   
2. Take 1st Left, go 0.8 km
   
3. Take Slight 1st Left (past Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court on the right), go 0.5 km
   
4. Take Slight 1st Right, go 0.2 km
   
5. Take Slight 4th Left, go 1 km
   
6. Continue down SH8 Hwy: 1.4 km
   
7. Slight 1st Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 4.1 km.
   Enter The Nilgiris District at 2.6 km.
   
8. Slight Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 10 km.
   Leave Kethi.
   Enter Coonoor at 1.4 km.
   
9. Slight Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 24 km.
   Via The Nilgiris District at 10 km.
   Enter Coimbatore District at 10 km.
   Enter Mettupalayam at 23 km.
   
10. Take Slight Left, go 37 km.
    Leave Mettupalayam at 1 km.
    Via Annur at 21 km.
    
11. Slight Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 61 km.
    Via Avanashi at 2.2 km.
    Enter Erode District at 17 km.
    Via Vijayapuri, Perundurai, Karumandi Chellipalayam, Nasiyanur, Chithode, Suriyampalayam at 45 km.
    
12. Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 55 km.
    Via Bhavani.
    Enter Namakkal District.
    Via Kumarapalayam, Padaiveedu at 9.2 km.
    Enter Salem District at 17 km.
    Via Sankari at 20 km.
    
13. Slight Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 3.3 km.
    Enter Salem at 2.6 km.
    
14. Slight Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 1.4 km
    
15. 1st Left onto NH7 Hwy, go 0.4 km
    
16. Slight 1st Right onto NH68 Hwy, go 73 km.
    Leave Salem at 5.2 km.
    Via Ayothiapattinam, Ethapur, Pethanaickenpalayam, Narasingapuram, Attur at 35 km.
    
17. Continue down : 60 km.
    Enter Viluppuram District.
    Via Chinnasalem, Kallakkurichi, Thiagadurgam, Ulundurpettai at 29 km.
    
18. Left onto NH45 Hwy, go 181 km.
    Via Viluppuram, Vikravandi, Tindivanam at 55 km.
    Enter Kancheepuram District at 93 km.
    Via Acharapakkam, Maduranthakam, Karunguzhi, Chengalpattu, Singaperumalkoil, Nandivaram - Guduvancheri at 133 km.
    Enter Kanchipuram at 164 km. Via Vandalur, Perungalattur, Peerkankaranai, Tambaram West, Madras Export Processing Zone, Chromepet, Pallavaram. Enter Tirusulam.
    
19. Straight (Keep Right) on Great Southern Trunk Rd(NH45 Hwy) flyover, go 5.4 km.
    Via Meenambakkam, Alandur. Enter St Thomas Mount.
    
20. At roundabout, take 1st exit onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, go 3.2 km overall.
    Via Nandambakkam.
    Enter Chennai. Enter Jaffarkhanpet.
    
21. Right (past Udhayam Multiplex on the right) onto Anna Main Rd, go 0.2 km.
    Enter Ashok Nagar.
    
22. At roundabout, take 1st exit onto Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, go 0.2 km overall
    
23. 1st Right (past Hot Chips Restaurant on the left) onto 4th Av, go 0.9 km
    
24. Continue down Dr Ambedkar Rd: 1 km (Past Shopping Complex on the right).
    Enter Thalaiyari Palaiyam.
    
25. Slight Right (past Corporation Middle School on the right) onto Arcot Rd, go 1.5 km.
    Via Kodambakkam, Trustpuram. Enter Thyagaraya Nagar.
    
26. Take Left (past HP Petrol Pump on the left), go 0.4 km.
    Enter Vaikuntapuram.
    
27. Right onto Mahalingapuram Main Rd, go 0.2 km.
    Enter Nungambakkam.
    
28. Slight 3rd Left (past Church Of St James Worker on the left) onto Pushpa Nagar Main Rd, go 0.3 km.
    Enter Vaikuntapuram.
    
29. Continue down Jambu Lingam St: 0.2 km (Past CMC Boys School on the right).
    Enter Tirumurthy Nagar.
    
30. 1st Left (past Canara Bank on the left) onto Valluvar Kottam High Rd, go 0.5 km.
    Enter Nungambakkam.
    
31. Continue down Mc Nichols Rd: <100m (Past Ceylon Restaurant on the left)
    
32. Take 1st Left (past SBI ATM on the right), go <100m
    
33. 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.

Reverse Route
Chennai to Ooty


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