Ooty to Kollam

1. Start, go 0.8 km
   
2. Take 2nd Left, go 0.8 km
   
3. Take 1st Left (past Larks Hill on the left), go 0.8 km
   
4. Slight 1st Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 5.9 km.
   Enter The Nilgiris District.
   
5. Slight Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 5.9 km.
   Via Sholur at 2.2 km.
   
6. Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 11 km.
   Enter Naduvattam at 1.6 km.
   
7. Left onto SH8 Hwy, go 10 km.
   Leave Naduvattam at 4.2 km.
   Enter Gudalur at 8.8 km.
   
8. Sharp Right onto SH8 Hwy, go 0.6 km
   
9. Slight 1st Left onto NH212 Hwy, go 46 km.
   Leave Gudalur.
   Via Devarshola, Nelliyalam at 9.2 km.
   Enter Kerala at 16 km.
   
10. Take Slight Right, go 28 km.
    Via Manjeri at 26 km.
    
11. Take Right, go 6.9 km.
    Enter Malappuram at 4.3 km.
    
12. Right onto NH213 Hwy, go 1.6 km
    
13. Take 1st Left, go 12 km.
    Leave Malappuram.
    
14. Continue down NH17 Hwy: 1.3 km
    
15. Take Slight 1st Left, go 6.6 km
    
16. Take Left, go 5.6 km.
    Enter Tirur at 5 km.
    
17. Take Left, go 12 km.
    Leave Tirur at 1.1 km.
    
18. Right onto NH17 Hwy, go 3.1 km
    
19. Slight Right onto NH17 Hwy, go 2.7 km.
    Enter Ponnani at 1.3 km.
    
20. Left onto NH17 Hwy, go 4.7 km.
    Leave Ponnani at 1.5 km.
    
21. Right onto NH17 Hwy, go 20 km.
    Enter Thrissur District at 9 km.
    Via Perakam at 17 km.
    
22. Right onto NH17 Hwy, go 58 km.
    Via Kodungallur at 45 km.
    Enter Ernakulam District at 48 km.
    Leave Paravur at 55 km.
    Enter Kottuvally at 55 km.
    
23. Slight Left onto NH17 Hwy, go 13 km.
    Leave Kottuvally at 7.3 km.
    Via Cheranallur at 9.9 km.
    Enter Ernakulam at 12 km.
    
24. Continue down NH47 Hwy: 61 km.
    Via Ernakulam District at 16 km.
    Enter Alappuzha District at 16 km.
    Leave Aroor at 23 km.
    Via Kanjikkuzhi at 47 km.
    Enter Alappuzha at 55 km.
    
25. Left (past Government Mohammedan High School on the left) onto Palace Rd(NH47 Hwy), go 1 km
    
26. Right (past BP Petrol Pump on the right) onto NH47 Hwy, go 12 km.
    Enter Alappuzha District at 2.7 km.
    Via Komalapuram at 3.3 km.
    
27. Take Slight Left, go 12 km
    
28. Slight Left onto NH47 Hwy, go 4.7 km
    
29. Take Slight Right, go 2.5 km
    
30. Take Left, go 1.5 km
    
31. Slight 1st Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 10 km
    
32. Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 3.3 km
    
33. Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 17 km.
    Enter Kollam District.
    
34. Right onto NH47 Hwy, go 14 km.
    Enter Kollam at 8.3 km.
    
35. Take Left (past Canara Bank on the right), go 0.1 km
    
36. Take 1st Right (past Kumar Hospital on the right), go <100m
    
37. Take 1st Left, go 0.8 km
    
38. Take Slight 5th Right, go <100m
    
39. 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
Kollam to Ooty


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