Ooty to Pondicherry

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 37 km.
    Enter Viluppuram at 37 km.
    
19. Right onto NH45A Hwy, go 37 km.
    Leave Viluppuram at 4.1 km.
    Via Valavanur at 10 km.
    Leave Tamil Nadu at 14 km.
    Via Tamil Nadu at 19 km.
    Enter Pondicherry at 22 km.
    Via Kurumbapet at 31 km.
    Enter Pondicherry at 31 km.
    
20. At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Thiruvalluvar Salai Rd, go 1.5 km overall
    
21. Slight Right onto Nehru St(NH66 Hwy), go 0.2 km
    
22. Take 2nd Left, go 0.1 km
    
23. 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
Pondicherry to Ooty


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