At the start, in Bengaluru, 1 km off the road.
Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty
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NH 275
330KM
Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, through the Bandipur and Mudumalai tiger reserves up to Ooty and Coonoor
- Highest point
- 7,350 ft
- Best months
- Mar to Jun
- No fuel for
- 72 km
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Fuel
156 pumpsBengaluru0 kmCoonoor330 km72 km · no pumpMasinagudi240 km
From the open map, not yet checked
All 156 pumps were read from OpenStreetMap on 28 September 2026. No rider has confirmed any of them yet.
At the start, in Bengaluru, 1 km off the road.
HP. At the start, in Bengaluru, 1 km off the road.
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Petrol pump, near Masinagudi
Last fuel for 72 km240 km from Bengaluru, 1 km off the road.
HP, near Ooty
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Rules for motorcycles
7 factsBandipur: highways shut from 9 pm to 6 am
Not yet checkedBoth highways through the tiger reserve close overnight to private vehicles. A few buses and emergency vehicles are let through.
From onmanorama.com · dated 10 December 2020 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Bandipur: two-wheelers barred from 6 pm
Not yet checkedThe 2009 order stops two-wheelers three hours earlier than cars, from 6 pm to 6 am. Plan to clear the forest before dusk.
From onmanorama.com · dated 10 December 2020 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Mudumalai: road shut from 9 pm to 6 am
Not yet checkedThe Tamil Nadu side, from Thorapalli to Masinagudi, closes overnight by state notification. Vehicles carrying farm produce are exempt.
From deccanherald.com · dated 12 August 2010 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Nilgiris: electronic pass for visiting vehicles
Not yet checkedVehicles from outside the district book a free pass online. Daily numbers are capped. Travel guides say two-wheelers need it too; no official page says so.
From nilgiris.nic.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Kalhatti ghat: closed to visiting vehicles
Not yet checkedOutside vehicles were already barred from riding down. For summer 2026 the collector barred them both ways; a hotel blog says motorcycles are included. Use Gudalur.
From thechenabtimes.com · dated 29 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Bengaluru to Mysuru Expressway: no two-wheelers
Not yet checkedMotorcycles may not use the main carriageway. Riders take the toll-free service road beside it, or the old Mysuru road where that breaks.
From thefederal.com · dated 26 July 2023 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Nilgiris: plastic bottles and bags banned
Not yet checkedSingle-use plastic is banned across the district, and so are small water and soft drink bottles. Check posts search vehicles and fine.
From nilgiris.nic.in · dated 25 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Trouble on the road
4 warningsFrom published guides, not from riders
Each warning names the months it applies to. None has been seen by a rider this season unless it says so.
Animals on the road in both tiger reserves
Not yet checkedElephants, deer and smaller animals cross the highway through Bandipur and Mudumalai. Many are killed by vehicles. Ride slowly and do not stop.
From en.wikipedia.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Landslides on the ghat roads
Not yet checkedSlides have shut the ghat roads for days or weeks at a time, mostly in the rains.
From en.wikipedia.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Roadkill on the Kalhatti ghat road
Not yet checkedA ten-month study in the Mudumalai reserve counted 343 animals killed on roads.
From thechenabtimes.com · dated 29 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Kalhatti ghat is very steep
Not yet checkedThirty-six hairpin bends on a sharp gradient. Brakes overheat on the way down.
From karpagamresidency.in · dated 8 May 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Videos
1 rider videoWatch the date, not the view
Each video shows the road as it was that month. They play on YouTube, under the maker’s own channel.
Ooty to Bengaluru
313 km
Ooty to Coonoor
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