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Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty

Trouble on the road

Trouble on the road

4 warnings
From 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.

Elephants, 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

Slides 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

A 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

Thirty-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

Newest change in this section: 10 days ago.