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Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty

Trouble on the road

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Animals on the road in both tiger reserves

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Elephants, deer and smaller animals cross the highway through Bandipur and Mudumalai. Many are killed by vehicles. Ride slowly and do not stop.

When: All year

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Taken from a published guide. No rider has reported seeing it this season.

History

  1. 28 Sept 2026First entered from en.wikipedia.org

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Trouble on the road, on this route

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Landslides on the ghat roads

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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

Roadkill on the Kalhatti ghat road

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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

Kalhatti ghat is very steep

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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

All of Nilgiris: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Bandipur and Ooty