Trouble on the road
Thirty-six hairpin bends on a sharp gradient. Brakes overheat on the way down.
When: All year
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