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Tamil Nadu hill roads: Kolli Hills, Valparai, Yercaud and Kodaikanal

Trouble on the road

Trouble on the road

5 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.

The road is fair to about the 25th bend, then rough and potholed. Some bends fit one vehicle at a time.

From dangerousroads.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

The forty-bend climb from Aliyar runs through a tiger reserve. Animals cross the road.

From en.wikipedia.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Heavy rain at Valparai

Not yet checked

Among the wettest places in the state; June to September bring the most rain.

From en.wikipedia.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Twenty hairpin bends with fog early and late in the day in winter. No street lights.

From mandakashayam.com · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

October and November are the wettest months; winter nights fall close to freezing.

From en.wikipedia.org · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Newest change in this section: 10 days ago.