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

Rules for motorcycles

Rules for motorcycles

7 facts

Vehicles from outside need a free pass booked online and scanned at check points. A travel guide says two-wheelers are included.

From dtnext.in · dated 14 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Every visiting vehicle, motorcycles named, needs a pass. It is checked at Aliyar and Malakkappara, and can be made on the spot.

From dtnext.in · dated 1 November 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Forest staff stop visiting vehicles from 6 pm to 7 am. Buses and residents pass. No written order was found; one operator gives 10 pm instead.

No government order found · from dtnext.in · dated 16 October 2023 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Visitors may not bring plastic into the hills. Bags are checked at the pass check posts.

From dtnext.in · dated 1 November 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Vehicles are searched for small plastic bottles while the pass is scanned. Carry a steel or refillable bottle.

From dtnext.in · dated 14 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

A travel blog says riders may be asked for identity and vehicle details at the foot of the ghat. No government order was found.

No government order found · from mandakashayam.com · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

After a bus fell into a gorge in 2024 the Salem collector told vehicles to keep to 30. Read from a search summary only.

No government order found · from pressreader.com · dated 2 May 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

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