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

Rules for motorcycles

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Kodaikanal: electronic pass for visiting vehicles

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

Permit · applies to Vehicles registered outside Kodaikanal · set by Madras High Court; run by the Dindigul district administration

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Gathered from the source below. No rider and no editor has confirmed it on the road. Read the official page before you rely on it.

Aug 2026Travel guide reports the pass still required, two-wheelers included. hillscape.pages.dev
Mar 2025High Court capped entries at 4,000 vehicles on weekdays and 6,000 at weekends. dtnext.in
13 Nov 2024Scanning began at seven check points. dtnext.in
May 2024Pass introduced on the High Court's direction. outlooktraveller.com

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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