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

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Valparai: Aliyar check post shuts at 6 pm

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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.

Timing · applies to Visiting private vehicles · set by Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Anamalai Tiger Reserve

No government order was found for this. It is reported as what happens in practice.

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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.

What changed, and when

  1. May 2026Tour operator gives 10 pm to 6 am for both check posts. mukundhatoursandtravels.in
  2. Mar 2026Local guide still gives 6 pm as the cut-off. valparai.com
  3. Aug 2023Forest department began stopping visitors at Aliyar after 6 pm. dtnext.in

History

  1. 28 Sept 2026First entered from dtnext.in

Where this came from

Rules for motorcycles, on this route

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

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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