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  • Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

    Planning to start on 12 Aug from Chennai and return by 15 th night or 16 early morning.

    Planning to cover Valparai, Parambikulam and Athirapally or Munnar.

    My first long solo ride. Suggestions needed on route planning

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    Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

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      Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

      Originally posted by unni3107 View Post
      Planning to start on 12 Aug from Chennai and return by 15 th night or 16 early morning.

      Planning to cover Valparai, Parambikulam and Athirapally or Munnar.

      My first long solo ride. Suggestions needed on route planning
      Chennai-Valparai: Chennai-Tindivanam-Ulundurpet-Salem-Bhavani-Avinashi(Get to the Service road and Dont take the immediate left, which wil take you through Tiruppur. Continue for about a Km and then turn left for Palladam Route) -Palladam-Pollachi-Iyerpadi-Valparai_Athirapalli falls.

      Bikes are not allowed inside Parambikulam/Top Slip. You can park the bike at Sethumadai and then take a bus up. Considering staying options in Parambikulam, very faint chances you might get in parambikulam. If you skip parambikulam you can cover Valparai-Athirapalli and Munnar too in the time frame mentioned. But make sure you keep a tab on accommodation since its a loong weekend and both the places would be crowded with tourists.

      Would suggest you staying in Malakkappara, rather than Valparai. you get stay at much cheaper rate.
      Stories of the open road...........

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        Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

        Originally posted by unni3107 View Post
        Planning to start on 12 Aug from Chennai and return by 15 th night or 16 early morning.

        Planning to cover Valparai, Parambikulam and Athirapally or Munnar.

        My first long solo ride. Suggestions needed on route planning
        Good luck with the ride. The road towards Athirappally was good a couple of months back. Be prepared for rains, and when it rains, it pours.

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          Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

          Had a great time... First start at pollachi. Next day reached Valparai. Setting around. Next day to athirapally. It's was raining cats n dogs all through the forest road... Returned via Coimbatore
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            Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

            Originally posted by unni3107 View Post
            Had a great time... First start at pollachi. Next day reached Valparai. Setting around. Next day to athirapally. It's was raining cats n dogs all through the forest road... Returned via Coimbatore
            Hi, can you provide me the place(s) where you stayed? I am planning for a similar trip.

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              Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

              Originally posted by ponbaarathi View Post
              Hi, can you provide me the place(s) where you stayed? I am planning for a similar trip.
              Bro i started from Chennai on 12/08. reached pollachi around 12:00 am and took room at Sakthi Hotel.. Rooms are available cheap through room booking sites.
              Then started to valparai next day by 11.

              Then took a small room in valparai.. The contact person no i will pm you.

              Then next day i started to Thrissur via athirapally. did some stops in between. Finally took room near avinashi...

              next day started morning 8 and reached Chennai by 2 pm

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                Re: Valparai Trip on Independence Weekend

                Hey! thanks for sharing the info so far.

                I'm planning ride to Valparai myself, just wanted some quick info on the place in and around valparai that you visited and if any required permissions/place where bikes weren't allowed?

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