Nelliyampathy Hills — Palakkad Coffee & CliffLoop.
Distance
90 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,200 m
Nelliyampathy Hills — Palakkad Coffee & Cliff Loop.
A ride from the Palakkad gap up into the Nelliyampathy hills, a quiet coffee-and-cardamom range on Kerala's eastern flank. The road climbs past the Pothundy reservoir through orange, coffee and tea estates to viewpoints that drop sheer to the Palakkad plains — Seetharkundu among them. Far less crowded than Munnar, cool and green, and a superb dead-end climb.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance90 km
Days1
Total climb1,200 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
PalakkadStart · Gateway to Kerala through the Palakkad gap in the Ghats. Ride south toward Nenmara.
NenmaraRestaurant · Town at the foot of the hills — breakfast and fuel before the estates begin.
Pothundy DamScenic Point · Reservoir at the base of the Nelliyampathy ghat, ringed by hills. Boating and mirror-still water in the mornings.
NelliyampathyEnd · Coffee, cardamom and orange estates around 1,500m. The Seetharkundu cliff viewpoint nearby drops straight to the Palakkad plains.
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