Kodaikanal Trekking| Routes, Best Time, Time Required

Trekking in Kodaikanal, Kodaikanal Overview

A trekkers delight, Kodaikanal has some exquisite locations to offer to both the professional trekkers and the novice ones. Trekking routes with varying difficulty levels are present and a tourist can select the route according to the fitness, time factor and one's trekking ability.

One of the toughest routes is from Periyakulam Adukkam- Kodaikanal which has a trekking distance of about 18 kms which can be covered within 7 hours. For the trekkers who prefer easy walk, the route from Kodaikanal to Berijam will be the suitable one and the trekker will be able to enjoy the green valleys and the mountain ranges surrounding Kodaikanal.

Trekking Routes

Kodaikanalkanal-Batlagundu (55 Km) Law's Ghat Road Perumalmalai-Palamalai(8km) - Thalayar (90 mins.) - Manjalar (150 mins.)-Devadanappatty(6km). Shembaganur-Vengayapparai - "Kodaikanalkanal Ghat" (4 hours)-Kumbakkarai - Periakulam (10 Km). Shembaganur-Korappur-Adukkam(180 mins.) - Selumbathope (120 mins.) - Kumbakkarai - Periakulam (10 km). Kodaikanal-Dolphin's Nose-Vellagevi-Kumbakkarai (300 mins.)-Kumbakkarai-Periakulam (10 Km). Kodaikanalkanal-Dolphin's Nose-Vellagevi-Vengayapparai (300 mins.)-Kumbakkarai-Periakulam(10Km.). Kodaikanal-Thoppithookkipparai (16Km) - Periyur (3 hours) - Sothupparai - Periakulam (10 Km). Kodaikanal-Green Hut (12Km) - down to Chinnur-Periakulam (300 mins.) Kodaikanal-Karthirikkai Odei (40Km) - Sinna Sothupparai - Athirikkarappankoil - Oral muthu - Valasal aaru - Bodinayakanur (6 hours). Kodaikanal-Berijam (23 Km) - Konalar (5 Km) - Sebastian Odei (3 Km) - Marion Shola (2Km) - Kathirikkai Odei (1 Km) - Kambippalam (3 Km) - Pulavachiar (5 Km)-Vandaravu (10 Km) - Top Station (10 Km) - Central Station (2 hours)- Kurangani (3 hours) - Bodinayakanur (17 Km). Kodaikanal - Tandigudi (40 Km) - Adalur (15 Km) - Panrimalai (4Km)-Alagumalai (5 Km) - Puducombai (14 Km) - Karisalpatty (7 Km) - Vattapparai (4Km) - Melpatty (2 Km) - Anandarayamkottai-Pithalapatty (2Km) - Dindigul (7Km.) Kodaikanal - Puthur (43 Km) - Bonthampally (24 mins.) - Kavalppatty (9Km) - A-Kalaiamputhur (9Km) - Palani (5 Km.) Kodaikanal - Mannavanur (35 Km) - Keelanavayal (90 mins.) - Manjampatty (3 hours) - Thalinji (2 hours) - Champaked ( 90 mins.)-Chinnar (5 Km) - Udamalpet (32 Km) - Palani (37 Km). Kodaikanal - Paricombai (27 Km) - Kukkal (8 Km)-Kuthirayar-Pappanpatty-Kavalapatty (7 hours) - Palani (23 Km.) Kodaikanal - Pallanghi (10 Km) - Thalamalai - Porandalar-Palani. Kodaikanal - Perumalmalai (13 Km) - Pethupparai (6 Km)- Ganesapuram-Puliamarathope (240 mins.) - Palani (13 Km). Kodaikanal - Vilpatty (8 Km) - Ganesapuram-Puliamarathope (240 mins.) - Palani (13 Km). Kodaikanal - Tandigudi (40 Km) - K.C.Patty (20 Km) - Asarippatty - Bethelpuram-Parappalar-Thalayoothu - Viruppachi. Kodaikanal - Tandigudi (40 Km) - K.C.Patty (20 Km) - Pachalur (10 Km) - Oddanchatram (31 Km). Kodaikanal - Perumalmalai-Palani Ghat road (60 Km). Kodaikanal - Tandigudi (40 Km) - K.C.Patty (20 Km) - Asarippatty - Bethelpuram-Parappalar-Thalayoothu - Viruppachi. Kodaikanal - Tandigudi (40 Km) - Thadiankudisai (10 Km) - Batlagundu (33 Km.)