#45 of 79 · mountain
Bengaluru to Ooty
Bengaluru, Karnataka → Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
270 km · Oct – May · Moderate
Tea, mist, and thirty-six hairpins. The Nilgiri ghat is the South’s most famous climb — green at every register, and best taken unhurried.
Viewpoints
Mudumalai
Forest corridor before the climb.
210 km
900 m
36 Hairpins
The classic Nilgiri sequence.
240 km
1,800 m
Coonoor
Tea estates and a gentler last hour.
255 km
1,850 m
- Road
- Ghat section is well engineered but slow. Expect buses, bikes, and sudden cloud on the climb from Masinagudi.
- Permits
- Mudumalai forest permit if you take the jungle route. Carry ID.
Tips
- 01
Avoid Sunday evening down
The ghat backs up with weekend return traffic.
- 02
Engine braking
Save your pads on the descent.
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