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Bengaluru, Karnataka → Udhagamandalam (Ooty)

Bengaluru to Ooty

Moderate#11 in India1.7k votes
Distance
270 km
Duration
1 Day
Best time
Oct – May
Highest point
1,850 m

Tea, mist, and thirty-six hairpins. The Nilgiri ghat is the South’s most famous climb — green at every register, and best taken unhurried.

Top highlights

  • High altitude1,850 m
  • MudumalaiForest corridor before the climb.
  • 36 HairpinsThe classic Nilgiri sequence.
  • Road qualityGhat section is well engineered but slow. Expect buses, bikes, and sudden cloud on the climb from Masinagudi.
  • PermitsMudumalai forest permit if you take the jungle route. Carry ID.
  • Best timeOct – May

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