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Chennai, Tamil Nadu → Puducherry

East Coast Road

Easy#18 in India1.6k votes
Distance
160 km
Duration
1 Day
Best time
Nov – Feb
Highest point
50 m

A photographer’s coastal highway: casuarina belts, fishing villages, the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram, then the French quarter of Pondicherry at dusk.

Top highlights

  • High altitude50 m
  • CovelongSurf, lagoon, and a wide sky.
  • MahabalipuramShore Temple and boulder reliefs right off ECR.
  • Road qualitySmooth, well marked, popular on weekends. Watch for sand on the tarmac near beach access roads.
  • Best timeNov – Feb

Recommended itinerary

  1. Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    Start

  2. Covelong

    40 km

  3. Mahabalipuram

    55 km

  4. Auroville turn

    145 km

  5. Puducherry

    End · 160 km

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