#63 of 79 · coastal
East Coast Road
Chennai, Tamil Nadu → Puducherry
160 km · Nov – Feb · Easy
A photographer’s coastal highway: casuarina belts, fishing villages, the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram, then the French quarter of Pondicherry at dusk.
Viewpoints
Mahabalipuram
Shore Temple and boulder reliefs right off ECR.
55 km
12 m
Covelong
Surf, lagoon, and a wide sky.
40 km
6 m
Auroville turn
A quiet detour before Pondy.
145 km
50 m
- Road
- Smooth, well marked, popular on weekends. Watch for sand on the tarmac near beach access roads.
Tips
- 01
Leave Chennai at dawn
Beat both heat and city traffic.
- 02
Breakfast in Mahabs
Make the temple stop a meal stop.
From the road
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