#50 of 79 · mountain
Kozhikode to Wayanad
Kozhikode, Kerala → Kalpetta, Wayanad
75 km · Oct – Mar · Moderate
Thamarassery Churam: nine hairpins of wet rainforest, a climb from the Malabar coast into Wayanad’s plateau. Short, steep, and one of the South’s essential ghats.
Viewpoints
Adivaram
The foot of the churam. Fill fuel.
40 km
80 m
Lakkidi viewpoint
The valley you just climbed out of.
62 km
700 m
Vythiri
Rain, spice, and the plateau beginning.
68 km
760 m
- Road
- Narrow, often wet, well known to trucks. Overtaking is a sport you should not play.
Tips
- 01
Engine braking
Nine hairpins down will cook your pads.
- 02
Mist after 4pm
The churam disappears. So do the edges.
From the road
1 notes
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Nisha V.
Nov 2025
Nine hairpins, rain the whole way. Lakkidi was a white room. Worth it for the first Wayanad cardamom air.
