Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Ride to Neeliyampatti - Valparai - Athirapally - Mudumalai - Bandipur (26Jan2016)

Annual Ride 2016 - Covering the dense forest of Kerala (23Jan2016 to 26Jan2016)

Valparai to Athirapally was one of the dream route for any to cover in bike. For this year we planned to hit TN and Kerala circuit covering only the remote forests. 

Team : Me and Vinod on our Thunderbird

Here is the Route Covered

Day 1 : Bangalore - Satyamangalam - Coimbatore - Palakkad

Day 2 : Pallakad - Neeliyampatti - Valparai 

Day 3 : Valparai - Athirapally - Nilambur

Day 4 : Nilambur - Mudumalai - Bandipur - Bangalore

Day 1: It was start of our ride and as per our plan, we wanted to reach Palakkad by evening. We decided to take route of Malavalli, Kollegal, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore, Palakkad

Vinod on his bike

Somewhere near Kollegal




Sathy Forest Route


Beautiful Sathy Route









Day 2: We stayed in Vinods cousin's estate house. it was beautiful house in mid of rubber estate and Palakad is beautiful place with large paddy fields. On day2, our plan was to cover Palakkad, Neelyampatti, Top Slip and reach Valparai.

Beautiful Estate House




Beautiful Paddy Fields on the way to Neeliyampatti













Day 3 : The Actual Route of Valparai to Athirapally riding through the deep forests.



Beautiful Tea Estates

 






Elephants enjoying in water






Beautiful Athirapally Falls




Day 4: Nilambur - Mudumalai - Bandipur - Bangalore