CoimbatoreOotyOoty: hairpins the whole way up
Short on paper, but almost all of it is the climb. A proper hairpin road — go slow, use the whole day, and let the traffic pass.
87 km ~3 hrs Oct – May
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Bike rides from Coimbatore
3 motorcycle routes that start in Coimbatore, shortest first (87 to 148 km). Each has its distance, riding time, difficulty, best season and road conditions.
Routes3
Shortest87 km
Longest148 km
For beginners0
Good in Oct3
CoimbatoreOotyCoimbatoreValparaiValparai: forty hairpins and tea
Through Pollachi and past Aliyar dam, then 40 hairpins climbing into tea estates and rainforest. Lion-tailed macaques often sit by the road.
105 km ~3 hrs Sep – May
CoimbatoreMunnarMunnar via Chinnar: the dry side up
Through Pollachi, into the dry Chinnar forest and up past Marayoor's sandalwood to Munnar's tea. A different ride from the Kochi one.
148 km ~4 hrs Sep – May