BangaloreSakleshpurSakleshpur: ghats, no crowds
The same Western Ghats as Coorg with a fraction of the traffic. Highway first, then a proper hill road.
Browse motorcycle routes across India — distance, difficulty, best season and road conditions, at a glance.
BangaloreSakleshpurThe same Western Ghats as Coorg with a fraction of the traffic. Highway first, then a proper hill road.
ChennaiTada FallsBarely two hours on highway to a waterfall trek. One of the shortest real rides out of Chennai.
DelhiJaipurFast, wide and simple — the kind of road you cover quickly and then have the whole day in Jaipur.
ChandigarhKasauliThe quickest escape from the plains — barely any distance, but the road starts climbing almost immediately.
ChennaiKodaikanalHours of flat highway before the road turns upward. Save something for the climb — it comes right at the end of a long day.
PuneGoaShorter than the Mumbai run and with more hill riding in it. The ghat sections in the middle are the best part.
MumbaiGoaThe classic. Long coastal highway with ghat sections in between — too far to rush, which is the point of doing it over a few days.
CoimbatoreOotyShort 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.
JaipurPushkarShort highway run to a lake town, easy enough to leave after breakfast and be back by evening. Good first ride out of Jaipur.
AhmedabadBhujLong, straight and very empty. The riding is easy but the emptiness is the challenge — carry water and fuel up before the gaps.
GuwahatiCherrapunjiClimbs out of the plains into Meghalaya’s hills. Famous for rain — which is exactly why the dry months are the ones to ride it.
KochiMunnarBackwaters give way to a steady climb through tea estates. The last stretch is all curves — the part you came for.
DelhiRishikeshThe ride most Delhi riders do first. Highway all the way, no climbing to speak of, and the hills waiting at the other end.
ManaliLehThe one every rider wants. High passes, thin air and long empty stretches — the road is only open a few months a year, and it asks for real preparation.
KolkataDighaFlat, open road the whole way with the sea at the end — no climbing, nothing technical. The easiest way out of Kolkata on a bike.