HyderabadSrisailamSrisailam: through the Nallamala forest
Out on the Srisailam highway and into the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, a long forest ride down to the Krishna and the temple town. The gates shut at 9 pm.
219 km ~5 hrs Aug – Feb
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ThiruvananthapuramPonmudiPonmudi: twenty-two hairpins
An hour out of Thiruvananthapuram through rubber and forest, then 22 hairpins to a misty hilltop. The easiest proper hill climb in south Kerala.
54 km ~2 hrs Sep – May
ChennaiPulicatPulicat: the lagoon road north
North through Minjur to a quiet fishing town on India's second-largest lagoon, with flamingos in winter and an old Dutch cemetery.
56 km ~2 hrs Nov – Mar
ChennaiGingeeGingee: a fort on three hills
Down the GST Road and inland to a fort spread across three granite hills. A good day ride, and an early start means you climb before the heat.
151 km ~4 hrs Nov – Feb
MaduraiRameswaramRameswaram: across the Pamban bridge
Flat, fast road east to the coast, then the long sea bridge onto Pamban island. Carry on to Dhanushkodi, where the road ends in the sea.
173 km ~4 hrs Oct – Mar
MaduraiKodaikanalKodaikanal from Madurai: the short way up
Across the plains to Batlagundu, then a long, steady ghat climb to Kodaikanal at over 2,000 metres. You need a Tamil Nadu e-pass to get in.
112 km ~3 hrs Sep – Jun
CoimbatoreValparaiValparai: 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
BangaloreKolli HillsKolli Hills: seventy hairpins
Highway to Salem, then past Rasipuram to the foot of the hills and 70 numbered hairpins in one climb. Much quieter than Yercaud.
275 km ~7 hrs Sep – Mar
BangaloreYercaudYercaud: twenty hairpins up the Shevaroys
Through Hosur, Dharmapuri and Salem, then 20 hairpins up to a coffee-country hill station with a lake at the top.
214 km ~6 hrs Oct – May
MumbaiTarkarliTarkarli: the long Konkan run
Most of the Konkan coast in one long ride, ending at Malvan's clear water and Sindhudurg fort. Break it at Chiplun and take your time.
487 km ~11 hrs Oct – Mar
MumbaiDiveagarDiveagar: the slow Konkan coast
Down the Mumbai–Goa highway to Mangaon, then small coastal roads to a quiet beach among areca and coconut groves. Stay the night and eat the local fish.
194 km ~5 hrs Oct – Mar
MumbaiIgatpuriIgatpuri: up the Kasara ghat
Out of Mumbai on the Nashik highway and up the Kasara ghat to a town of lakes, forts and monsoon waterfalls. A classic Sunday ride in the rain.
133 km ~3 hrs Jun – Feb
AhmedabadUdaipurUdaipur: Gujarat into the Aravallis
Flat Gujarat highway to Shamlaji, then the Aravalli hills rise around you on the way to the city of lakes. An easy long day on a good road.
259 km ~6 hrs Sep – Mar
JodhpurJaisalmerJaisalmer: straight into the Thar
Long, empty, arrow-straight road into the desert to the golden fort. The riding is easy; the challenge is heat, wind and staying alert.
269 km ~6 hrs Oct – Feb
UdaipurMount AbuMount Abu: Rajasthan's only hill station
Four-lane highway most of the way, then a ghat climb to Rajasthan's only hill station, cooler than anywhere else in the state.
164 km ~4 hrs Sep – Mar