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How To Reach Nelliampathi

 How To Reach Nelliampathi 

Nelliampathi is a hill station in the western ghats  located in Palakkad district of Kerala. It is located  at a height between 1500 feet and 4500 feet above sea level. 

It is in the Chittur taluk of Palakkad district and the entrance to the hill station is the picturesque Pothundy dam.

The only way to reach Nelliampathi is by road  through the hairpins off Nemmara.  There are total of 10 hair pin bends  to reach the hill station.

                                            A spectacular view of the Valley from Nelliampathi. Credit: Wikipedia


The distance between Nemmara and Nelliampathi is 27.5 kms and takes about 60 minutes to reach the destination.

The distance between Palakkad (district heaquarters) and Nelliampathi hill station is 62 kms and I will tell you How to reach Nelliampathi from different destinations.

 How To Reach Nelliampathi 

From Palakkad
Distance : 62 kms approximately 
Route : Palakkad - Kuzhalmannam - Nemmara- Nelliampathi 
Road  : NH 544 thereafter Nemmara- Nellimapathi road
Time  : 1 hour and 40 minutes


From Pollachi 
Distance : 74 kms
Route      :Pollachi- Avinashi- Tirupur- Palakkad Cochin Road- Nemmara- Nelliampathi 
Road       : State Highway 58 and Nemmara- Nelliampathi road
Time       : 1 hour and 55 minutes

 How To Reach Nelliampathi 

From Coimbatore 
Distance: 107.3 kms
Route     : Coimbatore- Palakkad- Nemmara- Nelliampathi 
Road      : Take  NH 544 and then take Nemmara-Nelliampathi road
Time      : 2 hours and 45 minutes

From Thrissur 
Distance: 77 kms 
Route     :Thrissur-Pattikad- Vadakkanchery-Nemmara- Nelliampathi
Road      :NH 544 and Nemmara-Nelliampathi road
Time      : 2 hours 

 How To Reach Nelliampathi

From Kochi 
Distance : 152 kms
Route     :  Kochi- Angamaly- Chalakudy- Nadathara-Pattikad-Vadakkanchery-Nemmara-Nelliampathi
Road      : NH 544 and then Nemmara- Nelliampathy road
Time      : 3 hours and thirty minutes.

From Perinthalmanna
Distance : 103 kms
Route     : Perinthalmanna-Mannarkad-Mundur-Palakkad-Nemmara-Nelliampathi
Road      : State highway 966-NH 544- Nemmara Nelliampathi road 
Time      : 3 hours in total 




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