A trip to Yelagiri

Nine of us went for a trip to Yelagiri from Chennai. It was enjoyable as none of us had seen the place before. Travel tips:

1. Takes 5 to 6 hours from Chennai depending on your driving speed and fun

2. Plenty of lodging available. Better to get book before you travel through phone / the Internet

3. Places of interest

a. Mangalam reserved forest where you can climb a hillock. Details in the map here. This is the best part in our trip as we enjoyed walking for hours burning calories.

b. Boat house

c. Nature’s park (well maintained)

Apart from the above there are other places of interest like view point, jalagamparai, etc., We could not cover those as we planned only a day’s trip.

It is recommended to plan as below to cover most of the places.

i. Start on Friday afternoon

2. Stay overnight

3. Spend whole Saturday in the hills visiting places and by trekking

4. Return by Sunday afternoon