Yelagiri is a hill station in the Jolarpet district of Tamil Nadu in India. It is about 240 kms from Chennai and about 160 kms from Bangalore. Its not a hill station in the true sense that, the temperature is not below 20 degree Celsius, you dont find yourself surrounded by fog, or do you get to see some breathtaking view points. Its a town on a hill, its altitude is about 1400 metres from sea level.
When we had been there, it was sunny, but due the winds we felt the weather was pleasant.
I had booked accommodation in a hotel, Golden nest, a week in advance. It was a very clean and calm place with a friendly manager in charge of it. You could try it out too in case you plan to visit Yelagiri (http://hotelgoldennestyelagiri.com/).
On the way up the hill, you would have to negotiate 14 hairpin bends (each named after a Tamil poet/poetess).
The popular places to visit would be the Punganur lake, the park (you could skip the musical fountain which happens at 7 PM as the fountains don't dance in sync with the music :) ), Swami malai hills (which is a 2km trek from a place called Mangalam), Lord Murugan temple.
One place which we visited, though it isnt popular is the Andal temple (the access is through a mud road, once you take the right turn close to the Periyar statue).
Overall it was a calm trip away from the noise of the city. It helped us to calm our nerves and refresh ourselves for the hectic week ahead.
When we had been there, it was sunny, but due the winds we felt the weather was pleasant.
I had booked accommodation in a hotel, Golden nest, a week in advance. It was a very clean and calm place with a friendly manager in charge of it. You could try it out too in case you plan to visit Yelagiri (http://hotelgoldennestyelagiri.com/).
On the way up the hill, you would have to negotiate 14 hairpin bends (each named after a Tamil poet/poetess).
The popular places to visit would be the Punganur lake, the park (you could skip the musical fountain which happens at 7 PM as the fountains don't dance in sync with the music :) ), Swami malai hills (which is a 2km trek from a place called Mangalam), Lord Murugan temple.
One place which we visited, though it isnt popular is the Andal temple (the access is through a mud road, once you take the right turn close to the Periyar statue).
Overall it was a calm trip away from the noise of the city. It helped us to calm our nerves and refresh ourselves for the hectic week ahead.
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