Yercaud Trip

Yercaud is a hill station near Salem, Tamil Nadu. It is at an altitude of 1,500 meters from mean sea level. Yercaud has lot of silver oak trees and is famous for it’s coffee plantations and orange groves. It’s around 180 kms from Bangalore and 30 kms from Salem.

Yercaud is also known as “poor man’s Ooty” and you can easily make this out when you reach there. The temperature difference from very hot Salem and a lake just at the center of the city instantly reminds you of Ooty . After that try not find any other comparisons, you will be disheartened for sure. You won’t find as good hotels, eatery and places to visit as you find in Ooty. Infact, you can cover the entire Yercaud in just few hours if you want to visit just “must see” places. There is a lake similar to our sankey tank. A garden and a horticulture which nowhere can be compared to Lal bagh, few viewpoints which are poorly maintained and a fall which has very less water. So then you will think that what exactly you should do there? Yes, there is nothing to do there and that is the charm of the place. The place has nothing similar to the commercial Ooty , neither do it boast of many “ must see” places. It’s just the place to run off and spend some time in the lap of nature. You can trek and cover the entire place on foot among the groves of white silver oak trees and with the feel of fresh air. Putting some pics from the trip:

Aerial view of Salem from Yercaud ( remind me of Dehradun from Mussorrie)

The route from Salem to Yercaud boasts of 20 hairpin bends:

Shevaroy temple:

Kiliyur waterfall:

Nature trails:

Seen coffee plant for the first time :)

On the way to Montfort school:

The only good cafe in Yercaud !Bang opposite to Montfort gate :

The must visit place of Yercaud , mainly for the architecture:

Emos:

The lucky lone peacock and peahen ;)

You scared me :-x :

Te laziest fella :)