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Kolli Hills

About:This is a small mountain range located in central Tamil Nadu in India. The mountains are about 1000 to 1300 m ASL and cover an area of approximately 280 km². The kolli-hills has 72 hair pen bends to reach the top of the hills. The kolli-hills are part of the Eastern Ghats, which is a mountain range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of South India. The mountains are relatively untouched by commercial tourism and still retain their natural beauty. They were sometimes known as “Kolli Malai”, the “Mountains of Death”. kolli-hills is an unspoilt , unknown Hill station. The Hills is situated in the Eastern Namakkal, part of the Trichy & Namakkal Forest Division in the state of Tamil Nadu. Its a pretty hill station with a pleasant cool climate. kolli-hills temperature never rises above 30ºC or falls below 13ºC. This is one hill station where one does not feel the biting cold of winter. With such a salubrious climate, kolli-hills can be visited round the year, clouds are seen round the year- its another amazing scene in south India.

Location info:

Address:kolli-hills, Namakkal Tamil Nadu,,India

District:Namakkal

Nearest City:Coimbatore (40)

Best time to visit:September to February

Climate/Weather:

Summer – 19.80�C Winter – 17.30�C

History:

The kolli-hills are featured in several works of classical Tamil literature such as Silappathigaram, Manimekalai, Purananuru and Ainkurnuru. The region was ruled by Valvil Ori around 200 A.D., who is praised as one of the seven great philanthropists of ancient Tamil Nadu. His valor and marksmanship are sung by several poets, and his exploits are a popular part of folklore. Ori is said to have killed a lion, bear, deer and a boar with a single arrow.

Interesting places to Visit:

Agaya Gangai Waterfalls :Agaya Gangai is an enchanting waterfall of the river Aiyaru, located near Arapaleeswarar temple. It is situated in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. En route, one can enjoy the natural beauty of the valley and the vegetation covered peaks. The location is ideal for trekking and the breeze is pleasant, the cascade of silvery water touching and brushing the innumerable herbs which abound in kolli-hills keeps everyone spell bound and fresh with its herbal qualitiesSiddhar cavesKolli Water Falls: kolli-hills is a major mountain range and is an outliner of the Eastern Ghats. It is eighteen miles ( 28 Kilometeres) long (north south) twelve miles(19 Kilometers) wide (east/west) and covers approximately 400 square miles. The name Kolli Malai refers to the mountain s once hostile nature; the unsuspecting and unaclamatized aliens, attracted by natural beauty. Viewed from plains of Namakkal the mountain appears as a flat-topped mass. The mountain has been inhabitated from prehistoric times. It is much celebrated in the Tamil Literature of the Sangam period; at least eleven poets mention it in their poems. Next to the Servarayan, this is the only mountain that is still covered with remnants of rain forests. The government reserve forests are seen in Ariyur, Puliyan Solai, Selur and Vazhavandhi Nadu. An area of 2,00 hectares is in the process of reforestation. Tigers and elephants which were once common in it are now extinct; only small animals such as black bears, hares, porcupines, and wild dogs are seen.

How to reach?

Nearest Railway Station:Salem, 100kms

Nearest Airport:Tiruchirapalli, 90kms

Road Transport:Kolli Hills can be reached by road from Chennai, Salem, Namakkal or Tiruchirapalli. National Highway 45 from Chennai is the road to take till Ulundurpettai, from where you will have to branch off on the road leading to Salem. A further southward diversion at the main town of Attur, will lead to Malliakarai, Namagiripettai and Belukkuruchi, at the foot of the kolli-hills. If approaching from Salem, you can take the Rasipuram-Namakkal road via Kalappanayakanpatti, and reach Nadukombai from where the ghat road begins

Nearest Visiting places:Trichy

Nearest Petrol Pump:

Petrol Pump:Dorcha petrol pump is the last fuel stop for the next 65km

Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation:kolli hill resorts
kolli-hills, namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637411 – 097 39700059

Help Line/Phone Number:

Police Station:Police Station Belukurichi

Nearest Hospital:public health center Belukurichi