Route Map(Valparai-Sholayar dam-Athirapally-Chalakudy)Important: While choosing this road be ready with necessary tools for your vehicle as once we passed Malakkapara chek post you dont have any option till vazhachal ckeck post. Also beware of All kind of Animals including Cheetah. Better be with a group of people. Also make sure you opting a working day. Inside the jungle you find few people working at Peringalkuth KSEB office.
Sholayar Dam is situated 20 km from Valparai, a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu India. It is the second deepest dam in Asia. With its scenic surroundings, the dam is a busy tourist spot in the hidden forest area. A part of the hydroelectric project of Tamil Nadu, special permission is required to visit the dam. The Solaiyar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft. The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir, kerala through the saddle dam.
Calm Nature, Early morning ride is always special and awesome.
Streams, Valleys, tea plantation, Valparai is special always
Our destination: Chalakkudi via Sholyar forest
Still in TN state, long way to go but never boring.... How can it be ?....
VarattuParai, a small town on the way.....
Distance doesn't matter in hills
So I am at Upper Sholyar Reservoir very common in movies
My Digi Works
Myself posing @ Upper sholayar reservoir
Lovely trees all around, this is a sample one
Not much external disturbance, calm and quiet roads......
Sholyar Reservoir is so vast and the road almost going besides the reservoir.
This is Actual Sholyar reservoir,
How can I leave this place......
If possible I am ready to settle here...
Sholyar Town
Sholyar Dam, Second deepest in Asia...
Thats actually a big bridge, I have another snap from that point
On top of Sholyar Dam
This is what I told before regarding a small white bridge...
Down stream to Peringalkuthu reservoir from Sholayar Dam.
I cannot forget this place, I had around 6 Parippuvada and 4 tea from that tea shop Because my bike got puncture and I lost my 4 hours
.
Sholyar Reserve forest - Anamalai range
Too cold and wild beauty, for my luck no animals
Terribly wild
heavy rain
Long view of Peringalkuthu reservoir, Chalakuddy river in fact originating from this reservoir
Another view while coming down to Chalakkudi
Lion tailed monkey
Mist coming out from forest
Hammm nothing to say, have to experience the ride in rainy day
Penstock to Peringalkuthu KSEB Station
KSEB office, Pipes carrying water from peringalkuthu reservoir to huge turbines.
The Athirappilly and vazhachal Falls are situated on the Chalakudy river, which originates in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats. it is approximately 80 feet in height.
Chalakudi river
lower part of peringalkuthu reservoir
My self after a terror ride...
vazhachal Falls gonna start here
Vazhachal Falls
Vazhachal Falls
Charpa Falls
Sign board
Here comes the most famous Athirapally waterfalls entry gate
You can see lot of small shops
How calm the river now....
here too it seems so calm....
See now....
You can see this beauty in many Indian movies like Guru, Ravanan, Muthalvan etc etc
You cannot stand on those rocks for more time...
Calm Nature, Early morning ride is always special and awesome.
Streams, Valleys, tea plantation, Valparai is special always
Our destination: Chalakkudi via Sholyar forest
Still in TN state, long way to go but never boring.... How can it be ?....
VarattuParai, a small town on the way.....
Distance doesn't matter in hills
So I am at Upper Sholyar Reservoir very common in movies
My Digi Works
Myself posing @ Upper sholayar reservoir
Lovely trees all around, this is a sample one
Not much external disturbance, calm and quiet roads......
Sholyar Reservoir is so vast and the road almost going besides the reservoir.
This is Actual Sholyar reservoir,
How can I leave this place......
If possible I am ready to settle here...
Sholyar Town
Sholyar Dam, Second deepest in Asia...
Thats actually a big bridge, I have another snap from that point
On top of Sholyar Dam
This is what I told before regarding a small white bridge...
Down stream to Peringalkuthu reservoir from Sholayar Dam.
I cannot forget this place, I had around 6 Parippuvada and 4 tea from that tea shop Because my bike got puncture and I lost my 4 hours
.
Sholyar Reserve forest - Anamalai range
Too cold and wild beauty, for my luck no animals
Terribly wild
heavy rain
Long view of Peringalkuthu reservoir, Chalakuddy river in fact originating from this reservoir
Another view while coming down to Chalakkudi
Lion tailed monkey
Mist coming out from forest
Hammm nothing to say, have to experience the ride in rainy day
Penstock to Peringalkuthu KSEB Station
KSEB office, Pipes carrying water from peringalkuthu reservoir to huge turbines.
The Athirappilly and vazhachal Falls are situated on the Chalakudy river, which originates in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats. it is approximately 80 feet in height.
Chalakudi river
lower part of peringalkuthu reservoir
My self after a terror ride...
vazhachal Falls gonna start here
Vazhachal Falls
Vazhachal Falls
Charpa Falls
Sign board
Here comes the most famous Athirapally waterfalls entry gate
You can see lot of small shops
How calm the river now....
here too it seems so calm....
See now....
You can see this beauty in many Indian movies like Guru, Ravanan, Muthalvan etc etc
You cannot stand on those rocks for more time...
2 comments:
Very beautiful images about your trip.Its really awesome to go on a road trip to sholyar dam.I love reading your blog. Greenline Travels
Wow!! great post, its really amazing place to visit. Loved reading this blog. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post in this blog. Make your trip to Sholyar dam in Universal Travels .
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