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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Kalhatti Falls, Ooty, Nilgiris

Kalhatti Falls, Ooty, Nilgiris
Kalhatti Falls is located in Sholur near Ooty Town in Ooty Taluk of Nilgiris District of Tamilnadu. The Falls is situated on the slopes of Kalhatti Mountain. Kalhatti Falls cascades down from a height of 120+ feet and is considered to be an ideal destination for trekking. The water fall is located at around 2,000 metres above the sea level in the Sigur Plateau of Tamil Nadu. The Kalhatty-Masinagudi slope is rich in wildlife such as Panthers, Bisons, Wild Buffaloes, Wild Dogs, Spotted Deers, Sambars and different types of hill birds.




Kalhatty also houses plantations of various spices such as cinnamon, clove, pepper, nutmeg, rosemary, rosewood and sandalwood amongst the many others. The falls offer best views during the monsoon season. The falls is mostly dried up in winter & summer seasons. The falls are accessible from main road through a private tea estate. There is a viewpoint that offers a far view of the falls. One can walk down through a narrow path for 15 minutes (one way) from viewpoint to take a closer view & reach bottom of the falls. The path is usually isolated and not suggested to take after 5 PM.




Connectivity
The falls is located at about 4 Kms from Bellikkal, 13 Kms from Ooty, 13 Kms from Ooty Bus Stand, 13 Kms from Ooty Railway Station, 32 Kms from Coonoor, 42 Kms from Kotagiri, 63 Kms from Mettupalayam Railway Station, 96 Kms from Coimbatore and 108 Kms from Coimbatore Airport. To reach this Kalhatty falls, Buses are available from Ooty to Kalhatti village on the 6th mile of Sigur Ghat road and has to go by foot for the next 2 miles. Nevertheless, the falls is connected by a Motorable road. This water fall is situated on the Ooty-Mysore route. This is the road that connects Ooty with Masinagudi and has the famous 36 hair pin bends. Ooty is well connected to Coimbatore, Kerala and Karnataka.
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