A personal collection

Roads worth the detour.

A growing catalogue of road trips and motorcycle loops — routes, distances, hairpins, forest timings and the photos that made me want to ride them.

2trips catalogued
1,000km of road
1regions
South India

The Nilgiri Loop

Bangalore → Dimbam ghat → Kotagiri → Coonoor → Ooty → Gudalur → Mudumalai → Bandipur → Bangalore. 610 km, two tiger reserves and a 27-hairpin climb.
610 km14–16 hrs27 hairpinsModerate1–2 days
South India

Valparai – Athirappilly Forest Loop

Coimbatore → Pollachi → Valparai (40 hairpins) → Malakkappara forest road → Athirappilly Falls → Thrissur → Palakkad → Coimbatore. ~400 km in a day, billed as South India's most dangerous road.
390 km11–13 hrs40 hairpinsDemanding1 day (long)