🏍️ 4-Day “Mist Trail Ride” – Bangalore → Munnar → Bangalore
🔹 Day 1 – Bangalore → Ace Cottages, Hosur → Coimbatore (≈380 km / 7 hrs)
Start: 6:00 AM from Bangalore
Route: Bangalore → Hosur → Krishnagiri → Salem → Coimbatore
Highlights:
Breakfast halt at Ace Cottages, Hosur (quick chai, refuel, meet-up point for riders)
Long, smooth NH44 cruise — perfect for testing your bike’s comfort zone
Lunch stop near Salem
Reach Coimbatore by evening; overnight halt near the foothills
Evening vibe: Light dinner, bike check, and rest before the climb tomorrow.
🔹 Day 2 – Coimbatore → Munnar (≈160 km / 5 hrs)
Route: Pollachi → Udumalpet → Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary → Marayoor → Munnar
Highlights:
Scenic ghat roads, 14 hairpin bends, and rolling tea estates
Stop at Chinnar Sanctuary for a quick wildlife sighting
Cool mist as you ascend into Munnar
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Evening: Tea garden walk, sunset view at Pothamedu Point
Vibe: From plains to peaks — your bike finally meets the clouds.
🔹 Day 3 – Explore Munnar on Two Wheels
Morning ride loops:
Top Station (early morning mist + panoramic views)
Echo Point and Kundala Lake
Afternoon:
Lunch in town, then short off-road detour to Lock Heart Gap or Anayirangal Dam
Chill evening with fellow riders, bonfire, or café hangout
Vibe: Every turn’s a postcard — this is why you ride.
🔹 Day 4 – Munnar → Dindigul → Hosur → Bangalore (≈470 km / 8–9 hrs)
Early departure: 6:30 AM
Route: Munnar → Theni → Dindigul → Salem → Hosur → Bangalore
Stops:
Breakfast near Theni
Lunch in Dindigul (try authentic biryani!)
Optional:
Final pit stop or overnight halt at Ace Cottages, Hosur — unwind with a bonfire, tea, and a night’s rest before heading back to the city.
⚙️ Ride Notes
Total distance: ~1,000 km round trip
Best season: October–March
Recommended bikes: 250 cc+ touring or ADV
Must-carry: Rain gear, warm layers, camera, puncture kit
Terrain: Excellent highways + twisty ghats + misty hill climbs
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