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Thuraiyur–Pachamalai Ghat Road contains 14 hairpin bends and is situated in Tiruchirapalli district. Valparai Ghat Road – This road in Coimbatore district begins at Monkey Falls and has 40 hairpin bends. Dhimbam Ghat Road – A 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road with 27 hairpin bends, located along the Western Ghats and close to the Eastern Ghats.
State Highway 78 (SH 78) or Valparai-Pollachi Road is a State Highway in Tamil Nadu, India that starts from Valparai and ends at the Pollachi. The 64-kilometre (40 mi) highway is often described by many as one of the best scenic routes in South India. [1] There are 42 hairpin bends on this road.
Vattapara Hairpin Turn [1] also known as (Vattapara accident zone) [2] [3] [4] is a road and place along the Indian National Highway 66 near Valanchery, [5] Malappuram District, [6] Kerala, India, that is known for a high number of accidents. [7] Over a five-year period there were 300 accidents, 200 injuries, and 30 deaths.
It is by far the most traveled of all the Ghat Roads as it is the main access from the home state of Tamil Nadu. It has 14 numbered Hairpin bends and was recently (c.2003) taken over to be owned and maintained by the National Highways Authority of India and is now part of National Highway 181.
The road then proceeds sharply down to the southwest through 17 hairpin turns to Top Station (Again Tamil Nadu) at elevation 1,930 meters (6,330 ft) at km 60. Here the road becomes Kerala SH-18 and is well maintained, passing by extensive tea plantations 31 kilometers (19 mi) to Munnar.
The hills can be accessed by a mountain road with 14 hair pin bends, branching out from National Highway 48. [24] It is situated about 220 km (140 mi) from the state capital Chennai and 160 km (99 mi) from Bengaluru. [1] The major access roads are maintained by the Department of Highways and Minor Ports of Government of Tamil Nadu. [17]
The highway passes through dense forests of Western ghats of India. The NH-766 passes through 19.7 km Bandipur National Park and Wayanad wild life sanctuary. [1] The section of the road from Lakkidi in Wayanad to Adivaram (Thamarassery) called as Thamarassery Churam (A hill highway with nine hairpin bends) offers a scenic drive.
The Palchuram Hairpin Bends attract many tourists for the photographic options it offers. There are a few temples and churches in the area. Palchuram Falls is a four-step waterfall with a height of 300 metres (980 ft). It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Boys Town junction. The footpath to the falls is quiet dangerous and tiring.