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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.
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.
Aliyar Dam Reservoir view from 14th hairpin bend. Valparai receives among the highest rainfall in the region during the monsoons (around June). There will be no animals wandering around during the monsoon period (june), mostly wild boar, gaurs, and lion-tail macaques can be noticed. The plantations in the town are surrounded by evergreen forests.
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. Previously a toll had to be paid for vehicles entering the Nilgiris district at the village of Burliar, which also provides a rest stop on the route.
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.
Sirumalai is a dense forest region with a moderate climate throughout the year. With an altitude of 1600 metres above sea level, it contains diversified flora and fauna. The hill has 18 hairpin bends. On the 18th bend are a church and a viewpoint of Dindigul city and the Dindigul Rock Fort. The hill contains a small waterfall as well.
The road crosses its highest point of 2,480 meters (8,140 ft) just south of Vandaravu Peak at km 50 where it crosses the Kerala state boundary and enters Pampadum Shola National Park. 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.
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