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The Nilgiris, also known as the Blue
Mountain ranges, constitute India's oldest mountain ranges and are located
at junction of the western and the Eastern Ghats, 2,500-2,600 mts. above sea
level. We all have heard and seen once about these mountain ranges but
trekking these routes are just not a familiar version of Nilgiris- the blue
mountains. Considered to be beginner's square one, the Nilgiri mountains are
most breathtaking mountains for trekking. The Nilgiris stretch from western
and eastern ghats and what pleases the tourists most is their year round
accessibility.
Fave trekking spaces
The three hugely popular hill stations, Ooty, Kotagiri, and Coonoor,
created by the British, offer ideal bases for interesting treks into the
mountains where dense Shola forests blend perfectly with the tea estates,
orange groves, coffee plantations, rolling meadows, bubbling brooks,
tumbling waterfalls and crystal clear lakes. There are many more things to
be discovered in the mountains like tribes of Todas, Kurumbhas and Irulas.
Nilgiris are also known to be 'Scotland Of East' with bungalows and rest
houses on one side and thousands of schools on other side that also boast of
golf course and Officers Training on another side.
Beginning Details
The excursions at Nilgiri is one unforgettable tracks. Connected throughout
by winding mountain ways, trekking here manifests plethora of surprises at
once. Getting at the Ooty Red Hills, Porthimund takes a lot of gun powder to
reach to the hill top.
