Weekend Getaway from Bangalore: Yercaud

Posted on December 5, 2007 
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Yercaud, popularly known as “poor man’s Ooty” is a hill station near Salem, Tamil Nadu, India in the Servarayan range of hills in the Eastern Ghats. It is at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,920 feet) from mean sea level. The town gets its name from the lake located at its center - in Tamil “Yeri” means “lake” and “Kaadu” means “forest”.

Yercaud is known for coffee plantations and orange groves. It also has an orchidarium run by the Botanical Survey of India.

The highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, which is situated at a height of 5326 feet. Hence the Yercaud hill area is called Shevaroy Hills.

Yercaud is only 230km from Bangalore and you should be able to reach there in about 4-5hrs if you leave early morning.

Have a look at the Wikipedia page for some great photographs of Yercaud.


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