Mudhumalai National Park is one the many reserves located within the forest belt between the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Mountains. Most of these reserves are demarcated more by political boundaries than by physical ones. In the languages of all the three surrounding states, Mudumalai stands for ‘ancient hill range’. It is located in the Nilgiri district of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. It covers a relatively small area of 300 sq. km. which is abundant in wildlife as are the other larger neighbouring reserves. The park lies on either side of the highway connecting Mysore to Ooty. This highway, other than providing wildlife viewing opportunities even before you reach the park, is an awesome drive with 36 hairpin bends through thick jungle and beautiful scenery.
Getting there
The neighbouring town of Coimbatore (160 km) is well connected by all means of transport. At 64 km, Ooty is the nearest railhead while Mysore is 95 km away.
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