Kodanadu estate palace--how to reach this tourist spot?

Question

source;daily telegram-21sep07

Answer 1

Kodanadu Estate a tourist spot: It is 18 kms away from Kotagiri on the easternmost ridges of the Blue Mountains and hence the name meaning Terminus Country. Kotagiri is a panchayat town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It provides a splendid view of the great Mysore Plateau to one side and the Bhavani River on the other.From this point, the country lies spread out before the eye sparkling hills row after as though bathed in the mystic silver sunshine. The enchanting valley dips down to embrace the historic gajalahatti pass glancing at the green corpeted paddy fields of Thengumarahaada and watced over from its eyrie by the habitat of Halli moyar.While the River Moyar scurries along to join her pal Bhanvani round the corner, across the valley of Talamalai ranges of the Eastern Ghats cuddle upto Mysore Plateau, westerly strides of which again adjoin the Kodanaadu stairs in the north, over the deep trenched Mysore Ditch. Kodanadu is near  Kotagiri whcih is one of  the oldest and the third largest hill stations in the Nilgiris. Looming over and above all the surrounding hills in the North-eastern escarpment of Kotagiri Hill Station, its climate is claimed to be one of the best in the World.It is 18 Kms or 10 mils from Kotagiri and approchable by road in 30 minutes.  Kotagiri is linked by road to Mettupalayam. The road which continues on to Ooty is one of the Nilgiri Ghat Roads and is now one of the five access routes for the entire district.-

Answer 2

I wish you mentioned from which place you are at present so that I could give you precise directions.

Kodanad is in Kerala, about 30 kms from Ernakulam by rail and almost around 65 kms from Cochin International airport.