Yercaud – another Crown in Tamil Nadu’s Tourism Map

Jan 27, 2020

About Yercaud
  • About 7hrs drive from Chennai
  • Nearest railway station is Salem with drive from Salem to Yercaud being about 32Km. Yercaud Express train travels Chennai to Coimbatore and stops in Salem.
  • Name comes from Lake-Forest from the Tamil name “Yaeri-Kaddu” which later became Yercaud. Used to only be lake earlier with surrounding forest and hence the name.
  • Hills range known as Shervaroyan Hills at elevation of 4750-feet, considered King of Eastern Ghats
  • Bisons are only animals that are here - have to be careful while hiking
  • Rainy season starts Aug up to Jan. Heavy rain mid-Nov to Dec with min Temp of 11⁰.
  • Peak times are mid-Nov to Dec, Apr–May. Most flowers bloom in May. Temp is max at 35⁰.
  • Ladies-seat, Gents-seat, Childrens-seat are sites offering very nice views. Close-by are Silk Farm & Rose Garden. The Lake is pretty and offers a short walk.
  • Manjakuttai is a village about 10mins drive from main Town and offers very nice views
  • While there are 2 varieties of Coffee, namely Arabica & Robusta, Arabica is primarily grown in Yercaud
  • Silver Oak trees are quite popular here and are used for making furniture. Pepper is made to grow on these trees as a creeper.
  • Sacred Heart Yercaud (SHY) is an Anglo-Indian Girls Higher Secondary School that is 125 years (1894-2019) old. Founded by the Cluny Sisters, Blessed Anne Marie Javouhey (1779-1851) was the Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St.Joseph of Cluny.
  • Montford started in 1917 is an Anglo-Indian Boys Higher Secondary School, named after Father Montford who was from a place in France called Montford.
  • Bangalore is about 2hrs drive to Yercaud - there’s a new route up the mountain that’s been opened that connects to the Bangalore highway

Note: The above is a sampling and more detailed/exact info can be available at respective Websites.

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