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About Chembra peak trek:
Location: In the southern Wayanad district in Kerala
Distance from Bangalore: 300 Kms
Trek starting point: Chembra foot hills tea garden
Trek difficulty Level: Easy to moderate
Accommodation: kalpetta / Meppadi (around 20 Kms from Chembra)
Total trek distance: 3.5 Kms (One side)
Peak height: 6000 feet
Time to trek: 2 to 3 hours (one side)
Camping: Not allowed
Best time to trek: Post monsoon
Permission: Needed
Trekking time: 7 AM to 2 PM (After 2 you wont be allowed to start trek)
visiting time: 7 AM to 5 PM (You can latest return by 5 from the peak)
Guide: Given at the VSS office
Entry fee: 20/ person
Guide charges: 150
Trek Begins from tea gardens which can be easily reached by vehicles.
Beyond a point, no one is allowed to take the vehicle inside. Initial trail begins with plain walk through tree estates for 15 minutes. Then you reach a checkpoint. Beyond where no one is allowed to take plastic bottles, paper, food etc.
If you want to take with you, You will have to deposit some money in advance per plastic bottle. Charges are around 100/ bottle. WHile returning, you can recount the bottles at the check point and you will get the refund.
Tea Gardens
How to reach chembra peak?
Bangalore-> Mysore-> Nanjagud-> Gundlupet-> Sulthan bathery-> Kalpetta-> Meppadi-> Chembra
Trek to the Chembra peak is banned now. People are not allowed to go beyond the heart shaped lake.
Another lake on the way to heart shaped lake
Near the Heart shaped lake, Chembra
Chembra Peak details
From the top
On the way to Chembra Heart shaped lake
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There are other camping cum trekking locations in wayanad
Check this website http://www.darenature.com
A very wonderful and fun filled blog about Chembra peak, near Kalpetta. Kalpetta, which is surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations is the center of tourism activities in Wayanad. There are many places to visit in Kalpetta which makes it a tourist spot famous for shopping and trade.
So where in wayanad can v stay ?WHR did u stay when u went for treking there ?
Hi Swathi,
I got your mail. I reply you there.
Hi Swathi,
Step one: Open the below map link in browser
https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/KTDC+Tamarind+Thirunelly,+Thirunelly+Temple,+Thirunelly,+Kerala+670646/Thirunelli+Forest+Guest+House,+Kodagu,+Karnataka/Thirunelli+Pakshipathalam+Trek,+Manchalli,+Karnataka+670646/@11.9197137,75.9815061,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba5c35775a83903:0xd48f1d7a1862eea8!2m2!1d75.99581!2d11.911716!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba5c350ea29f9bd:0x8f2a084e3a6efddd!2m2!1d76.000178!2d11.91071!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba5c491bd1183d1:0xde83d4234654daf4!2m2!1d75.9794712!2d11.9310546!3e2
First point in the map, you will see “KTDC Tamarind Thirunelly”
KTDC stands for Kerala Tourism Development Corporation; Tamarind is the name of the hotel and Thirunelly is the place.
Second point in the map, you will see “Thirunelli Forest Guest House”
This is the place where you have to take the permission for trekking. You can not go alone. A guide is a must. Night camping inside the forest area not allowed to just one day trek of total 12-13 kms
Third point in the map, you will see “Thirunelli Pakshipathalam Trek”
Well, you will walk along this trek almost half the way and then change the trek to Brahmagiri Midway. Trek to Pakshipathalam is no more allowed.
I stayed in KTDC Tamarind. Reason: Far from crowd, serene and economical.
Here is the website link for the guest house: http://www.ktdc.com/tamarind-thirunelli.php
This is the kind of article and information we look for. Thank you so much.
Are we allowed to camp anywhere else in wayanad?
Hi pratima,
I am not so sure where you can camp else
Am a solo traveller ..I want to know accodations near this peak . is it safe for women to travel alone in wayanad
Hi Swathi,
No one is allowed to stay at the peak after evening. Yeah its safe to travel alone in Wayanad. People are really generous and helpful
Thank u for information
Hallo sir what is mean v s s any phone no
Dear reader,
VSS is “an organization for the protection of forests” in Malayalam, the native language of Kerala.
Here is the Phone number of DTPC (District Tourism Promotion Council): 04936 202134
I hope it works 🙂 You can ask them any query over Chembra peak.
Happy adventure
superb very nice to treak