Wayanad Churam…Ghat Road Of Thamarassery…Kozhikode In Kerala
An amazing journey through the Thamarassery Ghat Pass, a.k.a Wayanad Churam. Read my experience in travelling through the curvy roads through the hills in Wayanad, one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in Kerala.
An Old Video from Thamarassery (Wayanad) Ghat
Thamarassery Ghat Pass, also known as Thamarassery churam or Wayanad Churam, is along the national highway (NH 212) that connects Kozhikode with Wayanad. Since the road leads to Wayanad, this ghat pass is often called “Wayanad churam”. The ghat pass (“churam”) begins from Adivaram (downhills), while coming from Kozhikkode and ends at Lakkidi, the beginning of Wayanad district.
There is a view point at the top of the ghat pass just after the 9th hairpin and before reaching Lakkidi. You can stop at this place and enjoy the beautiful view of the serpentine roads through the hills.
Lakkidi, located just after the view point, is a small town from where the ghat road ends and the boundary of Wayanad district starts. You can see a welcome arch of Wayanad district just after the view point at the top of Thamarassery churam.
Hairpin curves
There are 9 hairpin curves, which are numbered from 1 to 9, starting from the first one at the downhills. The adventurous hairpin roads through the ghat pass will hold you spell bound. The amazing view of serpentine roads of the ghat pass from the view point located at the 9th hairpin, is really spectacular. When I showed the curvy roads at far and the trucks moving at very slow speed, my kids couldn’t believe that is the road we are going to cover in the next hour. We were coming from Wayanad to Kozhikkode after our backpacking trip to Ooty and so, we were going down the hills from Lakkidi. The drive through the curvy roads was indeed a spinechilling experience.
Travel time
The entire ghat road is about 12 km and you would take about 30 to 45 minutes to cover this distance. Presence of fog may further slow down your journey. The best place to stop by is the view point at the top of the churam, near Lakkidi. Avoid stopping in any other places especially on the hairpin curves to avoid any accidents.
