Trekking has shown us the mind-blowing, different & beautiful Ooty.

‘Nature at its best!!!’ I would say when I had a chance to visit the different and very rare lovely spots in Ooty which I haven’t heard of in my life, not only for me but also for everyone. When it comes to Ooty, what comes to everyone’s mind is that the lovely botanical garden with beautiful flower shows and chill climate.

When I planned my trip with my colleagues to Ooty, we have also decided to go and hit the same place obviously. But nature God turned its way down and invited us to come and visit its own gifted and very awesome places in surrounding areas of Ooty. Probably these places would be still unknown to most of the people who had Visited Ooty. No more surprises on what that place is going to be? It’s a place called as ‘Western Catchment’. Is it place with full of waterfalls? Or is it a place with full of flowers? Or is it place surrounded with a huge lake?? Lot of thoughts went around in our mind when the trip organizer in Ooty (Kuttan – 9843558382) had mentioned about this place. Whether is it worth to visit that place? Whether it will convince our satisfaction? Finally after visiting that place nature God answered to all of our questions by not in words, but by the way we expressed our satisfaction and happiness. What a feel we had after reaching that place. I would say it’s an amazing spot and that day was an extraordinary moment in my life.



First and foremost I would tell you how to go to that place. It’s a valley region located near the Mukurthi national park. This place is located around 25 Kms from main Ooty. Take a Jeep and reach this park and then what is needed is bit of walk. Sorry not a bit but a distance of around 7Kms we have to cover by walk to reach this nature’s very best gifted place. Earlier Jeep can cover this 7Km as well. But recently there were some land slides and due to which at some point the road was not really helping vehicles to pass by. Hence to go and come back we have to walk 15 Kms (to & fro). The roadway is so nice and we can do a normal walk. Climbing or walking over a steep path is not there. At one point we have to be bit careful while crossing the road point which was hit by landslide. That’s not so risky anyways. Go with a bunch of friends and you can reach that place while chatting with your friends in parallel.



Secondly, the next doubt/concern what would arise is on how is that place is going to be? I am going to walk 15 Kms, so what do I get when I go there? Let me put to you in very simple words. It’s a greenish valley all the way around surrounding you when you walk 7 kms. One point you will feel does that greenish valley is chasing you!! It’s a reserved forest area and forest officers (1/2) will accompany you. So don’t get scared of anything. This trekking is very safe. When you go with your digital/handy camera, then your camera is one of the gifted devices I would say, as it’s going to perform lots of clicks on those greenish valleys. Everywhere you go and wherever you turn around you can see lots of greenish sceneries and you will be continuously doing clicks on your camera. Climate will be awesome as it’s a valley region and there will not be sweating also. So you can rock your trekking and continue to entertain your eyes and camera lens. Those greenish valleys will offer themselves as green carpets welcoming for a nice feast to our eyes and cameras. Since it’s a forest area and if you are really lucky, then you can get a chance to see some deers, tigers and wild buffalo’s. Fortunately we had a chance to see some 4/5 deers crossing us. While passing we can see some waterfalls and some plants of herbal types too. If the climate supports you then you will have an awesome time there. Photos, photos and everywhere different and mind-blowing landscapes. Go till the end, as the end point will be miraculous and amazing. Probably with a normal walk we can go there spend time and come back in 5/6 hours. 4 hrs for to & fro walk, 1 hr to spend in the end point, 30 mins for rest in-between and 30 mins for your camera clicks.



Kuttan, he is the trip organizer who has planned and organized this trekking idea for us. He is a very adjustable guy and his specialty is that he can organize the trips and choose the spots based on your taste and expectations.You can get in touch with him if you are impressed with the attached photos which are taken from those areas. He guides you for other normal places and other good trekking spots.

Reach Kuttan at
Mob - +91-9843558382,
Mail - kuttanooty@gmail.com
Blog website - http://ootytrekking.blogspot.com/

Thanks to God for taking us there and providing such a miraculous and unforgettable day.