Amidst the hot plains of Salem raises the Shevaroys hills with Yercaud as the major town on the hill. Yercaud gives a pleasant break from the flat terrain and provides an opportunity to get away from the heat of the plains in summer. Located close to Salem town and just a five hour drive from Bangalore, it is an ideal weekend getaway.
At an altitude of 1515m, summer temperatures in Yercaud rarely crosses 30 degrees. Besides the good weather, there are many places worth visiting in and around the town. Yercaud town has a typical hill station ambience, with lakes, parks, resorts, greenery and many coffee estates around it.
Similar to many other hill station, Yercaud was opened up by the British who were looking for escaping the heat of the plains and finding a pla
+ more about YercaudAmidst the hot plains of Salem raises the Shevaroys hills with Yercaud as the major town on the hill. Yercaud gives a pleasant break from the flat terrain and provides an opportunity to get away from the heat of the plains in summer. Located close to Salem town and just a five hour drive from Bangalore, it is an ideal weekend getaway.
At an altitude of 1515m, summer temperatures in Yercaud rarely crosses 30 degrees. Besides the good weather, there are many places worth visiting in and around the town. Yercaud town has a typical hill station ambience, with lakes, parks, resorts, greenery and many coffee estates around it.
Similar to many other hill station, Yercaud was opened up by the British who were looking for escaping the heat of the plains and finding a place more like home. It became a summer retreat, and many people eventually moved in create permanent settlements.
The draw of Yercaud are a mix of nature's beauty and man made attraction. Forest spreading over hills, beautiful views and a natural lake are mixed with parks built in the town and coffee estates.
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