Yercaud

We went to Yercaud in the month of March 2010, the place was not ok as per our expectation . Before going there, we went thru different websites about the place, somewhere I found this place is called as poor man's Ooty...when we went there, we found that it's actually a miniature Ooty. It has all the places as Ooty has, like Botanical garden, Rose garden, one lake but all are smaller in size and less attractive if you compare them those with Ooty. Anyways, it was worth visiting for weekend relaxation. We went by car from Bangalore, it took us arround 5hrs with breaks in between.
Most dissapointing thing in Yercaud was, no care was taken to keep the place clean, the roads are all full of garbages. Though it was March then and it's a so called hill station, there was no need of cold clothes and it was hot through out the day.
Forgot to mention, road is good if you are taking NH07 all the way, try avoiding the alternate SH path.The NH07 path(Hosur-Krishnagiri-Dharmapuri) is much better than SH alternative.While going from Bangalore, we strictly followed Google map and took the path shown in map thru SH, but road condition was real bad. While returning from Yercaud, we took the NH07, just go straight on NH07 till you reach Hosur, road was too good and without traffic. After Salem, there is a ghat road with 20 haipin bends, so be careful if you are driving by your own.
I am posting few pictures here, recomend you all to visit this place in winter to enjoy the nature at its best.