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Yercaud - Kolli Hills - Thanjavur

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Date: 4 October 2018 - 6 October 2018 Total distance:  541 Kilometers Start Time: 6:00 am 4 October 2018 End Time:  12:15 pm 6 October 2018 With: - It had been over 6 months since I had done a cycle tour. I was itching to go on a tour, however I did not have sufficient time to go on a weeklong tour. The 400 kilometer brevet in Trichy on 6th October gave an opportunity to do a little touring before riding the brevet. The plan was to ride to Trichy, since I had a couple of days available, decided to ride to Yercaud, Kolli Hills and Thanjavur. I had missed out on Thanjavur on my previous visit to Trichy and did not want to miss the opportunity this time around. Knowing that doing a tour after the brevet would be difficult, I opted to finish the tour before the brevet. Further, the plan was to avoid the national highway as much as possible and to ride interior roads which included the state highway. Since I had ridden from Hosur to Salem on the Nat...