"Pithalmala" one of the best place for trekking

   

  Paithalmala or vithalmala is one of the most beautiful hill station in kannur district.
Which is situated in the western Ghats near kerala-karnataka border. This immaculate

hill station has derived its name from two words in malayalam (pithal and mala) 

meaning is infant hill.

Its at a height of 1370m above from sea level.The starting point of  trekking is kudiyanmala

and the target point is about 6km far from the valley. paithalmala is the highest peak in kannur and the hiker have to walk around 4km through dense forest to reach the top.but 

the path is not so easy to cover you have to protect your legs using boots or shoes because 

a lot of blood sucking leeches are there for attacking you.

  The highest attraction is the observatory tower made by the tourism department

at the top.The view of valley from the tower is mind-blowing, from there you  can

see half of the area of kannur city and wonderful scenery of coorg forest.it is better 

to carry food and a small tent also because night sleep in the top of pithalmala is 
awesome because of the cool climate.so its time to pack your bags and head here 
for an exciting vacation.

How to reach:
 By Bus : 58 km far from kannur and the nearest bus station is pottanplav (several KSRTC 
                   buses  running pottanpalav to kannur).

 By Train : payyanur and kannur railway stations are the nearest railway stations.
 By Air    : Calicut International Airport and Mangalore international Airport are the nearest 

                  Air ports
 Nearest Attractions : Aralam Wildlife sanctuary,Aralam farm, kanjirakolly                              waterfalls,Parrasinikadavu snake park, vismaya water theme park,etc

 Hotels and Resorts : Kerala Tourism Development corporation(KTDC) Hotels & Resorts.With  12 room for accommodation,pithalmala
  
  Reference   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paithalmala

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