Pykara Falls
The shola, the lake and the boat.
- Where
- Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.4127, 76.7031
Get the Pykara Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pykara Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pykara Falls
Government Botanical Garden 1.1 km
Twenty two hectares laid out at Ooty in 1848, on the lower slopes above the town.
Ooty 1.1 km
The Nilgiri hill station at twenty two hundred metres, reached by a rack railway that has run since 1908.
Doddabetta 3.8 km
The highest point in the Nilgiris.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway 12 km
The steepest rack railway in Asia, climbing from three hundred to twenty two hundred metres in forty six kilometres.
Pykara 12 km
A river the Todas hold sacred, rising at Mukurthi peak above Ooty.
Coonoor 13 km
The quieter Nilgiri station below Ooty, where the toy train stops for tea and Sim's Park has grown trees since 1874.
Kotagiri 18 km
The oldest of the three Nilgiri hill stations, quieter than both the others, with tea to the horizon and Catherine Falls below.
Masinagudi 19 km
A village in the elephant corridor between Mudumalai and Bandipur, where the animals cross the road at dusk.
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Questions
Where is Pykara Falls?
Pykara Falls is in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Government Botanical Garden (1.1 km), Ooty (1.1 km), Doddabetta (3.8 km).
How do I get the Pykara Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pykara Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pykara Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.