Yercaud
Coffee slopes and a town lake in the Shevaroys
A Yercaud tour pairs a boating lake and Pagoda Point with Killiyur Falls, orchids and coffee slopes, at about 1,515 m in Salem district's Shevaroy Hills.
Overview
A Yercaud tour is a short hill break in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, in the Shevaroy Hills of the Eastern Ghats, where the town stands at about 1,515 metres. It suits families and weekenders who like lakeside time, viewpoints and plantation country. October to June is the dry, cool stretch, and the local name means roughly "lake forest", from the Tamil words yeri and kaadu.
The lake sits in the middle of the town and offers boating, with Anna Park close by, a garden associated with flower shows. A deer park lies along the road to Lady's Seat, one of the rock viewpoints, and the Botanical Survey of India runs an orchidarium among the town's gardens. A rose garden and silk farm lie about 2 km out.
Views and falls fill the rest of a visit. Pagoda Point, about 5 km from the town, looks out toward Attur and Ayothiapattinam. Killiyur Falls is about 3 km from the lake, and one travel article describes a 300-foot drop reached by a walk of about 2 km that includes around 200 steep steps. The district page advises going after the monsoon. At the top of the range, the Servarayan temple marks the highest point, at about 1,620 metres.
Coffee shaped the settlement. M. D. Cockburn is credited with introducing coffee here in the 1820s, and the slopes still grow it alongside oranges, jackfruit, guava, black pepper and cardamom. Mean annual highs are about 26.2 C and lows about 16.0 C, with about 1,512 mm of rain a year, which explains why the weather feels mild compared with the plains.
The summer festival is the town's main date. Its 49th edition ran from 23 to 29 May 2026 at Anna Park and around the lake, with flower displays, folk performances, dog shows and boat races, and Salem's district site announced an extension to 31 May.
Getting here means climbing a ghat road with hairpin bends. Yercaud is about 28 to 35 km from Salem, with the road distance to Salem Junction closer to 34.5 km. Salem Airport lies about 38 km away and has only limited domestic service, and Coimbatore International Airport is about 170 km off.
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A lake in the middle of town, with boating
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Updated Oct 3, 2026Yercaud Summer Festival and Flower Show
festivalUsually in May. The 49th edition was announced for 23 to 29 May 2026 and later extended to 31 May.
A yearly May festival at Anna Park and the lake with flower displays, folk and classical performances, dog shows, boat races and a trade fair.
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Mild for much of the year, with mean annual highs of 26.2 C and lows of 16.0 C and about 1,512 mm of rain a year.
Salem Airport (SXV), about 38 km, with limited domestic service. Coimbatore International Airport is about 170 km, and Tiruchirappalli about 165 to 168 km.
Salem Junction, about 34.5 km
The road up from Salem is a ghat road with hairpin bends. Distance from Salem 28 to 35 km.
Visit Killiyur Falls after the monsoon, as the district page advises, and expect a walk with steep steps
Time Pagoda Point or Lady's Seat for early morning or late afternoon, since one travel article suggests sunrise and sunset for the views
If the summer festival is the aim, watch for the district announcement in May, because the 2026 edition was extended past its first end date
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