Yercaud is one of the hill region of Tamilnadu. And it is also called "Poor Man's Ooty". The meaning of Yercaud in Tamil is "Yeri means Lake and Kaadu mean Forest". The feet of Yercaud is 1500 from the sea level. The Yercaud hill is in Salem District. One of loveliest spot in that hill is Yercaud Lake. The Lake is surrounded by lush green forest and the lake is used for boating by the tourist from all over India. The summer festival is held in this lake every year in the month of May.
Tourist Spot in Yercaud:
Yercaud Lake
Anna Park
Lady's and Gent's Seat
Killiyur Falls
Shervaoyan Temple
Pagoda Point
The Grange
Bear's Cave
Wild life like beer, bison, ant eater, foxes, rabbits, mangoose, squirrels, sparrows, buibuls and snakes are living there.
Jack fruits, Guava, Orange, Tea, black Pepper are the main crops of Yercaud hill.
Yercaud has developed into major trekking destination in this region. A lot of treks are available there.
Its around 350 kms far away from Chennai to reach Yercaud, from Salem its around 33 kms far away. The nearest airport for Yercaud Hills is Trichy airport. The nearest Railways station to the destination is Salem.
For more details about Yercaud and its tourism, visit http://www.yercaud.com/
