Visiting Athirapally - Sholayar Forest
Tips for trekkers to Athirapally Waterfalls:
- Note that the climb is steep and exhausting, so you need to be well-prepared!
- Don’t wear flip-flops. Wear sensible shoes or floaters with ankle support.
- Keep a wide brimmed hat handy and a hanky/towel for the sweat because it’s all open ground and the sun beats down.
- There is a sign that says “This way for Full View of Waterfalls”. Don’t bother. Despite the railing it’s a dizzying descent and foliage covers the full view. Best to head down straight rather than turn right at this sign. And folks with knee problems, don't even try and go via that right hand sign, don't let the benches for viewing your tired legs tempt you, there's a bench on the brown rocky part and you can still see it from there. Better still, if you can, go with a foldable chair. It's worth sitting and soaking in the view.
- Getting close to the waterfalls is tough, again there's no proper place to put the foot from one boulder to the next, it's very steep but catch that bench, you can get a brilliant view still. And there are toilets right on the left of the entrance.
- No stalls inside. So buy water or parch your thirst before going in.
- It is not one of those waterfalls that is a mild flow where you're allowed to stand under either, so warn the kids in advance. There's a small trickle water fall on the way to the next Vazhanchal waterfall where the kids can splash around.
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