Ramakkalmedu -The cradle of the wind

Ramakkalmedu is a beautiful hill station located near Nedumkandam in idukki district. The place is easily accessible from Thekkady - Munnar state highway and very suitable for spending an evening. The peculiarity of Ramakkalmedu is the strong wind and the beautiful view of distant Tamilnadu villages from the top. The huge ‘Kuravan and Kurathi’ statue in the hill top and the wind mills in the neighbouring hills increase the attraction of Ramakkalmedu. Ramakkalmedu is the best place to enjoy the wind effect and it is not possible to describe that awesome experience in words. ‘The cradle of the wind’ the name given to Ramakkalmedu by the local authorities is quite suitable.

 For adventure seekers Ramakkalmedu offers many opportunities like trekking, mountaineering, paragliding, rock climbing etc.   Ramakkalmedu is an excellent trekking spot and comprises two small hills. The hill with the ‘Kuruva’ statue has a good road and vehicles can reach till its top. Apart from the statue we can also see the wind mills and the beautiful Tamilnadu villages and its mangroves from the top. The view of farm lands and roads in Tamilnadu is marvellous. Farms look so clean and tidy with perfect looks of beautifulness.

The second hill is around one kilometre away from the first one. There is no road and it will take a half an hour walk to reach the top. In the beginning the way is going through the bamboo forest and it is not difficult to climb.  While going up, the steep rocks and strong wind make it very difficult to move up. In the strong wind we will feel weightless and feel that the wind will push us down from the steep rocks. Sometimes wind will also support us to go up by pushing us from the back. It is not at all easy to reach the top of the highest rock, but the view from there is worth to compensate all the struggles to reach there. From this hill also we will get a panoramic view of Tamilnadu villages and wind energy farms.

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