Address: Kochi – Dhanushkodi Road, Pooppara, Udumbanchola Taluk, Kerala – 685619
Location: 10°02′N 77°08′E
Official Website:
https://www.keralatourism.org/ecotourism/destinations/mathikettan-shola
Established on: 21 November 2003
Nearest Airport: Cochin airport (140kms), Madurai International Airport(70kms), Coimbatore International Airport(70kms)
Nearest Railway Stations: Theni railway station (55kms), Palani(43), Anaimalai Road(43kms), Ettumanur(44kms)
Nearest Bus Stop: Poopara
About: The park is situated about 2 kilometers from the National Highway and 10 kilometers from Munnar. The undulating terrain that sometimes climbs up to large hillocks of varying heights, Mathikettan Shola, houses evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, shola grasslands, and semi-evergreens. Take a look at the rich variety of animal life in the gaur, wild boar, sambar, common langur, wild dog, and jungle cat. The National Park is a biodiversity hotspot with its rich treasure of medicinal herbs as well. A Muthavan tribal colony at Aduvilanthankudy is situated on the northeastern borders of Mathikettan Shola.
