Auroville and the Matrimandir viewpoint
North up the ECR, left at Kottakuppam, and into red earth and canopy. The viewpoint passes are free but they run out.
- Round trip
- 28 km
- Riding time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Petrol, 45 kmpl scooter
- ≈ ₹63
The route
- 1ECR north
- 2Kottakuppam junction
- 3Auroville Visitor Centre
- 4Matrimandir viewpoint
- 5Bharat Nivas
- 6Matrimandir Nursery café
On the map
Directions in Google Maps ↗Start Stops on the way Far endDashes join the stops, not the roads; Google Maps has the road route. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
🛵 Which vehicle?
Any petrol scooter in the fleet. Every electric does the round trip on one charge too.
⏰ Best time
Leave by 8:30am — viewpoint passes go by mid-morning
⚠️ Road note
The ECR is fast and clean. Inside Auroville the lanes turn to loose red gravel in patches, which a 350 will not enjoy and a scooter will shrug off at walking pace.