Attractions: Historical Site

Chain Tree is located along the national highway near the Pepper Wayanad Gate hotel and is an interesting tourist spot for the visitors to Wayanad. Read this article to know more about the history of the Chain Tree. a Ficus tree with a massive steel chain hanging on it, and is along the national highway near the Wayanad Ghat Pass Lakkidi, in the district of Wayanad. This is a quick stop for many travelers from Kozhikkode to Wayanad and the chain on the tree has a (fictitious) story to tell.

The history of Chain Tree is associated with a local tribal called Karinthandan, who was killed by the British after taking his help to discover the routes through the ghat. During the colonial era, Wayanad didn't have any developed roads. Due to the heavy rainfalls it receive, this place was blessed with a lot of thick rain forests. Only the local tribals were aware of the paths through the forests.