Chain Tree is one of the less explored tourist places in Wayanad but with an old history and a lot of admirers from different parts of the world. It is located on the national highway near the Pepper Wayanad Gate hotel. It is a Ficus tree which holds a massive steel chain which has a multiple stories and legends related to its existence. The major story is associated with a local tribal person called Karinthandan.

He was killed by the British after seeking help from him to discover the routes through the ghat. The wilderness were the habitat of tribal people and there were no roads to cross the forests even during the British period. People believe that the spirit of that tribal person is in the tree and it causes accidents to many who crosses the hairpin bends.

There is another story also related to it which says the killing of a Mahout who took the British people to Wayanad first and they did not want the Mahout to go back and get the Portugese. His spirit is the one which is in the tree, as the local people say.
Activities: Sightseeing

Location:  SH29, Lakkidi, Kunnathidavaka, Wayanad, Kerala 673576.

Distance from Bangalore: 306.1 kilometer.