I just did b,lore to goa last week.
the route i took was - b.lore - hubli - ankola - karwar - margoa
b,lore - hubli NH4 - roads good till davangere, from davangere to ranebennur its under construction ( rather its in the same state since early 2006 when i did this sector by bus ) ranebennur till hubli long stretches are available with less diversions.
hubli - ankola used NH63 road condition good till yellapur
yellapur to ankola road is not bad but u find stretches where tarmac has worn off to reveal the previous layer causing discomfort at higher speeds.
caution to exercised this sector is of trucks hauling iron ore and lp gas
while going to goa i hit this sector post noon road was empty most of the time. while coming back it was btw 0800 - 1030 plenty of truck traffic
ankola - karwar - margoa nh17 road condition good except for about 30 kms inside goa till cancona thereafter roads are good through out goa.
left b,lore - tumkur toll plaza 0600 arrvd margoa 1830
left margoa - 0500 arrvd tumkur tollplaza 1700
if exclude break time driving time would be 10 and half to 11 hrs apprx
dist - 620 kms appx
car - palio 1.6 gtx s10 |