The art of travelling between Bangalore - Mangalore/Udupi

[Samurai]

I am sorry, I had to rename this thread to reflect the reality. No other route has a 40+ page thead, this is the biggest and the most viewed thread in this section.

The process of traveling between Bangalore and Mangalore/Udupi has transcended mere route knowledge, it is officially an Art.

[pranava999]

Samurai, totally agree with you. WHy am I not surprised that this is the most viewed. I'm sure post monsoons this thread will again see some action.

[Samurai]

My wife and I are thinking of doing a ghat-to-ghat trip to cover all the ghats that head towards Mangalore/Udupi. Each weekend spend a day to cover a pair of ghats, go out of one ghat, and come back in another ghat.

Here is the list of adjacent ghats:

Sampaje
Shiradi

Charmadi
Kudremukh

Agumbe
Balebare

Better to do in monsoon to see the real beauty of the ghats. Best to be done in the Jeep so that we can feel the real monsoon weather.

Soon I'll start charting the routes. I know it is not too tough, but it will be a nice drive and will be a great tribute to this thread.

Anybody else want to join up? It will be great to do in a convoy.

PS:This will be hard to do from Bangalore in one day since all the ghats are at least 250kms away.

[pranava999]

@Samurai. That sounds awesome I would have loved to as Udipi is my native town and I love the ghats. Am in B'lore and can't make it. Don't forget to put up the photos as well as a few detailed write-ups.

[lohithrao]

WOw am waiting for the monsoon to hit thats when its real fun. the best part no matter i get drenched in rain i dont have to worry about cold or sinus attacks

Sharath luck you

[gadadhar]

Originally Posted by laluks

I have recently travelled to mangalore via shiradi. Took around 6 hours. Roads were good.

Dont know if the recent rains caused any havoc!

That sounds great. Saving of 3 hours compared to Madikeri route.

Originally Posted by prince_pervez

Excerpt from my earlier posts:

What time do u propose to leave and what is your ride?

Thanks for all the deatils. I tend to start early, should start around 5 am. Mine is Elantra CRDI.

[rajshenoy]

Wow a wonderful name to a thread that just refuses to die(thanks to the state of our roads)

Samurai, you rock dude..but yeah its kind of bit too far from Bangalore side

I guess now a days people dont have much doubts about how to reach as the NH seems to be in a pretty ok condition

[Glifford]

Have to Fusion down to Mangalore + Udipi near the end of this month! Will take the Shiradi route when going down. Return may be from Charmadi if time permits with an overnight in Chickamagalur!

Will update!

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Here is the list of adjacent ghats:

Sampaje
Shiradi

Charmadi
Kudremukh

Agumbe
Balebare

I have travelled all the ghats listed above except for Sampaje and Balebare. Can you tell me where Balebare starts and ends? I mean, at which places.

Even I have the dream of doing all the gateways to the coast in Karnataka, but lack of time and moolah have kept me away. I would have loved to join your trip this time, but am still hoping that I will do this someday

[Jammy70]

Hi,

This is for those who have experienced the Art of Travelling from B'lore to Udupi :-)

My dad is travelling to Kolur this Friday and needed some clarity on routes to take. During the 3 days, he wants to visit Sringeri, Udupi, Kolur & Dharmasthala. His plan is as follows:

Day 1: BLR - Sringeri - Udupi -stay (not sure which route to take; is it hassan - Chikmagalur -??? - sringeri - ??? - Udupi? Details? road condition? Any alternate route?)
Day 2: Udupi - Kolur - Marvanthe - Udupi - stay (he knows this stretch quite well)
Day 3: Udupi - Dharmasthala - BLR (Route: Udupi - Karkala - Mudbidri - Belthangadi - Ujire - Dharmasthala - Shiradi - Hassan - etc; what's the condition of the Udupi - Karkala - Dharmasthala section?)

Any inputs ASAP for the highlighlighted queries would be much appreciated.

FYI, he will be using his City (NHC) and will be taking his driver along.

Cheers,

[devrajman]

Guys beware of these roads for stopped trucks!


Five killed as log cuts through bus

TIMES NEWS NETWORK



Mangalore: Five persons were killed, including three from Bangalore, and 14 others injured when a KSRTC Volvo (Airavat) crashed into a timber-laden lorry at Udane on Bangalore-Mangalore NH 48 early on Monday.
The bus, on its way to Mangalore from Bangalore, rammed into the parked lorry while trying to avoid an oncoming truck. A log that entered the bus on impact caused the casualties.
The deceased are Satish Chandra, 55, a motor vehicle inspector from Yelahanka; Girisha, 33, from Madhavanagar; Santhosh, 33, from Viveknagar; Prabha Hegde, 50, from Puttur and Varaprasada, 27, from Vishakapatnam.
The bus was carrying 40 passengers. Transport minister R Ashok announced a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh each to the dependents of the victims, Rs 15,000 of which will be paid immediately and the rest within a week.
Ashok said: “We use our best drivers on the Airavat as the emphasis is on accident-free journeys.”




TRAGIC JOURNEY

[lohithrao]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Even I have the dream of doing all the gateways to the coast in Karnataka, but lack of time and moolah have kept me away. I would have loved to join your trip this time, but am still hoping that I will do this someday

addy, with DDsi its almost like going in bike(enfield) hehe so moolah should not be a issue

I second your thoughts, planning a detailed trip myself, yea moolah matters as i own a petrol car

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

I have travelled all the ghats listed above except for Sampaje and Balebare. Can you tell me where Balebare starts and ends? I mean, at which places.

Even I have not done Balebare and Kudremakh ghats, I'll be finding out soon.

Originally Posted by Jammy70

Day 1: BLR - Sringeri - Udupi -stay (not sure which route to take; is it hassan - Chikmagalur -??? - sringeri - ??? - Udupi? Details? road condition? Any alternate route?)

Hassan-Belur-Chikmaglur-Balehonnur-Sringeri-Agumbe-Udupi.

Originally Posted by Jammy70

Day 3: Udupi - Dharmasthala - BLR (Route: Udupi - Karkala - Mudbidri - Belthangadi - Ujire - Dharmasthala - Shiradi - Hassan - etc; what's the condition of the Udupi - Karkala - Dharmasthala section?)

The Udupi-Karkala-Dharmasthala route is always good, never seen it bad.

[lohithrao]

dev yes its a sad incident, NH48 is risky these days esp from Kunigal onwards. since the road widening is going on at many places they have dug up and no barricades...

Most of the trucks wont have there tail lamp working and people have bad habbit of placing the stones around the vehicle if there is a break down but they dont have the sense to clear them before they move off so at night esp when its raining this can be very dangerous!

[Jammy70]

[quote:
Hassan-Belur-Chikmaglur-Balehonnur-Sringeri-Agumbe-Udupi.

The Udupi-Karkala-Dharmasthala route is always good, never seen it bad.[/quote]

Samurai, Thanks for the details and confirmation.

How is the Chikmagalur-Sringeri-Udupi stretch - are the roads in fairly decent condition? Approximately how long would it take to travel from Sringeri to Udupi?

Thanks & cheers