[akroy]

Originally Posted by rkg

Hi! A K Roy
you can visit somanathpura before mysore. you have to take diversion immediately after mandya. it is a beautiful temple under ASI. it is part of three temples built by jakkanna under hoyasala rulers in 12-13 century. the other two are belur and halebeedu in hasan district. somanathpura chennakesava temple is not worshiped at present. the roads were not good when i visited 4-5 years back. it should be around 120 Km form here. these temples are unbelievable architectural wonders. especially the madanikas in belur , nandi's in halebeedu

Thanks rkg, This can become a nice one day outing in some weekend...Will try it out sometime...
Belur-Halebid can be clubbed with some trip later....

Abhi

[rkg]

AKRoy
here is one link to photos of somanathpura temple. route is go to madya and take left to bannur and somanathpura. talakadu, sivasamudram water falls arenearby
Somonathapura Temple
Picture Intricate carvings at Chennakesava temple in Somnathpur

[Desert fox]

Originally Posted by balechaparka

If you are traveling day time then start early morning from Bangalore

On the way you can find Kamath Upachar .Evening time you can

reach Kukke and night you can stay there .(Now don't know the

condition of road after NH cross to Kukke)

Next morning you can go to Dharmasthala .After taking the darshan

and food(Anna dhana) you can start back to Bangalore .10PM you can

reach Bangalore easily.

Hey Balechaparka,I really dig your name man,are you a Devdas kapikad fan? anchada yeppa cha parrpini namma?

Back on topic,how is the shiradi ghat's now? i plan to travel to Bangalore on thursday,any feedback on the present scenario is appreciated.

[balechaparka]

Originally Posted by Desert fox

Hey Balechaparka,I really dig your name man,are you a Devdas kapikad fan? anchada yeppa cha parrpini namma?

Back on topic,how is the shiradi ghat's now? i plan to travel to Bangalore on Thursday,any feedback on the present scenario is appreciated.

Hey Desert Fox,

I am not his fan but watched his play.Now road is somewhat ok.

Bale marayare Irege Cha parpaga

Hi BHPN my user name meaning Balechaparka= let's have a tea" in Tulu language cheers:

[aithal303]

Hi Ramki
I hope I am not late....I recently did the same Kukke route in my Wagon R. Bangalore Sakleshpur is fairly straight forward - NH 48 from Nelamangala via Kunigal and Hassan. Suggest you buy an IMS (Indian Map Service)district road atlas of Karnataka which is pretty comprehensive and useful. If you are starting from Bangalore early in the morning, then you can have breakfast in Kamath soon after Channarayapatna before Hassan - this is right next to the highway. Soon after Sakleshpur, take the Bisle Ghat road from Anemahal checkpost. The road is pretty bad but you have very limited options as the Gundia road (erstwhile road) is closed for repairs. Enroute, you can have a look at the Bisle viewpoint which is pretty spectacular. The road condition from Kukke to Dharmasthala via Kadaba is again pretty bad. Hope this helps,

Cheers

[anarchist]

Guys I am due to drive down to udupi tomorrow, any idea how the roads are keeping up these days????

[rjstyles69]

Originally Posted by anarchist

Guys I am due to drive down to udupi tomorrow, any idea how the roads are keeping up these days????

Heard Sakleshpur ghat section is back to its gory glory .

So limited options, I would re-commend this route
Bangalore– Tumkur – Tiptur—Arsikere—Kadur(take left) – Chikmagalur—Mudigere—(charmaadi ghats)—Ujjire -- Belthangady—Guruvayankere (take a right) -- Venoor-- Moodbidri--Manipal--Udupi.

[akroy]

Originally Posted by anarchist

Guys I am due to drive down to udupi tomorrow, any idea how the roads are keeping up these days????

Follow the route

Blr - Neelamangala - Hassan - Belur - Mudigere - Beltangadi - Karkal - Manipal - Udupi

You can expect about 20km of bad stretch in the Belur - Mudigere stretch...

Abhi

[akroy]

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Heard Sakleshpur ghat section is back to its gory glory .

So limited options, I would re-commend this route
Bangalore– Tumkur – Tiptur—Arsikere—Kadur(take left) – Chikmagalur—Mudigere—(charmaadi ghats)—Ujjire -- Belthangady—Guruvayankere (take a right) -- Venoor-- Moodbidri--Manipal--Udupi.

If you are taking NH206 then no point coming down to Charmadi and again going up...

Chikamagalur - Balehennur - Sringeri - Agumbe - Hebri - Manipal - Udupi will be a better option...road is also fine..

Riju, THere is no need to go to Modbidri from Beltangandi, Karkal route is shorter and faster...

Abhi

[msdivy]

Source: D A I J I W O R L D

[akroy]

THanks for the update MSdivy, It is indeed a messy affair if u take this road...

Abhi

[lohithrao]

Yes, till the monsoon ends the state of the roads wont improve. since the money to fix the road is sanctioned i guess this stretch would be drivable soon.

[santhoshs]

Originally Posted by lohithrao

Yes, till the monsoon ends the state of the roads wont improve. since the money to fix the road is sanctioned i guess this stretch would be drivable soon.

can anybody let me how the road conditons are. this friday morning we are leaving to this place. i am planning to take the mysore route. how are other routes.

[lohithrao]

Santosh dont take "Shiradi ghats" its in a pathetic state!

I think myasore is a better option.

[chandan]

Originally Posted by lohithrao

Santosh dont take "Shiradi ghats" its in a pathetic state!

No, it's not in a pathetic state.Work is going on & most of the craters are gone.If one can drive carefully,it's the best route as there is no heavy vehicles at all.Speedsatya did it over the weekend,you can PM him.