Bangalore to Dharmastala / Kukke / Sringeri / Horanadu : Route Queries

lohithrao · 10th September 2007, 17:18

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Originally Posted by skandyhere

planning a trip in the next 45 days to horanadu, now. i want to know if it's worth going to kudremukha from there - no trekking - only to enjoy the drive, and the place. having never been there before, i want to know what i can look forward to.

how are the roads?

You can expect lots of green

since its raining roads might be lil bad. but its worth the drive i guess

Lukeskywalker · 10th September 2007, 18:07

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Originally Posted by SureshS

Thanks guys. I will take your advice and go via the Shimoga route. I have never been on this route before and I also will get to see the bird sanctuary.

S.Suresh

The Mandagadde bird sanctuary is nothing to talk about, anyway it is by the road so no harm is having a look.Just a few pics:

Cheers.

manjunath_c · 11th September 2007, 16:21

sushrutha,

the road condition once u enter the kudremukh national park is awesome, if u read my last writeup in this thread, u will find that its like a bliss.!!! i mean i didnt know abt the route, bt now i have decided that whenever i go anywhere near that route, i will make sure to traverse inside the park, the greenery, the rock mountains cut to make roads, the awesome roads are all like picture postcard, and at one place if u stop (which actually u should not acc to park rules!!) u can view the full mountain range of kudremukh....its awesome..!! and u can easily do abut 80-90kmph in those curves since the road is that good.....

so anyone travelling from Dharmastala to Sringeri or Horanadu, and u want to drive thru some awesome greenery (apart from Charmadi) then take this route...!!!!!!!

manjunath_c · 11th September 2007, 16:30

lohit , i guess charmadi u can do anytime of the year on 2-wheeler, but if its car , then guess DSL to HOranadu/Sringeri is better to do via Guruvayanakere-Bajagoli-Kudremukha though its 30km more (120km in all in this route, 90km via Charmadi) but since roads are good u will still do it in about 2.5 hrs or so..... atleast i njoyed the Kudremukh drive...breathtaking !!! ofcourse i want to do the charmadi at some point of time, maybe when rains have stopped and road condition is better, since my car is new, plng to keep it that way atleast for a yr hehe

Regards
Manjunath

lohithrao · 11th September 2007, 18:13

[quote=manjunath_c;560414]lohit , i guess charmadi u can do anytime of the year on 2-wheeler, but if its car , then guess DSL to HOranadu/Sringeri is better to do via Guruvayanakere-Bajagoli-Kudremukha though its 30km more (120km in all in this route, 90km via Charmadi) but since roads are good u will still do it in about 2.5 hrs or so..... atleast i njoyed the Kudremukh drive...breathtaking !!! ofcourse i want to do the charmadi at some point of time, maybe when rains have stopped and road condition is better, since my car is new, plng to keep it that way atleast for a yr hehe

Hmmm good.. should try this route sometime

lohithrao · 11th September 2007, 18:16

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Originally Posted by manjunath_c

sushrutha,

the road condition once u enter the kudremukh national park is awesome, if u read my last writeup in this thread, u will find that its like a bliss.!!! i mean i didnt know abt the route, bt now i have decided that whenever i go anywhere near that route, i will make sure to traverse inside the park, the greenery, the rock mountains cut to make roads, the awesome roads are all like picture postcard, and at one place if u stop (which actually u should not acc to park rules!!) u can view the full mountain range of kudremukh....its awesome..!! and u can easily do abut 80-90kmph in those curves since the road is that good.....

so anyone travelling from Dharmastala to Sringeri or Horanadu, and u want to drive thru some awesome greenery (apart from Charmadi) then take this route...!!!!!!!

Manjunath can you give more info on the route taken by you? thanks

sushrutha · 11th September 2007, 18:58

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Originally Posted by lohithrao

Manjunath can you give more info on the route taken by you? thanks

Karkala - Bajagoli-SK border - Kudremukha-Kalasa
Vice versa ...
I have said it many a times , Very scenic route

sushrutha · 11th September 2007, 19:10

Also try this route if you are coming via Mangalore to Sringeri
Mangalore-Mulki-Udupi-Hebri-Agumbe-Sringeri
Very scenic one toooo

lohithrao · 12th September 2007, 12:01

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Originally Posted by sushrutha

Also try this route if you are coming via Mangalore to Sringeri
Mangalore-Mulki-Udupi-Hebri-Agumbe-Sringeri
Very scenic one toooo

Have done this route.... very nice route...

Thanks for the info sushrutha

SureshS · 12th September 2007, 21:58

Thanks for the info about Mandagadde Luke Skywalker. I will probably take the Chikmagalur route to Sringeri. A few more questions:

1. Between Chikmagalur to Sringeri are there any decent places for lunch and/or bio break. Will be travelling with family, hence this is important

2. What are the good hotels to eat at Chikmagalur?

3. For my info. What is the ghat section which starts at Kottigehara going towards Kalasa called?

Thanks in advance.

S.Suresh

vikram_d · 15th September 2007, 22:21

Well after reading all the posts I'm totally confused. Bangalore to Kukke what route to take? This is kinda urgent as my trip got preponed by a week. Leaving tomorrow morning.

vikram_d · 15th September 2007, 22:58

BLR - HASSAN - BELUR - GONIBEED- MUDIGERE-KOTTIGEHAR- UJIRE-DHARMASTHALA - GUNDYA -KUKKE SUBRAMANYA.

How are the roads on this route? Condition wise.

sushrutha · 17th September 2007, 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by SureshS

Thanks for the info about Mandagadde Luke Skywalker. I will probably take the Chikmagalur route to Sringeri. A few more questions:

1. Between Chikmagalur to Sringeri are there any decent places for lunch and/or bio break. Will be travelling with family, hence this is important

2. What are the good hotels to eat at Chikmagalur?

3. For my info. What is the ghat section which starts at Kottigehara going towards Kalasa called?

Thanks in advance.

S.Suresh

1 & 2.
There aren't many good hotels enroute to sringeri from chickmagalur.
Try the planter's court Chickmagalur ( K.M. Road towards mudigere opposite to KSRTC bus depot)
Now don't hit me for this. Try Taj Garden retreat Chickmagalur ( K M Road towards kadur.. near pavitra vana) ..

3. There isn't any ghats from kottogehara to Kalasa route... it's just lot of twisties, narrow road which passes through beautiful coffee estates n tea estates.

@ vikram_d
BLR - HASSAN (very Good)
HASSAN - BELUR (awesome, Fantastic) But beware of a hump just after hassan ( 10kms from hassan, before hagare).. U'll not find single pothole on this road.
BELUR - GONIBEED- MUDIGERE-KOTTIGEHAR (Good till mudigere... from mudigere till kottigehar .. beware of the potholes)
Kottigehara- UJIRE-DHARMASTHALA - GUNDYA -KUKKE SUBRAMANYA.
Very scenic ... but loads of potholes ....

rjstyles69 · 17th September 2007, 13:50

sushrutha vikram is already in Kukke

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vikram_d · 17th September 2007, 22:23

Well I just got to Mangalore after finishing Kukke. The route I took was Mysore - Hunsur - Kushalnagar - Madikere - Sullia - Kukke. The road till a little before Kushalnagar was awesome with small stretches of 2-3 kms being a little bad. From Kushalnagar onwards equal stretches of good & bad roads alternated every 4-6 kms. From Kukke came onto NH48 for Mangalore. Heading to Udupi tomorrow & from there onto Malpe beach for a couple of days of sun, sand & beer.

11th September 2007, 16:21	#33
manjunath_c Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 23 Thanked: 0 Times	sushrutha, the road condition once u enter the kudremukh national park is awesome, if u read my last writeup in this thread, u will find that its like a bliss.!!! i mean i didnt know abt the route, bt now i have decided that whenever i go anywhere near that route, i will make sure to traverse inside the park, the greenery, the rock mountains cut to make roads, the awesome roads are all like picture postcard, and at one place if u stop (which actually u should not acc to park rules!!) u can view the full mountain range of kudremukh....its awesome..!! and u can easily do abut 80-90kmph in those curves since the road is that good..... so anyone travelling from Dharmastala to Sringeri or Horanadu, and u want to drive thru some awesome greenery (apart from Charmadi) then take this route...!!!!!!!
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11th September 2007, 16:30	#34
manjunath_c Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 23 Thanked: 0 Times	lohit , i guess charmadi u can do anytime of the year on 2-wheeler, but if its car , then guess DSL to HOranadu/Sringeri is better to do via Guruvayanakere-Bajagoli-Kudremukha though its 30km more (120km in all in this route, 90km via Charmadi) but since roads are good u will still do it in about 2.5 hrs or so..... atleast i njoyed the Kudremukh drive...breathtaking !!! ofcourse i want to do the charmadi at some point of time, maybe when rains have stopped and road condition is better, since my car is new, plng to keep it that way atleast for a yr hehe Regards Manjunath
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11th September 2007, 18:13	#35
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	[quote=manjunath_c;560414]lohit , i guess charmadi u can do anytime of the year on 2-wheeler, but if its car , then guess DSL to HOranadu/Sringeri is better to do via Guruvayanakere-Bajagoli-Kudremukha though its 30km more (120km in all in this route, 90km via Charmadi) but since roads are good u will still do it in about 2.5 hrs or so..... atleast i njoyed the Kudremukh drive...breathtaking !!! ofcourse i want to do the charmadi at some point of time, maybe when rains have stopped and road condition is better, since my car is new, plng to keep it that way atleast for a yr hehe Hmmm good.. should try this route sometime
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11th September 2007, 19:10	#38
sushrutha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chikmagalur/Ban Posts: 1,703 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Also try this route if you are coming via Mangalore to Sringeri Mangalore-Mulki-Udupi-Hebri-Agumbe-Sringeri Very scenic one toooo
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12th September 2007, 21:58	#40
SureshS BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 53 Thanked: 9 Times	Thanks for the info about Mandagadde Luke Skywalker. I will probably take the Chikmagalur route to Sringeri. A few more questions: 1. Between Chikmagalur to Sringeri are there any decent places for lunch and/or bio break. Will be travelling with family, hence this is important 2. What are the good hotels to eat at Chikmagalur? 3. For my info. What is the ghat section which starts at Kottigehara going towards Kalasa called? Thanks in advance. S.Suresh
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15th September 2007, 22:21	#41
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Well after reading all the posts I'm totally confused. Bangalore to Kukke what route to take? This is kinda urgent as my trip got preponed by a week. Leaving tomorrow morning.
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15th September 2007, 22:58	#42
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	BLR - HASSAN - BELUR - GONIBEED- MUDIGERE-KOTTIGEHAR- UJIRE-DHARMASTHALA - GUNDYA -KUKKE SUBRAMANYA. How are the roads on this route? Condition wise.
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17th September 2007, 13:50	#44
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	sushrutha vikram is already in Kukke .
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17th September 2007, 22:23	#45
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Well I just got to Mangalore after finishing Kukke. The route I took was Mysore - Hunsur - Kushalnagar - Madikere - Sullia - Kukke. The road till a little before Kushalnagar was awesome with small stretches of 2-3 kms being a little bad. From Kushalnagar onwards equal stretches of good & bad roads alternated every 4-6 kms. From Kukke came onto NH48 for Mangalore. Heading to Udupi tomorrow & from there onto Malpe beach for a couple of days of sun, sand & beer.
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