[itwasntme]

Originally Posted by loki

I've done both routes in the last 6 months. Without a doubt, please stick to Dharwad - Ramnagar - Anmod - Mollem.

I cannot speak of the other route but Ramnagar - Mollem was peaceful even though I kept up a spirited pace. With a overnight stay at Hubbali + a pet, you can drive much more calmly and enjoy the route.

Look through the earlier posts - there are a few rough patches near Anmod, rest is great. Enjoy

[rajathv8]

I will be travelling from Blore -> Dharwad -> Colva. I want to break my travel to two days and spend the night near Hubali/Dharwad in either direction.
Any recommended hotels by the highway in either direction?

[comfortablynumb]

Originally Posted by rajathv8

I will be travelling from Blore -> Dharwad -> Colva. I want to break my travel to two days and spend the night near Hubali/Dharwad in either direction. Any recommended hotels by the highway in either direction?

Check this thread: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...d-hubli-2.html (Looking for Hotels to Stay in Dharwad or Hubli)

[kpthomas]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

I cannot speak of the other route but Ramnagar - Mollem was peaceful even though I kept up a spirited pace. With a overnight stay at Hubbali + a pet, you can drive much more calmly and enjoy the route.

Look through the earlier posts - there are a few rough patches near Anmod, rest is great. Enjoy

Thank you for the recommendations... I took the Dharwad-Ramnagar-Mollem route as advised and the route was indeed a breeze except for only a few rough patches as stated in earlier posts on the thread. It helps to maintain speeds between 60-80 in this stretch.

What I felt was lacking throughout the BLR-HUBLI NH48 stretch was availability of really decent restaurants for both food and bio-breaks. I could only rely on Apoorva Resort near Davengere for a bio-break but the food was literally being made in a open kitchen with thatched roof with only an expensive and mediocre benne dosa on menu. It is a good idea to carry some home-cooked meals or sandwiches, juices etc and use the loos at filling stations.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by kpthomas

What I felt was lacking throughout the BLR-HUBLI NH48 stretch was availability of really decent restaurants for both food and bio-breaks. I could only rely on Apoorva Resort near Davengere for a bio-break but the food was literally being made in a open kitchen with thatched roof with only an expensive and mediocre benne dosa on menu. It is a good idea to carry some home-cooked meals or sandwiches, juices etc and use the loos at filling stations.

Agreed. This has been the situation for long. A nice upmarket cafe on the Chitradurga bypass before the Hospet exit would be ideal place.

The other potential location for cafe/restaurant is just before Ankola exit at Hubli. Again if you see a clean Ankola exit is up before the Hubli-Dharwad bypass comes out. A nice cafe at this location is a good one.

Last but not least is one at Karwar. With nice 4-lane coming up, it makes a lot of sense to have one here as well.

Also to note all the three locations have city limits too and hence have the potential for city population also to turn up.

[Dieseltuned]

Originally Posted by Dr.AD

Karwar to Bangalore is a simple road with no confusion :-) The most "direct" (and fastest) route would be Karwar-Ankola-Hubli-Bangalore. This road ins great condition and Honda City would manage this without breaking a sweat.

I recently drove on this road in my BMW 320d and had a great time. Absolutely no issues with low GC.

Google Maps will suggest you a shortcut from Yellapur to Bankapur via Mundgod. I would recommend avoiding this (this is a narrow road for more than 60km and that can be a bit annoying to drive on). Instead, drive all the way to Hubli and then to Bangalore. That is what I usually do.

However, in my most recent drive a month ago, I took a shortcut via Tadas, as shown in the map below. This was not a problem, but still I would probably go all the way to Hubli next time.

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Hello sir,

A thank you for your kind guidance.

We successfully completed the round trip Mumbai - Karwar - Bangalore - Mumbai.

Mumbai - Kolhapur - Mumbai : Awesome NH48 and expressway.
Kolhapur - Karwar : We took the Kolhapur - Belgaum - Dandeli - Joida - Karwar route. This road is in pretty bad shape coupled with no internet connectivity on the way we had to rely on offline maps. This road as it runs through the Kali tiger reserve is pretty desolate.
Karwar - Bangalore : We took the Ankola - Yellapur - Mundgod - Bankapur road. Yellapur - Mundgod was very narrow road and had to get the car off road for the local vehicles who do not budge. I hindsight, i think the yellapur-Hubli would have been a better choice but we we took the "shortcut". No harm done and the City performed very well.

Regards
Diesel

[ampere]

Originally Posted by Dieseltuned

Kolhapur - Karwar : We took the Kolhapur - Belgaum - Dandeli - Joida - Karwar route. This road is in pretty bad shape coupled with no internet connectivity on the way we had to rely on offline maps. This road as it runs through the Kali tiger reserve is pretty desolate.

You dont have a choice here. That is the only default option. The Dandeli-Joida-Kadra section goes through Anshi ghat which is pretty desolate and there is no connectivity as well. Hence need to be careful.

In hindsight, i think the yellapur-Hubli would have been a better choice but we we took the "shortcut". No harm done and the City performed very well.

Actually true. With the new bypass in place at Hubli entrance, its pretty seamless to get on to the 6-lane. Even I would suggest to keep it to the regular route.

[Dieseltuned]

Originally Posted by ampere

You dont have a choice here. That is the only default option. The Dandeli-Joida-Kadra section goes through Anshi ghat which is pretty desolate and there is no connectivity as well. Hence need to be careful.

Actually true. With the new bypass in place at Hubli entrance, its pretty seamless to get on to the 6-lane. Even I would suggest to keep it to the regular route.

Hello sir,

I think it is better to avoid the Anshi ghat and take the longer belgaum-Dharwad-Hubli-Yellapur-Ankola-Karwar route. Better to go via a safer route especially when with family.

Regards
Diesel

[revhappy]

Hi All,

We are planning to drive from Bangalore to Goa(Mardol) this saturday. My car is Alto 800 and we are 5 of us, so the car is going to be quite packed. We have driven many times to Udupi, but I have no experience driving to Goa.

I also have a Fastag issue with my car. The fastag account with Airtel went dormant and now it is pending with them for cancellation, I dont think it will get deactivated by tomorrow. I already cut up the fastag and sent it to airtel for deactivation last sunday, but they are taking their own sweet time, they say it will take 7 working days.

Can I get a new fastag at the 1st toll plaza at Nelmangala? If yes, which bank would be preferred? I have account with ICICI and HDFC banks. How much time will it take to get the fastag? Or should I just forget it and pay in cash?

Can I just go in the fastag lane and pay double the toll in cash or should I go in the cash lane at all the toll plazas?

Also any suggestions on the route would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

[revhappy]

Hi all,

My dad is suggesting me to take this route to Goa inorder to avoid the ghats.

Haveri -> mundgod -> yellapur - ankola - karwar - goa

Please advise, is this easier than the Hubli - Molem route in terms of dangerous ghat section?

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/bang...d15.440258!3e0

[jaaz]

Originally Posted by revhappy

Hi all,

My dad is suggesting me to take this route to Goa inorder to avoid the ghats.

Haveri -> mundgod -> yellapur - ankola - karwar - goa

Please advise, is this easier than the Hubli - Molem route in terms of dangerous ghat section?

Yes, this route is better, if you want to avoid ghats as well as in rainy season. The downside is that you'll be driving approx. 60-70 kms more to South Goa. It's more if you're planning to go to mid or north Goa.

[Dieseltuned]

Originally Posted by revhappy

Hi all,

My dad is suggesting me to take this route to Goa inorder to avoid the ghats.

Haveri -> mundgod -> yellapur - ankola - karwar - goa

Please advise, is this easier than the Hubli - Molem route in terms of dangerous ghat section?

Mundgod - Yellapur is a very narrow road and beware of local drivers not giving way to oncoming vehicles. You will have to get your car off road to give way to them. The progress will be slow in this section.

[punterccrx8s]

Originally Posted by revhappy

Hi all,

My dad is suggesting me to take this route to Goa inorder to avoid the ghats.

Haveri -> mundgod -> yellapur - ankola - karwar - goa

Please advise, is this easier than the Hubli - Molem route in terms of dangerous ghat section?

Travelled on this route in the beginning of April. Didnt face any issues other than the fact that the road was a little narrow.

[itwasntme]

In my opinion, the root cause is overspeeding (relevant to the road conditions) and (severe) overloading coupled with overconfident and/or inattentive driving on unknown roads.

We did to-and-fro Goa in my low-slung long wheelbase 330i, and it was no issue at all. I was doing a leisurely 60 and could easily see the mess early on. Slowed to a complete stop and allowed a few cars to pass by to assess the route. Then easily crabbed over. People get impatient and rush through. Stopping for 30 seconds to observe others helps a lot!

Staying in BLR outskirts, frankly I face much worse situations almost on a daily basis. . Here's a couple:

Courtesy Google:

https://youtu.be/DFCgBK_aaz8

Shortcut to beat horrendous traffic:

https://youtu.be/C-fYm79bkzA

[MobiusRocks]

I did a Bangalore to Goa drive and return last weekend, from Whitefield to Anjuna Goa.
Took the Chitradurga-Davangere-Dharwad-Ramnagar-Anmod-Mollem-Ponda route.

The underconstruction stretch before Anmod is somewhat finished (95% I would say), and rest wont finish as no work going on right now. Cars with low GC can easily go, we all know navigating the pothole drops in Bangalore, and same knowledge helps. Otherwise a good surface to keep speeds 80+, as it's pretty wide wherever concreted.

Also, while going found 1 interceptor at Davangere (fav spot) though they were chilling out and not catching anyone. While coming back spotted one after joining NH48 after Hubbali and another after Haveri, but again they were just standing and only catching trucks. I drove on weekdays, maybe they setup the speed guns on weekends. There was 1 speedgun active at Mollem Goa for traffic towards Goa, though I was returning back (around 11 AM) but could see lot many local cars also getting caught by them.

Also, be very cautious in Goa as traffic police is looking for ways to cut challans. I myself got one for lane cutting when returning.

I could suggest food stops also if required , though most of them are already mentioned in this same thread earlier.