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| ![]() G'day I am planning for a Bangalore-Goa (Varca to be specific) trip in a couple of weeks time. Going through the thread, I notice that the following route option is not talked about much: Bangalore-Tumkur-Haveri-Bankapur(NH4)-Mundgod(SH6)-Yellapur(NH63)-Ankola(NH17)-Karwar-Varca. Has anyone taken this route off late? Any feedback - specifically the SH6 bit between Bankapur-Yellapur? We are travelling with a couple of kids (< 6yrs) & will be doing day driving only in a Scorpio. Cheers Shub |
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I actually saw the Yellapur turn off and remember it too but I was actually looking for a signboard that said Beedi/Kittur!!! |
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Slightly OT, why don't you consider Bangalore - Tumkur - Shimoga - Honnavar - Karwar route. It has been reported to be very good. I drove from Bangalore to Shimoga over the last weekend and the road was very good. I was told that it gets better beyond Shimoga. I guess it is shorter than the option you mentioned. During the day, the stretch between Chitradurga - Haveri can get very very nasty with mile long traffic jams. |
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| ![]() @bullinb, @Ampere - thanks for the inputs. I will stick to the option you have suggested & will report back on my return. Cheers. |
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| ![]() Best route- roads through Dandelli/Yellapur are messed up, just did this trip this weekend. Went through Dandelli and came back from Belgaum. |
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| ![]() Did Bangalore-Goa and back last weekend. Bangalore -Goa - Friday Goa-Bangalore - Monday To Goa - Took the Amboli-Sawantwadi To Bangalore - Took the Molem, Khanapur route NH4A is awesome now. Did not risk it while going because it was late afternoon but now feel that I could have. The drive while coming back was a breeze. All the horror stories about Anmod-ghat is history now. Roads are new. Took the SH31 shorcut from Khanapur. Road was reasonable for the Safari. I think I saved close to 2 hours on my way back. That would be exactly 12 hours to reach ORR on way back. Last edited by Jaggu : 14th April 2010 at 21:01. Reason: Removing [Font] tags, please avoid copy pasting from external font editors. Also use Preview before posting. Thanks |
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Where does it figure on a Bangalore Goa route? | |
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Yes it is. It adds about 80km. It was the best alternative when when NH4A (Balgaum - Ponda - Panjim) used to be horrendous. Right now the detour does not make any sense. |
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OK Thanks. That explains it. My initial perception was that Sawantwadi is more towards Mumbai than towards Goa. This settles it. |
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