Road condition updates - Karnataka

nadigar · 2nd January 2008, 17:30

Guys,
I visited several places in Karnataka last week and here are the road conditions and route updates. Will post a detailed travelogue with snaps soon. We started from Davangere, however you can check your interested route.

We covered these places in 5 days with very relaxed drive: Horanadu-Kudremukh-Sringeri-Dharmastala-Kukke-Mangalore-Surathkal-Kateel-Moodabidre-Udupi-Agumbe

Route/Road condition/Time taken (Relaxed drive with breaks)
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Davangere-Shimoga: average with huge craters, took around 2.5 hrs.
Shimoga-Balehonnur-Kalasa-Horanadu: good with few craters/bad stretches. Very scenic drive. Took around 4 hrs.
Horanadu-Kalasa-Kudremukh-Sringeri: Very good but beware of few surprise craters. Just enjoy the scenic drive keeping around 60kmph. Took around 2 hrs.
Sringeri-Kudremukh (half way)-Bajagoli-Guruvayanakere-Ujire-Dharmastala: Very good with very few bad stretches. Took around 4.5 hrs.
Dharmastala-Gundya-Kukke: Good with few pathetic stretches after Gundya. Took around 2 hrs.
Kukke-Gundya-Mangalore: Average with few bad stretches. Beware of speed checks on NH. Took around 2.5 hrs.
Mangalore-Surathkal: bad: Dust and pot holes everywhere due to 4 lane conv. Took around 1 hr.
Surathkal-Mulki-Kateel: Good: Took around 45 min.
Kateel-Moodabidre-Udupi: Good to very good: Took around 2 hr.
Udupi-Agumbe: Very good and scenic: Took around 2 hr
Agumbe-Tirthahalli-Shimoga: Very good and scenic. Very less traffic but beware of last 20 km. Took around 2 hrs.

-Nadigar

PS: Moderators: pl redirect the thread if reqd.

indianrunner · 2nd January 2008, 19:21

Hi Nadigar,

Can you also give the distance between the locations which would also give us an idea of the road conditions?

Thanks mate

ravibhat · 2nd January 2008, 21:21

Hi Nadigar,

Thank you so much for the udpates.

You mentioned:

Agumbe-Tirthahalli-Shimoga: Very good and scenic. Very less traffic but beware of last 20 km. Took around 2 hrs.

Does this 20km bad one or ghat section ? Can you explain.

Thank you,

Ravi.

condor · 2nd January 2008, 21:54

Nadigar, thanks for the updates.

IMO, this update would be better in threads where we have discussed routes to the places mentioned in the first post of this thread. Some such threads:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...san-mlore.html
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...-horanadu.html
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...explained.html

snaronikar · 2nd January 2008, 22:08

Good update. Will expect a detailed travelogue along with the below:
Ttype of vehicle used/FE/driveability/performance/comfort etc.

Maibaa · 3rd January 2008, 00:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravibhat

Hi Nadigar,

Does this 20km bad one or ghat section ? Can you explain.

Ravi.

I did this stretch a week back. The 20 km mentioned is a forest region and not a ghat section. The roads are bad at a few places near Shimoga but definitely drivable.

The condition of these roads can be termed as very good when compared to the crater filled stretch between Bhadravati and Tarikere on the national highway to Bangalore.

pjay_in · 3rd January 2008, 09:52

This was a much needed update, nadigar. Well summarized.

cool_dube · 24th May 2011, 11:57

Guys,

Reviving this thread since I did not want to create a new one for queries on road conditions across Karnataka. Although we have dedicated threads for popular circuits like Bangalore-Mangalore, Bangalore-Goa, etc, this thread can be used for posting updates on other areas within Karnataka.

Now for my query

. Anyone aware of the latest condition of Mysore-Mananthavary road (SH-33)?

gadadhar · 24th May 2011, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Guys,

Now for my query

. Anyone aware of the latest condition of Mysore-Mananthavary road (SH-33)?

I assume you meant Mananthavady. Roads are excellent till Kaattikulam except for the stretch near the forest check post where you need to take the detour through the village and then join back the main road, watch out for the numerous speed breakers. My last trip was till Kaattikulam, not sure about the stretch from there to Mananthavady

cool_dube · 24th May 2011, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadadhar

I assume you meant Mananthavady. Roads are excellent till Kaattikulam except for the stretch near the forest check post where you need to take the detour through the village and then join back the main road, watch out for the numerous speed breakers. My last trip was till Kaattikulam, not sure about the stretch from there to Mananthavady

Thanks gadadhar. Yes, I meant Mananthavady. If I am not mistaken, Kattikulam to Mananthavady is only ~ 10 kms and should not be a concern. Last time I drove on the Mysore-Mananthavady stretch, most of it was in shambles. Good to know that it is done up now.

cool_dube · 26th May 2011, 13:06

Guys,

Am planning to do Kalasa - Kottigehara - Mudigere - Sakleshpur - Somvarpet - Madikeri sector sometime in July. Has anyone done this (or parts of this) stretch recently? Any updates on the road conditions would be helpful.

cool_dube · 31st May 2011, 10:54

Guys,

Please let me know the optimal route for a Vythiri - Madikeri drive. This is what I have in mind: Vythiri - Kalpetta - Kainatty (left) - Panamaram - Kattikkulam - Kutta - Ponnampet - Gonikoppal - Madikeri

Couple of queries:

a) Kutta - Ponnampet: Google Maps shows two options here, one via Srimangala, the other being some interior road, with no towns/villages shown en route. Any recommendations here?

b) Gonikoppal - Madikeri: Multiple options available here as well including via Virajpet/Murnad, via Ammathi/Murnad, and via Ammathi/Siddapura/Chettalli. Any recommendations here?

Thanks in advance for your help.

2nd January 2008, 17:30	#1
nadigar BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 27 Thanked: 46 Times	Road condition updates - Karnataka Guys, I visited several places in Karnataka last week and here are the road conditions and route updates. Will post a detailed travelogue with snaps soon. We started from Davangere, however you can check your interested route. We covered these places in 5 days with very relaxed drive: Horanadu-Kudremukh-Sringeri-Dharmastala-Kukke-Mangalore-Surathkal-Kateel-Moodabidre-Udupi-Agumbe Route/Road condition/Time taken (Relaxed drive with breaks) ---------------------------------------------------------- Davangere-Shimoga: average with huge craters, took around 2.5 hrs. Shimoga-Balehonnur-Kalasa-Horanadu: good with few craters/bad stretches. Very scenic drive. Took around 4 hrs. Horanadu-Kalasa-Kudremukh-Sringeri: Very good but beware of few surprise craters. Just enjoy the scenic drive keeping around 60kmph. Took around 2 hrs. Sringeri-Kudremukh (half way)-Bajagoli-Guruvayanakere-Ujire-Dharmastala: Very good with very few bad stretches. Took around 4.5 hrs. Dharmastala-Gundya-Kukke: Good with few pathetic stretches after Gundya. Took around 2 hrs. Kukke-Gundya-Mangalore: Average with few bad stretches. Beware of speed checks on NH. Took around 2.5 hrs. Mangalore-Surathkal: bad: Dust and pot holes everywhere due to 4 lane conv. Took around 1 hr. Surathkal-Mulki-Kateel: Good: Took around 45 min. Kateel-Moodabidre-Udupi: Good to very good: Took around 2 hr. Udupi-Agumbe: Very good and scenic: Took around 2 hr Agumbe-Tirthahalli-Shimoga: Very good and scenic. Very less traffic but beware of last 20 km. Took around 2 hrs. -Nadigar PS: Moderators: pl redirect the thread if reqd.
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2nd January 2008, 19:21	#2
indianrunner BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 225 Thanked: 33 Times	Hi Nadigar, Can you also give the distance between the locations which would also give us an idea of the road conditions? Thanks mate
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2nd January 2008, 21:21	#3
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	Hi Nadigar, Thank you so much for the udpates. You mentioned: Agumbe-Tirthahalli-Shimoga: Very good and scenic. Very less traffic but beware of last 20 km. Took around 2 hrs. Does this 20km bad one or ghat section ? Can you explain. Thank you, Ravi.
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2nd January 2008, 21:54	#4
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,014 Times View My Garage	Nadigar, thanks for the updates. IMO, this update would be better in threads where we have discussed routes to the places mentioned in the first post of this thread. Some such threads: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...san-mlore.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...-horanadu.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...explained.html
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2nd January 2008, 22:08	#5
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Good update. Will expect a detailed travelogue along with the below: Ttype of vehicle used/FE/driveability/performance/comfort etc.
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3rd January 2008, 09:52	#7
pjay_in BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 396 Thanked: 20 Times	This was a much needed update, nadigar. Well summarized.
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24th May 2011, 11:57	#8
cool_dube Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,649 Thanked: 4,538 Times	Re: Road condition updates - Karnataka Guys, Reviving this thread since I did not want to create a new one for queries on road conditions across Karnataka. Although we have dedicated threads for popular circuits like Bangalore-Mangalore, Bangalore-Goa, etc, this thread can be used for posting updates on other areas within Karnataka. Now for my query . Anyone aware of the latest condition of Mysore-Mananthavary road (SH-33)?
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26th May 2011, 13:06	#11
cool_dube Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,649 Thanked: 4,538 Times	Kalasa - Kottigehara - Mudigere - Sakleshpur - Madikeri Guys, Am planning to do *Kalasa - Kottigehara - Mudigere - Sakleshpur - Somvarpet - Madikeri* sector sometime in July. Has anyone done this (or parts of this) stretch recently? Any updates on the road conditions would be helpful.
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31st May 2011, 10:54	#12
cool_dube Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,649 Thanked: 4,538 Times	Vythiri to Madikeri Guys, Please let me know the optimal route for a Vythiri - Madikeri drive. This is what I have in mind: *Vythiri - Kalpetta - Kainatty (left) - Panamaram - Kattikkulam - Kutta - Ponnampet - Gonikoppal - Madikeri* Couple of queries: a) Kutta - Ponnampet: Google Maps shows two options here, one via Srimangala, the other being some interior road, with no towns/villages shown en route. Any recommendations here? b) Gonikoppal - Madikeri: Multiple options available here as well including via Virajpet/Murnad, via Ammathi/Murnad, and via Ammathi/Siddapura/Chettalli. Any recommendations here? Thanks in advance for your help.
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