Need help with route Hubli-Shimoga-Kodagu

suchetd · 26th March 2008, 20:03

Hey folks,

Need to know if the best route to Kodagu valley (Coorg) from Hubli is via Haveri-Honnali-Shimoga-chikmagloor-Salkeshpur??
How is the road condition of this route and how much time it would take if we start early from Hubli?
Any alternate route from time/road condition perspective?
Thanks

condor · 26th March 2008, 21:02

Suchet, check with Bunny - he recently did most of that route.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...e-updated.html

Do you want to go upto Sakleshpur only, or further ?

hvkumar · 26th March 2008, 23:44

Route is correct till Chickmagalur. After that, you can go via Hassan and Arkalgud to join the Mysore-Madikeri road at Periyapatna and proceed. If you go via Sakleshpura, you will have to go via Sulya/Subramanya to get to Madikeri.

akroy · 27th March 2008, 13:35

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

Route is correct till Chickmagalur. After that, you can go via Hassan and Arkalgud to join the Mysore-Madikeri road at Periyapatna and proceed. If you go via Sakleshpura, you will have to go via Sulya/Subramanya to get to Madikeri.

Instead of taking the Sulya route, Pls take the hassan - Arkalgud route. Not only the distance is shorter but also the roads / traffic are better.

Expect not so good roads from Piriyapatna to Madikeri but manageable in a car.

Abhi

suchetd · 27th March 2008, 22:09

Thanks to all respondents for help.

How much time should I plan for this trip?
(Hubli to Madikeri) assuming that we hit the road around 7 am in the morning?

condor · 28th March 2008, 08:47

Hubli to Madiker - if you start by 7, you can reach by evening. Try not to stop en-route so will have sufficient time to get through the ghats in the later part of the journey.

suchetd · 28th March 2008, 18:16

Thanks once again, but need to know if the road condition is good.

One of the responses mentioned road is not good for the last part near Madikeri. How about rest of it?

Hurrycane12 · 28th March 2008, 18:36

Even i am planning a trip from Shimoga to Belgaum in April and have heard that the Shimoga - Honnali - Harihar road is in pathetic condition and its better to travel on the following route Shimoga - Sagar - Sirsi - Hubli road the distance will be about 30km more but its worth the extra kms.

Shimoga onwards you can take the route suggested by Abhi as follows in detail - Shimoga - Bhadravati - Tarikere - Chikmagalur - Belur - Hassan - Arkalgud - Ramanathpura - Khushalnagar - Madekeri

suchetd · 28th March 2008, 20:57

Thanks for the info

Minardi · 28th March 2008, 21:38

Any particular reason not to take the Hubli-Ankola-Mangalore-Puttur-Madikeri route? I guess the Mangalore-Puttur section is not very good. But then there are bad sections in other routes as well

suchetd · 4th April 2008, 16:44

This will be very long route and passing through ghats multiple times, taking even longer.

Route via Sagar, Shimoga-Hassan-Coorg appears to better and shorter.

suchetd · 6th April 2008, 23:02

One more query folks, in some of the other threads, it is mentioned that Kushalnagar to MAdikeri road condition is bad. Will Arkalgod - kodlipet-somvarpeth-madikeri be better?

Also from Hubli to MAdikeri via Sagar as suggested below is approx 570 km. Being a hilly area in Shimoga district, will 10 hours be good enough?

suchetd · 11th April 2008, 17:17

I am getting conflicting reports from other threads. Is Shimoga via HArihar from Hubli advisable? (From Harihar-Honnali-Shimoga).

I have got some inputs from Shimoga to MAdikeri. A small query- should it be via Lingadahalli or KAdur?

Also will 10 hous be sufficent time from Hubli to MAdikeri via above route?

Pl. reply early - i start my travel this week-end.

hvkumar · 12th April 2008, 00:20

Route via Honnali to himoga is in good condition. From Shimoga, proceed via Kadur to Hassan. 10 hours is doable, but you have to be real fast.

suchetd · 12th April 2008, 10:24

Thanks a lot Hvkumar.

26th March 2008, 20:03	#1
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Need help with route Hubli-Shimoga-Kodagu Hey folks, Need to know if the best route to Kodagu valley (Coorg) from Hubli is via Haveri-Honnali-Shimoga-chikmagloor-Salkeshpur?? How is the road condition of this route and how much time it would take if we start early from Hubli? Any alternate route from time/road condition perspective? Thanks
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26th March 2008, 21:02	#2
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,017 Times View My Garage	Suchet, check with Bunny - he recently did most of that route. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...e-updated.html Do you want to go upto Sakleshpur only, or further ?
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26th March 2008, 23:44	#3
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Route is correct till Chickmagalur. After that, you can go via Hassan and Arkalgud to join the Mysore-Madikeri road at Periyapatna and proceed. If you go via Sakleshpura, you will have to go via Sulya/Subramanya to get to Madikeri.
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27th March 2008, 22:09	#5
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Thanks to all respondents for help. How much time should I plan for this trip? (Hubli to Madikeri) assuming that we hit the road around 7 am in the morning?
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28th March 2008, 08:47	#6
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,017 Times View My Garage	Hubli to Madiker - if you start by 7, you can reach by evening. Try not to stop en-route so will have sufficient time to get through the ghats in the later part of the journey.
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28th March 2008, 18:16	#7
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Thanks once again, but need to know if the road condition is good. One of the responses mentioned road is not good for the last part near Madikeri. How about rest of it?
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28th March 2008, 18:36	#8
Hurrycane12 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puttur Posts: 459 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Even i am planning a trip from Shimoga to Belgaum in April and have heard that the Shimoga - Honnali - Harihar road is in pathetic condition and its better to travel on the following route Shimoga - Sagar - Sirsi - Hubli road the distance will be about 30km more but its worth the extra kms. Shimoga onwards you can take the route suggested by Abhi as follows in detail - Shimoga - Bhadravati - Tarikere - Chikmagalur - Belur - Hassan - Arkalgud - Ramanathpura - Khushalnagar - Madekeri
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28th March 2008, 20:57	#9
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Thanks for the info
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28th March 2008, 21:38	#10
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	Any particular reason not to take the Hubli-Ankola-Mangalore-Puttur-Madikeri route? I guess the Mangalore-Puttur section is not very good. But then there are bad sections in other routes as well
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4th April 2008, 16:44	#11
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	This will be very long route and passing through ghats multiple times, taking even longer. Route via Sagar, Shimoga-Hassan-Coorg appears to better and shorter.
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6th April 2008, 23:02	#12
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	One more query folks, in some of the other threads, it is mentioned that Kushalnagar to MAdikeri road condition is bad. Will Arkalgod - kodlipet-somvarpeth-madikeri be better? Also from Hubli to MAdikeri via Sagar as suggested below is approx 570 km. Being a hilly area in Shimoga district, will 10 hours be good enough?
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11th April 2008, 17:17	#13
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Hubli-shimoga-madikeri I am getting conflicting reports from other threads. Is Shimoga via HArihar from Hubli advisable? (From Harihar-Honnali-Shimoga). I have got some inputs from Shimoga to MAdikeri. A small query- should it be via Lingadahalli or KAdur? Also will 10 hous be sufficent time from Hubli to MAdikeri via above route? Pl. reply early - i start my travel this week-end.
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12th April 2008, 00:20	#14
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Route via Honnali to himoga is in good condition. From Shimoga, proceed via Kadur to Hassan. 10 hours is doable, but you have to be real fast.
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12th April 2008, 10:24	#15
suchetd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 23 Thanked: 6 Times	Thanks a lot Hvkumar.
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