[ampere]

Originally Posted by NPV

I tried this sometime last year and the road was good except for a very small stretch ~200 metres where it was being relaid somewhere near a village called Gandse (I think). This road will take you to Arsikere just beside the Arsikere town police station where it merges with NH206 (also known as BH Road locally).

There is nothing to lose here I guess. Only to gain. Because there is no bypass to Arsikere.

*Oh BTW, the Hassan-Arsikere road was simply hell to drive on, surface is like the moon!

This is known. Horrible section.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by ampere

At least the exit road from NH48 looks very good.

How easy is it to spot/access this exit now given that channarayapatna bypass is operational on NH 48 ?

[ampere]

Originally Posted by NPV

How easy is it to spot/access this exit now given that channarayapatna bypass is operational on NH 48 ?

Ite vert easy to see this road. Just that (I think) there is exit board. But the road seems quite good.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by vsathyap

I want to try this alternate route as I can confidently cruise on the Bangalore->Mangalore highway till I reach Channrayapatna and gain some time.

This is almost 25 km longer than the Tumkur-Arsikere option. I agree that the 4-lane till CR-Patna will reduce the time but not sure if the road conditions b/w CR-Patna and Arsikere will negate this to an extent.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

This is almost 25 km longer than the Tumkur-Arsikere option. I agree that the 4-lane till CR-Patna will reduce the time but not sure if the road conditions b/w CR-Patna and Arsikere will negate this to an extent.

Any further updates on this? Being able to go on the NH48 runway till CR Patna sounds very tempting

[NPV]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Any further updates on this? Being able to go on the NH48 runway till CR Patna sounds very tempting

I had responded to @vsathyap's query regarding CR Patna - Arsikere route which I took last year. See Post #150 on this thread.

[vsathyap]

Thanks all for your inputs. I have had some other sources of feedback which have agreed that its a decent road to travel on..but don't expect a super duper surface. I am planning to take this route onwards and return via the usual Tarikere tiptur Tumkur route on the way back. Will report back on this thread once I complete the trip ...Cheers!

[cool_dube]

Update: I did take the Channarayapattana-Arsikere route to Shimoga last week and this section is in pristine condition. The exit to Arsikere appears just before the CR Pattana bypass ends and is very well marked (hard to miss). The road is excellent all the way till Arsikere barring a very small section which is slightly rough, not a bother at all. While this adds ~20 km to the overall distance, compared to the route via Tumkur-Tiptur, I am sure it is faster given the superb 4-lane till CR Pattana. Highly recommended for Bangalore-Shimoga drives.

A pic attached (taken somewhere midway b/w CR Pattana and Arsikere)...

[vsathyap]

We did the CR Patna - Arasikere route yesterday and yes, the road is in very good condition. It saves a bit of time compared to the Tumkur route.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Update: I did take the Channarayapattana-Arsikere route to Shimoga last week and this section is in pristine condition.

Thanks for the update. I thought so that this approach would be much better. Because the way the this road forks off the NH48 4-lane, gave me quite some confidence.

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by ampere

Thanks for the update. I thought so that this approach would be much better. Because the way the this road forks off the NH48 4-lane, gave me quite some confidence.

Originally Posted by vsathyap

Can anybody let me know how the roads are from Channrayapatna to Arsikere?

Originally Posted by NPV

How easy is it to spot/access this exit now given that channarayapatna bypass is operational on NH 48 ?

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Update: I did take the Channarayapattana-Arsikere route to Shimoga last week and this section is in pristine condition. The exit to Arsikere appears just before the CR Pattana bypass ends and is very well marked (hard to miss).

I don't know how I missed this route query. Channarayapatna-Arsikere road has been good for the past few years. Given the state of the Hassan-Arsikere road, most people going towards Arsikere from Hassan go all the way up to Channarayapatna and then deviate towards Arsikere via Gandasi (almost double the distance).

I never knew people would take this route from Bangalore to Shimoga. Looks like it is marginally shorter than the Chitradurga route.

[girimajiananth]

Just came back from Shimogga , took CR Patna - Arsikere- SHimogga route. Except for some bad patches , the single road from CR patna was excellent. Has anyone tried Chitradurga - Shimogga route ? There is only a 6Km difference between Arsikere and Chitradurga route . I guess I will end up paying more toll on Chitradurga route though .

[ampere]

Originally Posted by girimajiananth

Just came back from Shimogga , took CR Patna - Arsikere- SHimogga route. Except for some bad patches , the single road from CR patna was excellent. Has anyone tried Chitradurga - Shimogga route ? There is only a 6Km difference between Arsikere and Chitradurga route . I guess I will end up paying more toll on Chitradurga route though .

I think on a long weekend, it better coming via Chitradurga. Esp because the queues on the toll booths on the Hassan road is way more than the NH4. Also getting into Tumkur at Nelamangala is also quite painful. That alone gives you a reason to come via Chitradurga or the regular NH206 instead of the Hassan road.

[girimajiananth]

Originally Posted by ampere

I think on a long weekend, it better coming via Chitradurga. Esp because the queues on the toll booths on the Hassan road is way more than the NH4. Also getting into Tumkur at Nelamangala is also quite painful. That alone gives you a reason to come via Chitradurga or the regular NH206 instead of the Hassan road.

We left Bangalore on 30th and returned on Oct 2nd , so we did not find heavy traffic during both journeys. Yes , weekends will be painful . But how good is Chitradurga-Shimogga road ? Is it as good as Arsikere - Shimogga ?

[ampere]

Originally Posted by girimajiananth

We left Bangalore on 30th and returned on Oct 2nd , so we did not find heavy traffic during both journeys. Yes , weekends will be painful . But how good is Chitradurga-Shimogga road ? Is it as good as Arsikere - Shimogga ?

It may not be as good. But for the return crowd I think its still better to go via Chitradurga instead of Kunigal/Nelamangala.