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Thank you. How are the road conditions of the route via Sangameshwar thru Mangaon into Mumbai ?

Hey Folks, am travelling Pune to Goa this weekend in my Seltos and need suggestions on the current favorable route from Belagavi to North Goa. I understand the route via Anuskura and Oni to Goa is the most preferred one currently, but i have an overnight stop-over at Marriott Belagavi. Hence, that is not an option. I might use it while return from South Goa to Pune.

Below are the route options i see via Google Maps from Belagavi to North Goa:

1. via Amboli - Sawantwadi
2. via Patne - Tilari Nagar - Dodamarg [Shortest Route]
3. via Jamboti - Kankumbi - Chorla





Looking forward to suggestions before i start my journey.

Thanks,
Abhishek.

I would recommend the first option: Belgavi-Amboli-Sawantwadi. The roads are excellent. I drove that route in January, and later, my friends drove that route in March. We loved the roads and the journey. So surely that is my recommendation, even though distance-wise this is a bit longer route. Nothing to worry at all about road surfaces there.

P.S. Added benefit of Amboli ghat road is the fresh hot vada-pav and tea in one of the many stalls in Amboli ghat. That is something I never miss when driving there :-)

I'd advise otherwise. I just came back from Goa this Monday. I'd planned lunch in Kolhapur, so I took the North Goa -> Amboli -> Ajra route. While the overall road condition is good, the construction is still going on and there are lots of diversions.

Off topic, but for the onward journey I took the Anuskura route. The roads are narrow, but are in excellent condition. The only gripe is you need to plan the overtakes, but since the traffic isn't much, there are no complaints. My only complaint was the highway after Oni - the ride isn't smooth at all!

Actually those diversions are from Amboli to Ajra route. The query was specifically from Belgavi to Amboli, and NOT Ajra or Kolhapur. Belgavi to Amboli (via Chandgad) is a smooth road for sure. I would not have suggested Ajra to Amboli road too, but since the question was specifically from Belgavi, I still recommend Belgavi-Amboli road.

Yes, this road is great (as I had posted earlier and many others have posted too), and for sure, this is the 1st choice for driving from Pune to North Goa. However, again, that query was specifically about a night halt in Marriott Belgavi and roads from Belgavi to North Goa.

But yes, without a night stop requirement at Belgavi, Anuskura ghat is the best route to North Goa as of now.

I drove to Goa on 27th April and back on 1st May - both sides it was via Anuskura Ghat and I can vouch for the comment above on this route. Quite scenic, smooth tar roads mostly and is more fun than to drive on 4 lane highways. With very comfortable driving and 2 breaks we managed to reach Candolim from Baner (Pune) in 9.5 Hrs which isnt bad I think. I'd expect this to be even more scenic in monsoons.

Thanks Doc. Would this be the preferred route for return from South Goa -> Pune as well?

Yes, the same route (Anuskura - Malkapur - Karad - Pune) is the best from South Goa as well. Of course, you will have to travel from South Goa to North Goa, but that is not a big problem given that the roads from South Goa to North Goa are quite good now (especially if you drive that section in low traffic hours such as early morning hours).

However, once you are on NH66, travel all the way to Oni, before turning right towards Anuskura. Otherwise Google Maps suggests various shortcuts to Anuskura via small rural roads, and some of those are not in great condition. So the most recommended option is to travel all the way to Oni on NH66 while driving to/from Anuskura ghat to NH66.

Chorla Ghat update - I always take the Anuskura for my Mumbai-Goa drives since a couple of years now. However, had to take a halt in Belagavi for the night this time. Though Google Maps suggested taking the Anmod ghat from South Goa (3 hours), everyone in my circle suggested taking the Chorla (3 hour 25 mins) because its in great condition. So, I went ahead and took the route. Well, though overall the tarmac is great till the Goa border, there are multiple patches which have been dug out and laid with gravel every 1 km or so thus dropping your speed. This only starts after crossing into the Karnataka border. The Goa side is perfect.

I was driving a sedan with 5 adults and boot packed to the capacity, still didn't scrape anywhere. At one place, I saw the new tarmac being laid, so assuming the fresh tarmac will be completed before the monsoons.

Doc, is the reccomended way you were mentioning.

I'll be doing North Goa to Pune next week.

Google Map Link - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/KAMA...!3e0?entry=ttu

Hi everyone,
I am travelling to Kolkata ( Kudal / Malvan) this weekend from Pune via Kolhapur.
Will be using NH4 from Pune to Kolhapur.

Wanted to check if anyone has travelled from Kolhapur to Konkan / Goa recently and get any recommendations about the route .

Hi Raul,

You need to take the NH66 upto Oni and then turn right under the flyover towards Vatul / Saundal.

The route is NH66 upto Oni then Vatul --> Saundal --> Rajpatan --> Pachal --> Anuskura --> Mosum --> Manjare --> Pandharepani --> Malkapur --> Take SH144 towards Karad / Narayanwadi. This will touch NH48 and continue towards Pune.

The Only difference i see is the extra 20km of staying on NH66 till Oni shown below.


I take it the below stretch via Jawalethar, Hatade is bad/broken.

I just returned from Goa on Friday and though not intended, i believe i took this route by turning right after Kharepatan, instead of going till Oni via NH66, courtesy Google Maps due to shorter distance. I would not call the Roads Bad or Broken. They are good for the most part with a couple of small uneven patches maybe. But Road is a bit narrow with curves and also a bit lonely. So, you have to drop your speed a bit.


Thanks Doc for you Route recommendations. Belagavi - Amboli - Sawantwadi Route was great with smooth roads. Though there was a lot of road work ongoing from Kolhapur to Belagavi and had to take a lot of diversions via Service Roads increasing Travel time. The return journey road via Anuskura Ghat was also great for the most part. Just that, i missed your note of going till Oni on NH66 and took a right turn on NH66 around 80 Kms before Oni, as instructed by Google Maps due to shorter route and joined Pachal via Internal Roads, which were also in good shape, though bit narrow. Overall, pretty good roads throughout.

Good to know that Amboli route is getting better, will try it next time.
While taking Anuskura route, by default google suggests to take left at Pachal towards Jawalethar- exiting at Kharepatan.
Since I travel every month on this route, I see a lot of people struggling on the narrow roads. Many of them sometimes get lost due to poor/no mobile network in this area.

Always put Oni as a stop in Google maps, that solves the problem. Use offline maps.