What is the route from Kolhapur to Srisailam?

Akadian · 3rd September 2009, 16:08

Dear friends,

I wish to go to Srisailam from Kolhapur some time this month. I tried to google and found some map on yahoo showing a route going from Kolhapur to Bijapur via Athni and further on to Srisailam through a place called Mahbubnagar. I was wondering if anyone on Team-BHP has already been on this road. I am not too confident because the directions by the side of the map listed all state highways barring NH-13 for a short distance. Could anyone guide me?

Regards

ranjitp1 · 3rd September 2009, 19:12

The best option would be cross over to Solapur.From Solapur head towards Hyderabad on NH-9.The road is in excellent condition and Solapur-Hyd can be covered in 5hours.

Hyd-Srisailam is 5hours.From Miyapur(Hyderabad outskirts) take a right onto the old Bombay Road(its also called the ring road) and head towards Gachibowli.At Gachibowli take a right onto the new Rajiv Gandhi Outer Ring Road to Shamshabad Airport.Go past the airport and the road ends on Srisailam higway.At the highway,take a right to Srisailam.From thereon the roads are well marked.

There is also a diversion much before Miyapur.A turn off to your right would come up.That road connects to NH-7(Hyd-Blr Highway).Once you reach NH-7 take a left towards hyderabad and keep going till you see the Hyd Airport flyover.Take the flyover and go towards the airport and go past the airport and connect to the Srisailam highway.Other TBHPians would be able to comment on this turnoff.

Please note that the Forest stretch through Nallamala is closed for traffic from Night 9pm to morning 6pm.So time your drive accordingly.

Akadian · 3rd September 2009, 19:21

Dear Ranjit,

Thanks a lot for the guidance offered but I'm a bit scared about the Kolhapur - Sholapur state highway. I've driven on it many times till Sangli and I've always found it horrible. For the amount of load this road carries, it should have been 4-lane ages ago but the daily passengers would not like to pay toll. This is what one of the taxi drivers in Kolhapur told me. So, I'll welcome any alternative routes to hit the Sholapur-Hyderabad road avoiding the Kolhapur-Sholapur MSH-3 completely

Regards

ranjitp1 · 3rd September 2009, 21:40

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ed-photos.html

u can check this.it might give you some inputs

Akadian · 3rd September 2009, 21:51

Hey Ranjit,

Thanks a lot for the link. It seems to me that the Kolhapur-Nippani-Chikkodi-Athni-Bijapur road is a good option for me. After that, I'm still a bit confused on how to proceed ahead to Srisailam.

vnabhi · 3rd September 2009, 22:27

We have not seen any travelgoues between Bijapur and Mehboobnagar, though that may be the shortest route.
I suggest you go to Gulbarga via Jevargi and then proceed to Homnabad from Gulbarga. At Homnabad you will touch NH9 (the same Solapur to Hyd road), so take a right and proceed to Hyderabad---Hyd is around 140 kms from Homnabad.
From Hyd, please follow the route Ranjit suggested.
For info on the road from Homnabad to Bijapur, see Zappo's travelogue to Goa from Hyd---it was a year ago.

Akadian · 3rd September 2009, 23:21

Yes, I looked at Zappo's travelogue and that helped me decide on the Nippani-Chikkodi-Athni-Bijapur bit as the feedback from him is good. But I was just wondering if it so good on the state highway from Gulbarga to Bijapur and then from there to Athni and Chikkodi, then it could also be pretty nice from Bijapur to Mahbubnagar. But this is definitely a presumption and Zappo did not touch this route at all. One more thing on my mind was that people visiting Mantralayam from Bijapur must also be using the Mahbubnagar route but again there is no basis for this assumption either as I haven't heard the same from other people.

naren_gs1 · 7th September 2009, 21:43

Hello Akadian,
Agreed that there is extremelly heavy traffic on Kolhpaur-Sangli road. However, once we turn towards Meeraj on the way to Solapur, the roads are good, especially via Pandharpur.
Hope this helps.

Akadian · 12th September 2009, 14:34

Hi guys,

I've got a new inspiration and am planning to use NH-4 till Hubli and then go via Gadag to Sindhnur. From there to Beechupalli, Achempet and then reach the destination. On the way, can see Mantralayam as well

Akadian · 18th November 2009, 14:34

Dear friends,

The trip has taken place and I would like to update the route followed by me. Day one, Kolhapur - Miraj - Solapur - Hyderabad - Jadcherla

Day 2, Jadcherla - Achempet - Srisailam - Dornal - Atmakur - Kurnool - Kodumur - Mantralayam

Day 3, via autos and basket-like boats, Mantralayam - Madhavaram - Across the Tungabhadra - Panchamukhi temple in Ganadal and back

Day 4, Mantralayam - Yemmiganur - Adoni - Bellary - Hospet - Gadag - Hubli - Belgaum and Kolhapur

I shall be posting a travelogue with pics this time

Regards

gajadonga · 18th November 2009, 16:13

I think Day 1 stay should be either at Hyderabad or Mahbubnagar which is 14kms from Jadcherla. Jadcherla does not have good accomodation facilities.When you are coming from Sholapur after crossing a place called Sangareddy you will reach Kandi from there you can bypass Hyderabad and reach Shadnagar and then Jadcherla in case you want to skip coming into Hyderabad.
Day 4 instead of going through Adoni and Bellary you can come to Raichur about25kms from Mantralayam then take the route Manvi- Sindanur -Gangavathi-Koppal-Gadag this route has good roads.Sorry if am late in posting as i saw the thread today.

Akadian · 18th November 2009, 18:15

Hi Gajadonga,

I'm in agreement with all your points. I had reasons to do what I did. I had some business in Hyderabad and could not have thought of by-passing it. Still the information provided by you is solid and could come in handy some other time. About Jadcherla, I can't be more in agreement as the place where I put up for the night was one of the worst ever. Day 4, I had the Raichur route in mind but the bridge across the Tungabhadra has been destroyed by the floods and as far as I know, there is no short route connecting Mantralayam to Raichur by road at the moment.

Thanks for the inputs

hvkumar · 18th November 2009, 18:27

Akadian, very useful route info.
What was the condition of teh roads, especilaly because of teh heavy rains in teh region?
Especially the route via Bellary (NH63), Kurnool-Mantralayam and Adoni-Bellary.
Any reason why you did not take the direct state highway to Srisailam from H'Bad?

Akadian · 18th November 2009, 19:03

Dear Kumar,

I never knew about the direct highway from Hyd to Srisailam. That is the reason I went via Jadcherla and Achempet.

The road conditions were horrible in many stretches as you rightly point out. Adoni to Bellary and Bellary to Hospet were nightmare stretches. The mining trucks have left there stamp all over these roads. The NH-63 suddenly improves between Koppal and Gadag and then stays good till Hubli, where I left to head towards NH-4. Kurnool to Mantralayam is also not that great and should not be done after sunset as done by me.

Regards

3rd September 2009, 16:08	#1
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	What is the route from Kolhapur to Srisailam? Dear friends, I wish to go to Srisailam from Kolhapur some time this month. I tried to google and found some map on yahoo showing a route going from Kolhapur to Bijapur via Athni and further on to Srisailam through a place called Mahbubnagar. I was wondering if anyone on Team-BHP has already been on this road. I am not too confident because the directions by the side of the map listed all state highways barring NH-13 for a short distance. Could anyone guide me? Regards
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3rd September 2009, 19:12	#2
ranjitp1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,720 Thanked: 1,936 Times	The best option would be cross over to Solapur.From Solapur head towards Hyderabad on NH-9.The road is in excellent condition and Solapur-Hyd can be covered in 5hours. Hyd-Srisailam is 5hours.From Miyapur(Hyderabad outskirts) take a right onto the old Bombay Road(its also called the ring road) and head towards Gachibowli.At Gachibowli take a right onto the new Rajiv Gandhi Outer Ring Road to Shamshabad Airport.Go past the airport and the road ends on Srisailam higway.At the highway,take a right to Srisailam.From thereon the roads are well marked. There is also a diversion much before Miyapur.A turn off to your right would come up.That road connects to NH-7(Hyd-Blr Highway).Once you reach NH-7 take a left towards hyderabad and keep going till you see the Hyd Airport flyover.Take the flyover and go towards the airport and go past the airport and connect to the Srisailam highway.Other TBHPians would be able to comment on this turnoff. Please note that the Forest stretch through Nallamala is closed for traffic from Night 9pm to morning 6pm.So time your drive accordingly.
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3rd September 2009, 19:21	#3
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Dear Ranjit, Thanks a lot for the guidance offered but I'm a bit scared about the Kolhapur - Sholapur state highway. I've driven on it many times till Sangli and I've always found it horrible. For the amount of load this road carries, it should have been 4-lane ages ago but the daily passengers would not like to pay toll. This is what one of the taxi drivers in Kolhapur told me. So, I'll welcome any alternative routes to hit the Sholapur-Hyderabad road avoiding the Kolhapur-Sholapur MSH-3 completely Regards
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3rd September 2009, 21:40	#4
ranjitp1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,720 Thanked: 1,936 Times	http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ed-photos.html u can check this.it might give you some inputs
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3rd September 2009, 21:51	#5
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Hey Ranjit, Thanks a lot for the link. It seems to me that the Kolhapur-Nippani-Chikkodi-Athni-Bijapur road is a good option for me. After that, I'm still a bit confused on how to proceed ahead to Srisailam.
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3rd September 2009, 22:27	#6
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,999 Thanked: 2,429 Times View My Garage	We have not seen any travelgoues between Bijapur and Mehboobnagar, though that may be the shortest route. I suggest you go to Gulbarga via Jevargi and then proceed to Homnabad from Gulbarga. At Homnabad you will touch NH9 (the same Solapur to Hyd road), so take a right and proceed to Hyderabad---Hyd is around 140 kms from Homnabad. From Hyd, please follow the route Ranjit suggested. For info on the road from Homnabad to Bijapur, see Zappo's travelogue to Goa from Hyd---it was a year ago. Last edited by vnabhi : 3rd September 2009 at 22:28.
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3rd September 2009, 23:21	#7
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Yes, I looked at Zappo's travelogue and that helped me decide on the Nippani-Chikkodi-Athni-Bijapur bit as the feedback from him is good. But I was just wondering if it so good on the state highway from Gulbarga to Bijapur and then from there to Athni and Chikkodi, then it could also be pretty nice from Bijapur to Mahbubnagar. But this is definitely a presumption and Zappo did not touch this route at all. One more thing on my mind was that people visiting Mantralayam from Bijapur must also be using the Mahbubnagar route but again there is no basis for this assumption either as I haven't heard the same from other people. Last edited by Akadian : 3rd September 2009 at 23:23. Reason: Grammar
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7th September 2009, 21:43	#8
naren_gs1 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 210 Thanked: 25 Times	Hello Akadian, Agreed that there is extremelly heavy traffic on Kolhpaur-Sangli road. However, once we turn towards Meeraj on the way to Solapur, the roads are good, especially via Pandharpur. Hope this helps.
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12th September 2009, 14:34	#9
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Hi guys, I've got a new inspiration and am planning to use NH-4 till Hubli and then go via Gadag to Sindhnur. From there to Beechupalli, Achempet and then reach the destination. On the way, can see Mantralayam as well
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18th November 2009, 14:34	#10
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Dear friends, The trip has taken place and I would like to update the route followed by me. Day one, Kolhapur - Miraj - Solapur - Hyderabad - Jadcherla Day 2, Jadcherla - Achempet - Srisailam - Dornal - Atmakur - Kurnool - Kodumur - Mantralayam Day 3, via autos and basket-like boats, Mantralayam - Madhavaram - Across the Tungabhadra - Panchamukhi temple in Ganadal and back Day 4, Mantralayam - Yemmiganur - Adoni - Bellary - Hospet - Gadag - Hubli - Belgaum and Kolhapur I shall be posting a travelogue with pics this time Regards
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18th November 2009, 16:13	#11
gajadonga Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,068 Thanked: 499 Times	I think Day 1 stay should be either at Hyderabad or Mahbubnagar which is 14kms from Jadcherla. Jadcherla does not have good accomodation facilities.When you are coming from Sholapur after crossing a place called Sangareddy you will reach Kandi from there you can bypass Hyderabad and reach Shadnagar and then Jadcherla in case you want to skip coming into Hyderabad. Day 4 instead of going through Adoni and Bellary you can come to Raichur about25kms from Mantralayam then take the route Manvi- Sindanur -Gangavathi-Koppal-Gadag this route has good roads.Sorry if am late in posting as i saw the thread today. Last edited by gajadonga : 18th November 2009 at 16:17.
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18th November 2009, 18:15	#12
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Hi Gajadonga, I'm in agreement with all your points. I had reasons to do what I did. I had some business in Hyderabad and could not have thought of by-passing it. Still the information provided by you is solid and could come in handy some other time. About Jadcherla, I can't be more in agreement as the place where I put up for the night was one of the worst ever. Day 4, I had the Raichur route in mind but the bridge across the Tungabhadra has been destroyed by the floods and as far as I know, there is no short route connecting Mantralayam to Raichur by road at the moment. Thanks for the inputs
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18th November 2009, 18:27	#13
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,368 Thanked: 3,467 Times	Akadian, very useful route info. What was the condition of teh roads, especilaly because of teh heavy rains in teh region? Especially the route via Bellary (NH63), Kurnool-Mantralayam and Adoni-Bellary. Any reason why you did not take the direct state highway to Srisailam from H'Bad?
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18th November 2009, 19:03	#14
Akadian BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Karnal Posts: 264 Thanked: 5 Times	Dear Kumar, I never knew about the direct highway from Hyd to Srisailam. That is the reason I went via Jadcherla and Achempet. The road conditions were horrible in many stretches as you rightly point out. Adoni to Bellary and Bellary to Hospet were nightmare stretches. The mining trucks have left there stamp all over these roads. The NH-63 suddenly improves between Koppal and Gadag and then stays good till Hubli, where I left to head towards NH-4. Kurnool to Mantralayam is also not that great and should not be done after sunset as done by me. Regards
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