The art of travelling between Bangalore - Mangalore/Udupi

dkamath · 16th November 2009, 13:46

Some good news to Madikeri route users

The excavation work for the new road between Kushalnagar and Shuntikoppa is underway, and there'll soon be a smooth travel till Shuntikoppa (taking B'lore as the origin point).

DRC · 18th November 2009, 19:05

We are likely to travel to Kudremukh next month. Can some one comment on the road condition to there?
I am unable to decide between Mudigere and Balehonnur routes. I know Belur-kottigehar stretch is bad, not sure from Kottigehar to Kalasa.
How is Chikmagalur-Balehonnur-Kalasa road?

It would be of great help if some one can give me the status of roads here.

addyhemmige · 18th November 2009, 23:06

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Originally Posted by DRC

We are likely to travel to Kudremukh next month. Can some one comment on the road condition to there?
I am unable to decide between Mudigere and Balehonnur routes. I know Belur-kottigehar stretch is bad, not sure from Kottigehar to Kalasa.
How is Chikmagalur-Balehonnur-Kalasa road?

It would be of great help if some one can give me the status of roads here.

If you are traveling to Kudremukh, then taking Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehaara-Kalasa-Kudremukh route will be shorter. Balehonnur-Kalasa is a roundabout.

Regarding road conditions, the last time I traveled on the Kottigehaara road was before the monsoons. The road upto Baalur (the place where you turn left for Kalasa) from Kottigehaara was good. After Baalur, the road surface was very rough and I guess it will have deteriorated during the monsoon (not sure though).

If you take the Balehonnur route, you have good roads upto Chikmagalur. From there, upto Balehonnur you have good road splattered with potholes & craters here & there. Be careful at blind curves, you might just run into a large pothole.

DRC · 19th November 2009, 17:15

Addy, does a road exist between B'honnur and Hornad?
Never used this road before!

sushrutha · 20th November 2009, 12:22

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Originally Posted by DRC

Addy, does a road exist between B'honnur and Hornad?
Never used this road before!

Yep. The route is as follows
Balehonnur- Balehole-Kalasa-Hornadu.

bullinb · 21st November 2009, 12:13

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Originally Posted by addyhemmige

If you are traveling to Kudremukh, then taking Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehaara-Kalasa-Kudremukh route will be shorter. Balehonnur-Kalasa is a roundabout.

Regarding road conditions, the last time I traveled on the Kottigehaara road was before the monsoons. The road upto Baalur (the place where you turn left for Kalasa) from Kottigehaara was good. After Baalur, the road surface was very rough and I guess it will have deteriorated during the monsoon (not sure though).

If you take the Balehonnur route, you have good roads upto Chikmagalur. From there, upto Balehonnur you have good road splattered with potholes & craters here & there. Be careful at blind curves, you might just run into a large pothole.

I beg to differ. The Kottigehaara - Kalasa road has too many curves and switch-backs. The surface is not great either. The road gets on my nerves every time I drive there. Moreover, Belur to Mudiger road is also in a bad state. It may be better to take the longer alternative.

Ketan · 21st November 2009, 19:06

I'm going to start for Udupi in the morning tomorrow, I want to be in Udupi around dinner time. I may spend sometime at Halebidu or Kudremukh while I'm driving that route.
Its going to be Bangalore - Udupi (halt for a day or two) - Dharmasthala - Kukke Subrahmanya - Bangalore

Let me know if you guys have any idea about better route to cover Dharmasthala and Kukke during the return journey, I'm trying to avoid Shiradi and take charmadi ghat assuming that will be a better route for a hatchback and also going to be more scenic.
Thanks.

sureshurs · 22nd November 2009, 10:36

I travelled to Manipal in first week of Nov-09. I have taken the charmadi ghat while going to Manipal and retruned via Kudhremukh on the return journey. The route taken and condition of road

A. Blr- Manipal (Blr-Kunigal-Hassan-Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi- Ujjire-Bethangady-Karkala-Manipal)

1. Blr (Rajarajeswari Nagar)- Nice Road- Kunigal : Good Road, Covered in 1.20 mins
2. Kunigal - Hassan: Road widening in progress : Good road with switching of lanes for 20-30 kms
3. Hassan - Belur : Very Good Road
4. Belur- Mudigere : Bad Roads. Took 1 hr for 32 kms in a GV
5. Mudigere - UJiire : Good Roads till Kothegare. Charmadi Ghats and down road till Ujiire is in bad condition, but manageable.
4. Ujjire-Manipal: Good but for 20 kms of average DK Roads

Total Travel Time :8.15 mins with a 45 min lunch break and 4 breaks of 10 mins

Return Journey : Manipal- Karkala-Kudremukh-Kalasa-Kotheghara-Mudigere-Belur-Hassan- Blr

1. Manipal- Kudremukh : Good Condition, Took 2.0 hrs including 2 stops of 10 min each

2. Kudremukh - Kalasa : Average road

3. Kalasa - Kotheghare : Bad roads

4. Kotheghare- Bangalore ( Refer onward journey)

Total Time taken:10 hrs ( 1 hr break for Dinner, stops for another 1 hrs in Kudremukh ghats, 30 mins - other stops)

sureshurs · 22nd November 2009, 10:41

I have been on Kottigehaara - Kalasa Road on 8th Nov-09. The road is in a very bad condition. It took us 2 hrs for 50 odd kms with a lot of battering on the vitara

lohithrao · 22nd November 2009, 11:46

Well guys am off to Mangalore this Wednesday, wondering shoud i take Madikeri or Charmadi or Kudremukha...

I think taking Kudremukha route i will have to suffer the rough stretch in Mudigere and Kalasa but rest should be good.

Where as madikeri i have quiet a few stretches but i guess will save time and effort going via mysore road then the Magadi or Peenya..

Any suggestions?

JMaruru · 22nd November 2009, 11:55

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Originally Posted by lohithrao

Well guys am off to Mangalore this Wednesday, wondering shoud i take Madikeri or Charmadi or Kudremukha...

I think taking Kudremukha route i will have to suffer the rough stretch in Mudigere and Kalasa but rest should be good.

Where as madikeri i have quiet a few stretches but i guess will save time and effort going via mysore road then the Magadi or Peenya..

Any suggestions?

Just came off charmady ghat and magadi road stretch and i feel charmady is eminently doable. Magadi road is a breeze and only concern is the road work going on at NH48. For me it is magadi road and charmady, as of now.

lohithrao · 22nd November 2009, 11:57

Maruru, for me am worried about post charmdy, the travel gets too slow with quiet a few bad stretches and also since i stay at Marathalli it gets a bit longer compared to Madikeri.

theMAG · 22nd November 2009, 12:55

Its fortunate that this thread cropped up. I will be doing a Bangalore-Kundapur drive sometime next month. I was told to come via the Chikmagalur-Agumbe route to Kundapur. Could anyone detail that route please?

s3va · 23rd November 2009, 16:47

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Its fortunate that this thread cropped up. I will be doing a Bangalore-Kundapur drive sometime next month. I was told to come via the Chikmagalur-Agumbe route to Kundapur. Could anyone detail that route please?

Good to see this post..I am also planning to do the BLR-Kundapur(Koteshwar) trip next month. After reading various posts here and Google maps, I have shrtlisted the below route.

I was about to check opinions and then I saw your post.

Hence I would request feedback/latest road conditions/alternate routes on the below route

BLR-Tumkur-Tiptur-Arisekere-Birur-badravati-shimoga

From Shimoga I would like to know the best possible way to reach Kundapur(Koteshwar)

Please help !

kadri007 · 23rd November 2009, 17:01

From Shimoga you can take these routes to Kundapura:

1. Shimoga - Thirthahalli - Siddapura - Basrur - Kundapura - Koteshwara

2. Shimoga - Thirthahalli - Agumbe - Hebri - Halady - Kundapura - Koteshwara

16th November 2009, 13:46	#1366
dkamath BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: BLR / MLR Posts: 579 Thanked: 162 Times	Some good news to Madikeri route users The excavation work for the new road between Kushalnagar and Shuntikoppa is underway, and there'll soon be a smooth travel till Shuntikoppa (taking B'lore as the origin point).
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18th November 2009, 19:05	#1367
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 907 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	We are likely to travel to Kudremukh next month. Can some one comment on the road condition to there? I am unable to decide between Mudigere and Balehonnur routes. I know Belur-kottigehar stretch is bad, not sure from Kottigehar to Kalasa. How is Chikmagalur-Balehonnur-Kalasa road? It would be of great help if some one can give me the status of roads here.
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19th November 2009, 17:15	#1369
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 907 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Addy, does a road exist between B'honnur and Hornad? Never used this road before!
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21st November 2009, 19:06	#1372
Ketan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,033 Thanked: 539 Times View My Garage	I'm going to start for Udupi in the morning tomorrow, I want to be in Udupi around dinner time. I may spend sometime at Halebidu or Kudremukh while I'm driving that route. Its going to be Bangalore - Udupi (halt for a day or two) - Dharmasthala - Kukke Subrahmanya - Bangalore Let me know if you guys have any idea about better route to cover Dharmasthala and Kukke during the return journey, I'm trying to avoid Shiradi and take charmadi ghat assuming that will be a better route for a hatchback and also going to be more scenic. Thanks.
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22nd November 2009, 10:36	#1373
sureshurs BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139 Thanked: 51 Times	I travelled to Manipal in first week of Nov-09. I have taken the charmadi ghat while going to Manipal and retruned via Kudhremukh on the return journey. The route taken and condition of road A. Blr- Manipal (Blr-Kunigal-Hassan-Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi- Ujjire-Bethangady-Karkala-Manipal) 1. Blr (Rajarajeswari Nagar)- Nice Road- Kunigal : Good Road, Covered in 1.20 mins 2. Kunigal - Hassan: Road widening in progress : Good road with switching of lanes for 20-30 kms 3. Hassan - Belur : Very Good Road 4. Belur- Mudigere : Bad Roads. Took 1 hr for 32 kms in a GV 5. Mudigere - UJiire : Good Roads till Kothegare. Charmadi Ghats and down road till Ujiire is in bad condition, but manageable. 4. Ujjire-Manipal: Good but for 20 kms of average DK Roads Total Travel Time :8.15 mins with a 45 min lunch break and 4 breaks of 10 mins Return Journey : Manipal- Karkala-Kudremukh-Kalasa-Kotheghara-Mudigere-Belur-Hassan- Blr 1. Manipal- Kudremukh : Good Condition, Took 2.0 hrs including 2 stops of 10 min each 2. Kudremukh - Kalasa : Average road 3. Kalasa - Kotheghare : Bad roads 4. Kotheghare- Bangalore ( Refer onward journey) Total Time taken:10 hrs ( 1 hr break for Dinner, stops for another 1 hrs in Kudremukh ghats, 30 mins - other stops)
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22nd November 2009, 10:41	#1374
sureshurs BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139 Thanked: 51 Times	I have been on Kottigehaara - Kalasa Road on 8th Nov-09. The road is in a very bad condition. It took us 2 hrs for 50 odd kms with a lot of battering on the vitara
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22nd November 2009, 11:46	#1375
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,203 Thanked: 226 Times View My Garage	Well guys am off to Mangalore this Wednesday, wondering shoud i take Madikeri or Charmadi or Kudremukha... I think taking Kudremukha route i will have to suffer the rough stretch in Mudigere and Kalasa but rest should be good. Where as madikeri i have quiet a few stretches but i guess will save time and effort going via mysore road then the Magadi or Peenya.. Any suggestions?
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22nd November 2009, 11:57	#1377
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,203 Thanked: 226 Times View My Garage	Maruru, for me am worried about post charmdy, the travel gets too slow with quiet a few bad stretches and also since i stay at Marathalli it gets a bit longer compared to Madikeri.
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22nd November 2009, 12:55	#1378
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,196 Thanked: 1,821 Times View My Garage	Its fortunate that this thread cropped up. I will be doing a Bangalore-Kundapur drive sometime next month. I was told to come via the Chikmagalur-Agumbe route to Kundapur. Could anyone detail that route please?
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23rd November 2009, 17:01	#1380
kadri007 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore/Mangalore Posts: 433 Thanked: 7 Times	From Shimoga you can take these routes to Kundapura: 1. Shimoga - Thirthahalli - Siddapura - Basrur - Kundapura - Koteshwara 2. Shimoga - Thirthahalli - Agumbe - Hebri - Halady - Kundapura - Koteshwara
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