[lohithrao]

addy nice logue/pic, now am too tempted to make a trip to Sringeri

[addyhemmige]

A few pictures from my brother who visited Kaginahare and Mookana Mane Abbi falls last weekend. Actually, the rainy season is not the time to visit places. All you click is rain, rain and more rain. But for people like me who love rains, this is heaven.

A small pond between Hongadahalla and Kaginahare


The potholed road to Kaginahare


The road to Mookana Mane Abbi falls. This is somewhere between hongadahalla and Kaginahare



The bridge over the river to reach the falls


The guys had to do some tricky 'off-roading' to reach the face of the falls





Just above the falls




Finally, in front of the falls



Kaginahare. A small depression on a grassland has created this pond filled with rainwater


It was raining pretty heavily and unfortunately, they could not get pictures of the ruins. So here are some pictures of the rain

[pramod]

Super. I feel Sept and Oct will be really fantastic here.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

A few pictures from my brother who visited Kaginahare and Mookana Mane Abbi falls last weekend.

Addy - Awesome!!!!!!! I completely understand what you mean when you refer to the Western Ghats as 'heaven' in rains Can you please post some directions to this these falls?

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by pramod

Super. I feel Sept and Oct will be really fantastic here.

Oh yeah!! That is the best time

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Addy - Awesome!!!!!!! I completely understand what you mean when you refer to the Western Ghats as 'heaven' in rains Can you please post some directions to this these falls?

Bangalore-Hassan-Sakleshpur-Donigal (Manjarabad Fort-Take the road on the left)-Byakravalli junction-Take a right turn here towards Bisle ghat-Hethur-Baachihalli-Take a right here-Hongadahalla-Kaginahare

There are no boards in English to these places. If you get confused, ask for Hongadahalla. To reach the falls, you need to take a right turn after a couple of kms after Hongadahalla. There is a board indicating direction, but it is in Kannada.

[lohithrao]

addy`am sure will visit this place soon.

last weekend had been to Sringeri and it was lovely, loved the rains....

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by lohithrao

addy`am sure will visit this place soon.

last weekend had been to Sringeri and it was lovely, loved the rains....

You could probably squeeze in a visit when you travel between Bangalore and Mangalore. But, be sure to come in an SUV or else, you might take a whole day just to negotiate the potholes

How I wish I was out there now

[sami316]

Hi,

Very good pics. Loved the lush green outfields and the small pond.

[lohithrao]

oh yea am dreaming of a Bolero(CRDI) for sometime now, one thing for sureon the coastal and hills you need a vehicle which you can throw around i mean on the potholes and not worry much on the maintenance part, all these years have noticed only Bolero/Scorpio which are driven confidently on the bad stretch....

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

You could probably squeeze in a visit when you travel between Bangalore and Mangalore. But, be sure to come in an SUV or else, you might take a whole day just to negotiate the potholes

How I wish I was out there now

[addyhemmige]

Back from another trip to the falls. Enjoyed it to the fullest.

Will post pics shortly.

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Bangalore-Hassan-Sakleshpur-Donigal (Manjarabad Fort-Take the road on the left)-Byakravalli junction-Take a right turn here towards Bisle ghat-Hethur-Baachihalli-Take a right here-Hongadahalla-Kaginahare

There are no boards in English to these places. If you get confused, ask for Hongadahalla. To reach the falls, you need to take a right turn after a couple of kms after Hongadahalla. There is a board indicating direction, but it is in Kannada.

There is a small change here. The road to the falls is a couple of kms before Hongadahalla and not after it. Sorry for the wrong info. Also, the board which was there earlier is not there anymore. It has fallen down.

Originally Posted by sami316

Hi,

Very good pics. Loved the lush green outfields and the small pond.

Thanks Sami. You would love it more if you are there in person

[addyhemmige]

This time I took a different route to this place. Hassan-Ballupet-K Hoskote-Kodlipet-Igoor-Hethur-MMA Falls. This is a few kms shorter than the regular route, but the road condition is very bad.

Sights around Igoor




The lake on the road to Hongadahalla


Nearing the waterfall (please excuse the quality of pictures, someone messed with the camera settings)


The older bridge



The new footbridge over the river


The falls is just ahead



The tricky trail to reach the base of the falls. It is quite slippery over there.







The first view of the falls


Downstream


A full falls (compare this to the previous pics I've posted and you will notice the difference)

[ampere]

Its really wet! Amazing place.
Can point the route map in Google?

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by ampere

Its really wet! Amazing place.
Can point the route map in Google?

I could not point it out on Google maps, but have marked it on Wikimapia. Check it out on the following link.

Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!

[MX6]

This place reminds me of Kota Tinggi in Malaysia! Amazing. I'm surprised as to how I missed this out being so close to it.

[kashyapz8055]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

I could not point it out on Google maps, but have marked it on Wikimapia. Check it out on the following link.

Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!

Sorry for retriving the old thread as I could not PM you sir.
Can you provide some information on how to reach Chamundeshwari Temple in Kaginahare?

Thanks!!