Bengaluru to Goa on my Himalayan 450: Route details with food stops

I am glad I took this route as I was able to reach my destination riding my Royal Enfield, without drama in under 11 hours.

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I did Bangalore to Anjuna yesterday on my Himalayan 450. Started at 4:30 AM and reached at 3:15 PM. This is the route I took

• Tumkur road - Benefit of an early morning start is that there was sparse traffic and I could get out of the city soon
• Hiriyur - Stopped at Spoorthi Veg delicacy for breakfast around 6:50AM. Opens early (unlike others on the route) and has clean bathrooms, polite staff and decent food.
• Hubli Dharwad - Weather turned warm and I could feel the hot winds. This stretch needs frequent overtaking but that is easier on a motorcycle.
• Belagavi - I entered the city since this would have been the last option for a hygienic meal and reached McDonald's Nehru Nagar at around 11:20 AM. Good parking and perhaps the nicest McDonald's I have been to.
• Chorla ghat - Roads leading out of Belagavi have a lot of signals and speed breakers but the ghat roads had fresh tarmac. One has to be mindful of speeding buses and cars from the opposite side on corners and I rode at slower speeds here. Best part, not much truck traffic so it's fairly smooth-flowing traffic.
• Mapusa Bicholim road - The end stretch took around 1.5 hours through narrow dusty roads and the bike indicated a temperature of around 39 Celsius. I had to take frequent stops to hydrate.

I am glad I took this route as I could reach my destination without drama in under 11 hours.

In the past, I have been stuck on both the Anmod and Yellapur routes because of truck breakdowns so I vehemently avoid taking these routes.

It isn't nice to be fully geared up with the sun beating down upon you in the middle of nowhere. Big thanks to @AshKamath for his route updates.

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