Route update: Bangalore to Udupi and back via 2 different routes

I was driving a Mahindra XUV500 and my max speed was 20 km/h. Cars with low ground clearance have to be very careful.

BHPian Fauji recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Just came back from Udupi. Here are route updates:

• Bangalore - Sakleshpur - The road is a breeze till Hassan. Hassan bypass till you exit town is chaos. Bad road and congested.
• Hassan exit till Sakleshpur bypass - Very good.
• Sakleshpur bypass till Heggadde a distance of 15 km is a mess. I was driving XUV 500 and my max speed was 20KMPH. Low GC cars have to be very careful.
• Heggadde onwards till the start of Shiradi is not bad but not great too.
• Shiradi Ghat is a breeze.
• We took a detour to Subramanya and the road from Gundya is excellent.
• The road from Subramanya to Uppinangady is excellent too.
• We then thought of having a sip of K Tea at Kalladka and then going to Udupi and this is when the misery started.
• The roads from Uppinangady till the Bantwal toll booth are a mess with flyovers and diversions.
• Bantwal till Udupi is great. Except for traffic barriers at multiple places.
• On return, we came via Baindur - Kollur - Tirthahalli - Shivamogga - Chitradurga as we had some work in Baindur.
• The road throughout is excellent, we had the best drive.
• Surprised at Baindur - Nagara - Thirthahalli stretch. Excellent.

Moral of the story

The best route to Udupi is via Chitradurga - Shivamogga - Thirthahalli - Agumbe ghat.

If you are travelling to Kundapur or other places you can go via Shivamogga - Hosanagara.

Thanks to all those who provided input.

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