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Originally Posted by DarthVeda
you took wrong route to hospet santa, go like this Bangalore -> Hiriyur -> Chalakere -> Bellary -> Hospet. Only once you are near hospet roads are bad, else the roads are very good from hiriyur till bellary.
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@Veda, Bellary - Hospet had been in pathetic state for many many years... It'd take at least 3 hours to cover 65 km stretch... Don't know what it is recently... Any updates on the current state ???
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Originally Posted by mohan
Route 2 : Via Mysore, Kodagu , Sullia
Distance : 376 Kms
Expect some patches of Bad roads from Mysore to Kodagu.
Then comes the pot hole ridden road in the Kodagu - Sullia Stretch follwed by below average road until Mangalore.
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Sorry Mohan, can't accept with the above lines... I covered this route during very recently, still fresh in memory... Even with headlights of my Unicorn (Which is slightly better than a candle) we were able to do 80+ under lights... Mysore till Kushalnagar is freshly laid and its just amazing... Its only a stretch from Kushal Nagar to Madikeri (About 30 kms or so) which is somewhat bad (Can still maintain about 40 kmph on this stretch)...
No idea about Kodagu - Sulia as i've never been on this route... So can't argue on this stretch...
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Originally Posted by RED
Adjectives for the place:
- Trekkable
- Overnight stay
- Rock climbing
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Everything you said about BR Hills, the condition of roads, details about the place is impeccable... Only that there's seems to be a small disconnect... It'd be great if you can clear them...
Trekkable: Since this is a forest reserve, there's a check-post at the foot of the GS Betta, wherein you're supposed to pay the forest entry fees and take the road along... You can walk around till a certain distance, but its definitely not safe (and also not legal) to get deep into the woods... Remember, its the natural habitat of the wild animals and you are an intruder... As per my knowledge, other than the normal road, there isn't any other route to reach the top... If your definition of trekking is to walk around the temple to nearby hill-tops, then you are right, won't argue on that, if its something else, kindly clarify...
Overnight Stay: The only place where you can stay during the night is the forest guest house... This place has a wildlife activity at dark and not safe by any means to camp outside...
Rock-climbing : When did you see that
??? Who organizes it
??? More light on this plz
, also the defintion of Rock-climbing
