[Photo Feature]: For the Love of the Road - Best roads in Karnataka

[strider]

Road trips are well, meant for ‘The Road’, the urge to ride just for ‘The Road’ is something I can’t reason for and in spite of the numerous road trips I still haven’t figured it out nor has the urge diminished.

There was only one agenda for this ride - Roads

Riders : Sharath (hifisharu) and yours truly

Steeds: CBR250 and R1

Route: Bangalore - Hassan - Belur - Hassan - Madikeri (via Gorur) - Bangalore

Road Conditions:

1) NH48: Bangalore(Nelamangala) to Belur Cross - Excellent (4- way delight )
2) NH 48: Hassan - Chanarayanapatna (CR patna) - OK (Single lane with lots of diversions, Nightmare to ride at Night)
3) CR Patna to Hassan - OK (Single Lane with better heads-up for diversions )
4) Hassan to Belur - Excellent (is an understatement, one of the best in India)
5) Hassan to Madikeri (via Gorur) - Pathetic ( not at recommended, took me 4 hrs to cover 115kms)
6) SH 88: Madikeri - Mysore - Excellent (is an understatement, one of the best in India)
7) Mysore to Bangalore - Good ( Worst road sense traffic coupled with surprises(road humps)

Here is an ode to some of the best and scenic roads in Karnataka:

NH48 - Nelmangala to Kunigal



Breakfast at Hassan



The Steeds soaking in the road



Thank you UNESCO for this road



Sharath trying his best to hide the excitement after riding on this stretch



The R1 Smiling



Corned :P



CBR 250 - Such a beautiful motorcycle



Couldnt resist the Trail near Somvarpet





Just before Madikeri - after 100kms of painful roads



Twilight on SH88



SH88 - What a fantastic road !!!

Trust me the photos don’t do the justice, you gotta hit these roads hard to feel what I am saying.

Go ahead, start tripping !!!!

[SKSy_Biker]

Thread approved

[aargee]

Needless to say that NH4 passing through KA is one of the good roads.
Do you guys have the rear of both the bikes taken together ?

[strider]

Needless to say that NH4 passing through KA is one of the good roads.
Do you guys have the rear of both the bikes taken together ?

Aargee - The only section of NH4 involved was from Blore to Nelamangala (hardly 25kms)..

This was mostly NH48 and SH88 and SH17

@Srikeerthi - Thanks for approval

[Ananth]

Super Pictures Ajay! Needless to say, these roads are a must do for any one riding in South India And so good to see an R1 leading us all as an example. Kudos! Happy Riding and Carry on your impressive work~!

[phanikar]

Was waiting for the Log nice clicks there Ajay. And yeah these are one of the best roads in KAR, hands down. Wishing the man and the machine many more munching miles.

Also its good to see the Honda Sibling joining in From where did sharath Accompany you ?

[Naughty VaIsH]

the photos could be little more bigger , have you visited the chola temple at belur and you didnt go to helibedu ? it is a pretty good place .. have been to there while i was in college at mangalore

[strider]

Super Pictures Ajay! Needless to say, these roads are a must do for any one riding in South India And so good to see an R1 leading us all as an example. Kudos! Happy Riding and Carry on your impressive work~!

Thanks Ananth, glad to hear these from a great tourer
How about a ride together sometime, maybe a place which neither of us have seen in South India

Was waiting for the Log nice clicks there Ajay. And yeah these are one of the best roads in KAR, hands down. Wishing the man and the machine many more munching miles.

Also its good to see the Honda Sibling joining in From where did sharath Accompany you ?

Thanks Phani Totally agree on the roads
Sharath joined me at the outskirts of Hassan, he rode from Mysore to Hassan via KR nagar...

the photos could be little more bigger , have you visited the chola temple at belur and you didnt go to helibedu ? it is a pretty good place .. have been to there while i was in college at mangalore

I couldnt upload the high res pics, sorry about that
As I had mentioned that the ride agenda was to 'Ride just for the Roads',but yes I would love to visit the temples at Belur and Halebied(which needs about 2 days)

[satyenpoojary]

Nice! If only more and more people start updating about road conditions!

[phanikar]

the photos could be little more bigger , have you visited the chola temple at belur and you didnt go to helibedu ? it is a pretty good place .. have been to there while i was in college at mangalore

OT: Its Hoysala Temples in Belur and Halebidu

[Praful]

Ah! Nice to see the thread up

Now bring on the Food Pics

[Duoscribe]

sweet!! mercara - mysore road is a treat. got sm awesome twisties as well. next when you around there make sure to chk Mandalpatti. its 'bout 8-10kms from mercara. will be a bit hard on the bike but guaranteed to give you the thrills

[Haroon]

Ajay- Perfect heading and perfect ride. Like they say- One For The Road.
Nice pics, but yeh dil maange more

Halebid & Belur are just fabulous. Each place needs about 2 hours with a guide (highly recommended for Rs 150-200 for each guide). So basically one day is more than sufficient for both including the travel time between both places, photos ops etc, but worth every penny you spend.

[bprags]

The road that goes through kudremukha national forest [kudremukha to sringeri] is a beauty not to be missed.

[strider]

Ah! Nice to see the thread up

Now bring on the Food Pics

Need to ride again praful, Coorg Cuisnette had closed by the time we reached

sweet!! mercara - mysore road is a treat. got sm awesome twisties as well. next when you around there make sure to chk Mandalpatti. its 'bout 8-10kms from mercara. will be a bit hard on the bike but guaranteed to give you the thrills

Thanks bro
Now Mandalpatti added to the list

Ajay- Perfect heading and perfect ride. Like they say- One For The Road.
Nice pics, but yeh dil maange more

Halebid & Belur are just fabulous. Each place needs about 2 hours with a guide (highly recommended for Rs 150-200 for each guide). So basically one day is more than sufficient for both including the travel time between both places, photos ops etc, but worth every penny you spend.

Thanks Haroon Agree that one has to devote atleast a day to Belur & Halebid But this trip was as you said - 'Just for the road '

The road that goes through kudremukha national forest [kudremukha to sringeri] is a beauty not to be missed.

Kudremukh to Sringeri added to the wishlist
Thanks bro, been a while since we have met, lets meet up