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Day 1 - Pune - Belgaum - Harihar - Shimoga - Hassan
Places covered
Kemmangudi
Mulyangiri
Belur
Hailbidu
Day 2 - Hassan - Mysore - Ooty - Gudalpur
Places Covered
Mysore Palace (was closed because of Dasara pooja )
Ooty
Dooda Betta
Day 3
Gudalpur - Sulthan Bathery - Kushalnagar
Places covered
Edakkal Caves
Golden Temple (Tibetian Monastery)
Coorg
Day 4
Kushalnagar - Hassan - Tiptur - Hiriyur - Belgaum -Pune
Day 1
Pune - Belgaum - Harihar- Shimoga - Kemanagunddi - Mulyangiri - Belur - Hailbidu - Hassan - Narsipur
Dusherra weekend..long weekend,which idiot in the biking world is going to miss this opportunity....to break free and ride to some beautiful places.
At least I am not one of them
...I started on Thursday evening around 6 PM.I have to continue on NH4 till harihar which is around 560 Kms from Pune.
40 kms before Satara..when Khambatki ghat ends I stopped for Dinner at my favouraite place to have the regular food.Yes,Sev Bhaaji and Chapati.This guy makes some very tasty and yummy Sev bhaaji.
Started rolling towards Satara after the heavy Dinner break.
Somewhere before Dharwad
Did some non stop stretches and I made it to Harihar at 5:30 o clock in the morning. Had some morning tea and sutta,in between some guys started questioning from where are you coming, where are you going, are you in army..whose bike is this, what is the mileage blah ! blah !
took a power nap at a nearby dhaba at highway.
At 6:15 I woke up and started for Shimoga.Shimoga is just 90 kms from Harihar.Last time when I travelled in this route, roads were awesome. But what the heck,initial 30-40 Kms of road was full of potholes.
Witnessed some very beautiful landscapes and Sunrise in the morning.
Reached Shimoga around 8 o clock. Halted for breakfast, nothing else was available other than Idli,Wada,Dosa,Uthappa..Not even tea
Next thing was to reach Kemmanagundi..Mulyangiri and then Chikmanglur.To reach Kemmanagundi,there is an exit on Shimoga - Chikmanglur highway before Tarikere.Took that exit,Kemmangudi was still 34 kms from there.
Complete rural area,no signs of cigarette shops and tea stalls.
Inbetween stopped for short break
Out of nowhere I saw one hi-fi coffee shop, at first I thought, because of too much and continuous ride, I am hallucinating
.
But then I stopped and went inside for some strong coffee,Cafe owner was very happy to see me. As he himself is a biker
He made some extra strong coffee for me and started telling that he arranges trek's and overnight camping around that area. If anybody is interested here is contact number and name of the person.
CAFE COFFEE COUNTRY - 9945504088,[email protected] - coffecounty.in
No, I didn't get anything for the free advertising. Not even the free coffee. :P
He gave me some useful info about Kemmanagunddi and Mulyangiri.But not in that detail :-|
Kemmanguddi,one of a very beautiful Hill Station in Tarikere Tehsil.Kemmanagundi is a combination of three Kannada words..Kempu - Mannu - Gundi..That means Red - Soil - Pit
I didnt saw any redsoil pit though..it was all green covered with variety of flowers
I went till the top of Kemmanagundi,there was an nominal 10 rs fee for two wheeler entry. Also there was a Govt rest house in between.Finally I made it to the top,there I found huge and nicely maintained gardens and some view points which offers a spectacular view of the surrounding hills.
Sat at the top for few mins to admire and cherish the beauty of those mountains,fully covered with green beds.
It was time to move ahead...Mulyangiri was just 40 kms ahead of Kemmanagundi.But these 40 kms took more than 2 hours :O.Pretty bad road which drained-ate all my energy.
The road was such bad that,didnt even found a single vehicle in that 40 Kms strech.Road conditions became bit better few kms before Mulyangiri.
But whole route is very scenic,these hills are like heaven on the earth..everything is generously god gifted.Luxuriant green grass, moss infested trees, sparkling waterfalls, rugged hills and pure air
Mullayanagiri is one of the highest peak in South India standing at 1919 m.
Some hairpin bends and I made it to the Mulyangiri top,but weather played spoil sport.
Me @ Mulyangiri top
It was all cloudy and foggy Disappointed me started for Chickmanglur which was 16-20 kms from there.
while descending down from Mulyangiri..Chickmanglur is visible
..Look closely
Stopped in Chickmanglur for lunch.
DAY 1 remaining..Belur and Hailbid
Cheers
Biru
Places covered
Kemmangudi
Mulyangiri
Belur
Hailbidu
Day 2 - Hassan - Mysore - Ooty - Gudalpur
Places Covered
Mysore Palace (was closed because of Dasara pooja )
Ooty
Dooda Betta
Day 3
Gudalpur - Sulthan Bathery - Kushalnagar
Places covered
Edakkal Caves
Golden Temple (Tibetian Monastery)
Coorg
Day 4
Kushalnagar - Hassan - Tiptur - Hiriyur - Belgaum -Pune
Day 1
Pune - Belgaum - Harihar- Shimoga - Kemanagunddi - Mulyangiri - Belur - Hailbidu - Hassan - Narsipur
Dusherra weekend..long weekend,which idiot in the biking world is going to miss this opportunity....to break free and ride to some beautiful places.
At least I am not one of them
...I started on Thursday evening around 6 PM.I have to continue on NH4 till harihar which is around 560 Kms from Pune.40 kms before Satara..when Khambatki ghat ends I stopped for Dinner at my favouraite place to have the regular food.Yes,Sev Bhaaji and Chapati.This guy makes some very tasty and yummy Sev bhaaji.
Started rolling towards Satara after the heavy Dinner break.
Somewhere before Dharwad
Did some non stop stretches and I made it to Harihar at 5:30 o clock in the morning. Had some morning tea and sutta,in between some guys started questioning from where are you coming, where are you going, are you in army..whose bike is this, what is the mileage blah ! blah !
took a power nap at a nearby dhaba at highway.
At 6:15 I woke up and started for Shimoga.Shimoga is just 90 kms from Harihar.Last time when I travelled in this route, roads were awesome. But what the heck,initial 30-40 Kms of road was full of potholes.
Witnessed some very beautiful landscapes and Sunrise in the morning.
Reached Shimoga around 8 o clock. Halted for breakfast, nothing else was available other than Idli,Wada,Dosa,Uthappa..Not even tea
Next thing was to reach Kemmanagundi..Mulyangiri and then Chikmanglur.To reach Kemmanagundi,there is an exit on Shimoga - Chikmanglur highway before Tarikere.Took that exit,Kemmangudi was still 34 kms from there.
Complete rural area,no signs of cigarette shops and tea stalls.
Inbetween stopped for short break
Out of nowhere I saw one hi-fi coffee shop, at first I thought, because of too much and continuous ride, I am hallucinating
.But then I stopped and went inside for some strong coffee,Cafe owner was very happy to see me. As he himself is a biker
He made some extra strong coffee for me and started telling that he arranges trek's and overnight camping around that area. If anybody is interested here is contact number and name of the person.
CAFE COFFEE COUNTRY - 9945504088,[email protected] - coffecounty.in
No, I didn't get anything for the free advertising. Not even the free coffee. :P
He gave me some useful info about Kemmanagunddi and Mulyangiri.But not in that detail :-|
Kemmanguddi,one of a very beautiful Hill Station in Tarikere Tehsil.Kemmanagundi is a combination of three Kannada words..Kempu - Mannu - Gundi..That means Red - Soil - Pit
I didnt saw any redsoil pit though..it was all green covered with variety of flowers
I went till the top of Kemmanagundi,there was an nominal 10 rs fee for two wheeler entry. Also there was a Govt rest house in between.Finally I made it to the top,there I found huge and nicely maintained gardens and some view points which offers a spectacular view of the surrounding hills.
Sat at the top for few mins to admire and cherish the beauty of those mountains,fully covered with green beds.
It was time to move ahead...Mulyangiri was just 40 kms ahead of Kemmanagundi.But these 40 kms took more than 2 hours :O.Pretty bad road which drained-ate all my energy.
The road was such bad that,didnt even found a single vehicle in that 40 Kms strech.Road conditions became bit better few kms before Mulyangiri.
But whole route is very scenic,these hills are like heaven on the earth..everything is generously god gifted.Luxuriant green grass, moss infested trees, sparkling waterfalls, rugged hills and pure air
Mullayanagiri is one of the highest peak in South India standing at 1919 m.
Some hairpin bends and I made it to the Mulyangiri top,but weather played spoil sport.
Me @ Mulyangiri top
It was all cloudy and foggy
Disappointed me started for Chickmanglur which was 16-20 kms from there.while descending down from Mulyangiri..Chickmanglur is visible
..Look closelyStopped in Chickmanglur for lunch.
DAY 1 remaining..Belur and Hailbid
Cheers
Biru
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