KUMARA-PARWATAThis peak is one of the most beautiful peaks in the whole of Western Ghats. The trek is of two days. You can either start from "Bidalli" from "Somawar pet" (Coorg) side or from "Subramanya" (South Kanara) side. Route 1. From Subramanya you get a place called Girigadde on the way to the peak on the first day of the trek, then you get a old structure well known as Mantapa and from there the top is 3hours trek.
Route 2.From Somwar pet reach Bidalli en route peak. On the way you get a moderate waterfall also. From Bidalli you get buses to go to Somwar Pet in Coorg.
This trek is one of the beautiful and one of the difficult treks in Karnataka.
This trek is one of the beautiful and one of the difficult treks in Karnataka.
Save Western Ghats: The Western Ghats are a chain of highlands running along the western edge of the Indian subcontinent, from Bombay south to the southern tip of the peninsula, through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Covering an estimated area of 159,000 sq. km, the Western Ghats are an area of exceptional biological diversity and conservation interest, and are "one of the major Tropical Evergreen Forest regions in India" (Rodgers and Panwar, 1988). As the zone has already lost a large part of its original forest cover (although timber extraction from the evergreen reserve forests in Kerala and Karnataka has now been halted) it must rank as a region of great conservation concern. The small remaining extent of natural forest, coupled with exceptional biological richness and ever increasing levels of threat (agriculture, reservoir flooding plantations, logging and over exploitation), are factors which necessitate major conservation inputs."
There are currently seven national parks in the Western Ghats with a total area of 2,073 sq. km (equivalent to 1.3% of the region) and 39 wildlife sanctuaries covering an area of about 13,862 sq. km (8.1%).
The management status of the wildlife sanctuaries in this part of India varies enormously. Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri wildlife sanctuary, for example, has no human inhabitants, small abandoned plantation areas and no produce exploitation, while the Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary in Kerala includes considerable areas of commercial plantations and privately owned estates with heavy resource exploitation.
2.KUDREMUKHA
Kudremukha is one of the most beautiful peak in Western Ghats and in Karnataka as well. It has a very rich biodiversity and home to certain species of wildlife which is no where else found on this planet. Samse is a few kilometers from kudremukh town,from where the trek starts. In about 4-5 hrs average walking time [awt], one reaches lobo mane,an old house. From lobo mane,another path goes up to the "summit",which would take 3-4hours awt to reach. The route passes through some lovely shola(montane) forests near the top. About 1/2 an hour below the summit,the route passes near an abandoned church and a small waterfall. One should take the time to explore the church,and also to watch out for the amazing birdlife there. Another route is to start from Kaikamba. Kaikamba is a place between beLtangaDi and Navoor, Killur. This route converges with the other at Lobo house. Another place of interest near by is Jamalabad fort or Jamalghad kote, situated at around 1700mts from sea level, presumably built by Tipu Sultan near Navoor. Food one must carry and stay is not allowed here.Note: This whole area is inside the Kudremukh National Park so no one allowed to camp inside the National Park and will have to follow the guidelines of the authorities.
Distance : From Bangalore 300+ kmsFrom Nearest Town Kudremukh Colony
3.EDAKUMERI
This is a station on the railway track known as "green route" from Sakalesh Pura to the Subramanya Road station This railway station is a unique beautiful spot in the whole railway track because of the dense green forest in which it is situated. This stretch of the track with length about 52+kms has around 50+ tunnels and bridges with length varying from few meters to 0.5km and height varying from few meters to few hundred meters. Not to forget numerous streams en route.
This is one of the most picturesque spot (route) in the Western Ghats of the South Kanara . You can either start from the Sakalesh Pura or Subramanya Road Station.There has been conversion of the track to broad gauge and no trains run on this track nowadays. And the old railway stations are mostly abandoned.
Fact File
Geo location: {edkumeri}in South Kanara district in West Karnataka.
other places of interest :- kukke subramanya, kumara parvata, sakalesh pura
Distance ... From Bangalore 300+ kmsFrom Nearest Town Subrmanya 30+kms, Sakalesh pura 20+kmsFrom Nearest Petrol Bunk Sakalesh PuraNearest Medical Help Sakalesh PuraNearest Hotel Sakalesh PuraBest Time late Sept to early March is a good time for all kinds of treks in Western Ghats
Approach ...Railway track trek can be done either from Subramanya or from Donigal (starting point from SAkleshpur side). It depends on you to choose from which side you'd like to trek. Starting from Subramanya being a little convenient (one can avoid odd hours).One can start from Subramanya railway station in the morning to reach Shirabagilu (~10kms, one will see a closed to abandoned rly station for the stay here overnight. or One can still trek further (depending on her/his capacity. assumed here is firs timer's pace) and stay along the track (there are quite a few huts). Next day trek upto Edaku'meri (~12-14kms). One can stay at the railway station. Next day trek upto Donigal (another 6-8kms) and catch a bus to Sakleshpur). This way make it a 2.5 day trek. Escape route: You can cross river to reach road (from Edaku'meri) and catch a bus instead if trekking to Donigal.
4.Tadianda Mol(Bangalore, Karnataka)
Tadiandamol is the highest mountain of Kodagu(Coorg), and the second highest in Karnataka state, India. It is located on the Western Ghats range, and reaches an elevation of 1,748 m. The closest town in Madikeri (Mercara) which is about 280km from Bangalore.
5.Baba-Budangiri
Baba Budangiri is a mountain in the Baba Budan Giri Range of South India. Located in the Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka, Baba Budangiri has a height of 1895 meters. Baba Budangiri is known for its shrine which is a place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Muslims.There is a small Sufi shrine devoted to the saint Baba Budan. The Baba is revered by Hindus as Dattatreya - an incarnation of Shiva. Baba is said to have brought coffee to India.
6.Mullayanagiri
Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. It is located in the Baba Budan Giri Range. With a height of 1930 m (6317 ft.), it is the hightest peak between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris. Mullayanagiri is located in the Chikkamagalur district of Karanataka.
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