I had visited Kukke Subramanya several times. It formed the “base camp” for Kumara Parvatha and railway track treks. But this time I went as a pilgrim with my family. Since Dharmasthala was nearby, it was also added to the itinerary.
The journey till Shakleshpur was great, but the troubles started after that. The Shiradi ghat road was at its worst condition. A nightmare for the man behind the steering. And adding salt to the injury are the monster trucks on the road.
The next two hours drive was very tiring and was cursing myself for taking this “National highway”. The more scenic “Bisle” could have been a better choice. At Gundya, took the deviation to Kukke Subramaya. Even after several celebrity visits (latest being our Tendulkar), this road is in worst condition. The 22 kms took me 45 minutes. Finally, reached Kukke at 12:45PM. We got decent rooms at Ashlesha for very nominal price. The Kumaradhara river at Kukke Subramanya. 
The Subramaya temple under the foothills of mighty Kumara Parvatha (covered under clouds).
The Adi Subramaya temple.
Next day, we went to Dharmasthala. We had to stand in the queue for 1 hour for the darsan. I was impressed by the cleanliness of the place and the arrangements for the visitors.
We decided to take the Charmadi ghat route for the return journey. The distance was more but we could avoid the hopeless stretch of Shiradi ghat road.The view of Arbi Bandaje falls(a small white line) at the beginning of the ghat. This was the place where I did my first trek during my college days.
The Charmadi ghat road. Monsoons are just over and green everywhere.
A waterfalls on the way.
Charmadi ghat view.
Route: Bangalore-> Hassan-> Sakleshpur-> Gundya-> Kukke Subramaya-> Dharmasthala-> Mudigere-> Belur-> Hassan-> BangaloreDistance: Bangalore – Hassan : 180kmsHassan – Sakleshpur: 40kmsSakleshpur – Gundya: 40kmsGundya – Kukke Subramanya: 22 kmsKukke Subramaya – Dharmasthala: 60kmsDharmasthala – Mudigere: 68kmsMudigere – Belur: 37kmsBelur – Hassan: 40kms
Avinash
tell me about the Shiradi ghat. eegeega kelav baari raathri horTa busgaLu oorige muTTtha madhyaanna 1 gante aagirathhe..
sandeep
hi there!
it was a pleasure to see those charmadi ghat snaps…really liked them very much..in fact my native is just 15 kms from that waterfalls i.e. somantadka, mundaje.. can i post some more snaps which i have?
more soon
cheers
sandeep
Arun
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Sunil
Hi thanks for your info. would have justified if we had more details.
Narayanan Palani
Very useful information. You can mention the travel plan also like if someone travels from bangalore-how they can plan to visit all these places in two days…
Sureshmegastar
Thanx for giving information…
preeti garg
Thank you so much for this sharing..
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Nishitha KM
hi..thanks for sharing..this week end i am planning a trip to br hills resort and also near by place k gudi resort…