Route Taken:
Bangalore ---Tumkur---Gubbi--Arsikere--Banavara--
Kadur---Birur---Lingadahalli ---Kemmannugundi
Distance: 650 kms (Including roaming in and around kemmanagundi.)
Places Visited: Falls, Mulliangiri,Chikmagalur ,Z-Point,zoomed in Bhadra wildlife
(Few more place were left out because of the time constraints like Bababundengiri and some falls at the foot steps of the kemmangundi.)
Stay: The number is 08261237126, ask for satish and book Dattatreya bhavan if available.
Thats the best room, else ask for Virupaksha rooms (recently renovated).
Cost is pretty low, 200 and above for each room (+ 4% VAT)(Contact address taken from(XBHP).
Best Part of the ride -->
Road from Chikmagalur to lingadahalli were too good the curves ,the night ride made it more fun and bad road, full moon day ;) from lingadahalli to Kemmanagundi (20 kms) made it more adventureous :D.
Some Pics:
Z-Point
Things that moved me-->
1. The climate in and around kemanagundi, the cool brezze(that kept me alive inside my cramsters)
2. After talking with the localities we came to know that, kemangundi doesn't have good facilities, not even bus facility, only one private bus comes to that place once a day at 4:30 PM and the population of the place is around 300 now, 4 years back there were more than 1000 people working alone in mines which were closed down. All have left now and the people who were working in mines have registered a case for some compensation which is going on from 4 years.
More than 3 company's were taking out resources from this place and once all was taken out its almost abandoned now. If Horticulture dept need to do somethings then the forest dept guys will put some objections. The Govt at least should develop the place and make it a better touring place with some good roads and facilities so that the localities will be benefited better then now.
Was bit Upset about :
because it didnt rain :(, it was only raining in night and in morning the sun was coming out bright..
This is was my first long trip of 650 kms on bike, and it was a great one.
Guys who did it
Bhatta aka Santosh
Kashi aka Ashwin
Pachi
Pathye
Dadieya aka Elephant mari ;)
Group Pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mithun.08/Kemanagundi
Pics By Bhatta: http://picasaweb.google.com/19.santosh/Santosh