Last travelled on 5 Mar 2016.
The route is,
Bangalore - NICE road - Nelamangala - Take left from Nelamangala by pass to Mangalore road - Kunigal - Channarayapatana - Hassan - Sakleshpur - Uppinangadi - Bantwal - Mangalore
Total distance - 380kms
Bangalore till Hassan is four lane road and the road is in good condition. You can race along the road. From Hassan it is two lane road. After Sakleshpur, ghat road begins. Its a pretty long ghat road, about 30 kms. Besides ghat road there is a water fall, its a pretty great experience. Some curves in the ghat road are very huge and dangerous, be careful with that. Also, there is a heavy truck traffic along the road. As Mangalore has lot of oil & gas refineries, you can find lot of bullet tankers on the road.
After ghat road ends (Gundya), if we go straight on NH 48 or NH 75 for around, 20 kilometres, then there are clear sign boards to take right for Dharmasthala.
There is two lane road at Channarayapatana by pass. After travelling in 4 lane, sudden two lane is a bit surprise. After few kilometres again four lane starts.
The toll I mentioned here is for four wheeler.
Just after Channarayapatana bypass you can see A2B(Adyar Anandha Bhavan) and on the other side of the road, you can see Kamat. We had a break at A2B, its pretty big and nice food.
The route is,
Bangalore - NICE road - Nelamangala - Take left from Nelamangala by pass to Mangalore road - Kunigal - Channarayapatana - Hassan - Sakleshpur - Uppinangadi - Bantwal - Mangalore
Total distance - 380kms
Bangalore till Hassan is four lane road and the road is in good condition. You can race along the road. From Hassan it is two lane road. After Sakleshpur, ghat road begins. Its a pretty long ghat road, about 30 kms. Besides ghat road there is a water fall, its a pretty great experience. Some curves in the ghat road are very huge and dangerous, be careful with that. Also, there is a heavy truck traffic along the road. As Mangalore has lot of oil & gas refineries, you can find lot of bullet tankers on the road.
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| Bullet tanker |
After ghat road ends (Gundya), if we go straight on NH 48 or NH 75 for around, 20 kilometres, then there are clear sign boards to take right for Dharmasthala.
There is two lane road at Channarayapatana by pass. After travelling in 4 lane, sudden two lane is a bit surprise. After few kilometres again four lane starts.
Toll Plaza Details
| Toll plaza | Rate |
|---|---|
| NICE road | Rs 155 |
| Nelamangala | Rs 20 (double 30) |
| Toll | Rs 41 (double 62) |
| Toll | Rs 41 (double 62) |
| Toll | Rs 40 |
| Toll | Rs 30 (double 55) |
| Toll (Bantwal) | Rs 20 (double 35) |
Restaurants
Just after Channarayapatana bypass you can see A2B(Adyar Anandha Bhavan) and on the other side of the road, you can see Kamat. We had a break at A2B, its pretty big and nice food.
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| A2B after Channarayapatana byepass |
