What is the best time to visit Kudremukh?

The best time to visit Kudremukh is between October and February. The region in and around Kudremukh receives about 7,000 mm of rainfall per year. With five sacred ponds located near the town — Amba Teertha, Naga Teertha, Vasishtha Teertha, Rudra Teertha and Varaha Teertha — Kudremukh is also a popular pilgrimage.

Can beginners do Kudremukh Trek?

The trek gradient, trail, and difficulty is quite easy to moderate and even the beginners can go for it. You will cross a lot of waterfalls in the Kudremukh trek.

How do I get to Kudremukh National Park?

How To Reach Kudremukh National Park. By Air: The nearest airport to the national park is the Mangalore Airport, which is around 130 Km from the park. After touching down the paradise, you can take a taxi and reach the park in no time.

Why is Kudremukh called Kudremukh?

Kudremukh in Kannada means the “Face of the Horse”. It seems one of the peaks in the Sahyadri range is of the shape of the ‘Chess Knight’. That is why it got the name Kudremukh. Rightly therefore, Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd has used the face of a horse as their logo.

Where is the Kudremukh hill station?

Chikkamagaluru district
Kudremukha(ಕುದುರೆ ಮುಖ) is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station cum mining town situated near the mountain, about 20 kilometres from Kalasa.

How long is Kumara Parvatha Trek?

The trek is located at the height of 1712 meters. The total trek time is about 8 to 10 hours and the Kumara Parvatha trek distance stretches for about 13 kilometers.

Is Kumara Parvatha trek open?

Kumara Parvatha trek is done in the post-monsoon season till winter (September – March).

Is Kudremukh trek difficult?

The Kudremukh trek is of moderate difficulty. You need to cover 9 km one way. There are no difficult sections as such but note down a few things to keep in mind while trekking. Trekking in the forest section can be slippery.

How can I go to Kudremukh by train?

Tarekere railway station is the nearest railhead to Kudremukh. The railhead is well connected to Mangalore and Bangalore with frequent trains. One can easily reach the place by rail without thinking too much about how to reach Kudremukh.

Why people are not living in Kudremukh?

Residents of Kudremukh, who gave up land for KIOCL, are now left without basic facilities after mining came to a halt. The Kudremukh Township was built in the 1970s after the KIOCL, a company under the Ministry of Steel, got 30-year lease to extract iron ore in the area.

What is the best time to do Kudremukh Trek?

Best Time to do Kudremukh Trek The best season to do Kudremukh is from June to February. However, the Kalasa region receives pleasant weather throughout the year. During monsoon and winter, you can see many small streams, dark shola forest, bamboo shrubs tall enough to touch the sky and rolling green hills.

Is there any chance of clouds at Kudremukh peak?

But still there will be chances of getting clouds at peak. In this time you will get to see Kudremukh landscape.In summer it will be hard to trek as distance of total trek is 18KMS hence covering total distance under hot sun will be difficult. Try to avoid heavy rainy season.

What is the average temperature of Kudremukh in summer?

The season is very pleasant and the average temperature ranges between 14 and 33 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature even reaches to 10 degrees Celsius. It is the best time to visit Kudremukh.

What are the sections of the Kudremukh Trek?

Kudremukh Trek can be divided into 3 sections. They are: The trail from Forest office to Ontimar 2 (lone tree) is a gradual ascent in the forest and on the grassland Trek from Ontimara 2 to Final stretch has a steep ascent The ridge walk from the final section to the peak Trail map of Kudremukh Trek.