Tourist Places in Hosanagara Taluk - Shivamogga

Tourist Places in Hosanagara Taluk - Shivamogga ( Shimoga ) District - Karnataka

hosanagara.com Tourist Places in Hosanagara: 1 - Hidlumane Falls

The fascinating Hidlumane Falls is a series of cascading falls that offers a refreshing sight to the viewers. The waterfall flows as a series of 6 or 7 falls, each a beautiful sight in its own right.

The interesting part about these falls is that each of these falls is hidden from one another and each seems to be more enthralling than the last one you see. But the most amazing one among them is the one that is the most secluded and is situated at the top of the cascade.

The beautiful waterfall is situated under the Shimoga district of Karnataka and is located within the Mookambika reserve forest at the base of the Kodachadri hills of the Western Ghats.

The trekking route to the Hidlumane Falls is an adventurous one. The trek involves crossing over steep hills and dense forest. There are two trek routes to reach the waterfall – one starts from the Nittur village and the other starts from the Kodachadri peak. Both the routes offer a refreshing sight to the visitors.

The best time to visit the waterfall is during the post monsoon season i.e., September to January.

hosanagara.com Tourist Places in Hosanagara: 2 – Kodachadri

Kodachadri is located at a distance of 115 km from Shimoga town and 36 km from Hosanagara. Kodachadri is the highest peak (at an altitude of 1343 m above sea level) of Shimoga district in Karnataka state. Located in the middle of the Mookambika National Park, Kodachadri is home to many endemic and endangered species of flora and fauna. Kodachadri is famous for its wonderful sunrise and sunset.

The main attraction of Kodachadri is "Sarvajna Peetha" which is on the hilltop. It is believed that philosopher "Adi Shankaracharya" performed meditation at this place. The closest base to Kodachadri hills is Kollur which is at a distance of 20 kilometers. Kodachadri hills form a scenic backdrop of the famous Mookambika temple in Kollur.

hosanagara.com Tourist Places in Hosanagara: 3 - Nagara Fort

Nagara is a small town in Hosanagara has a fort built by Keladi rulers in 16th century.

Nagara was the last capital of Keladi rulers which was later undertaken by Hyder ali in 1763. Nagara Fort is also called as Shivappanaika fort which was once surrounded by thick green forest is now gone due to urbanization.

'Nagara' means city in Kannada and the fort had all the facility inside it. Fort is built on small hillock having Raja Darbar, ruins of fort, Small ponds inside the fort called Akka thangi kola are worth seeing.

It is in the interior Malenadu region with scenic natural beauty. During monsoon it is surrounded all round by the backwaters of Linganamakki reservoir. The fort being upkept by the Archeological Dept. is worth visiting.

It is 84 km from Shimoga (Shivamogga) which is the district headquarters.

hosanagara.com Tourist Places in Hosanagara: 4 - Savehaklu Reservoir and Chakra Dam

Savehaklu dam comes first on the way traveling from nagara, as this dam also a water source for Linganamakki Dam. Heavy Monsoon flow gives abundant life to the reservoir and the nature. Vehicle numbers are noted due to security reasons, intermittent rain created the artistic patterns on walls and the concrete roads

Chakra dam is 6 KM away from Savehaklu Reservoir. Chakra dam is one of the water source for linganamakki dam, River sharavathi is the mother for this belt.

The Chakra nagar is a small town which is famous because of this river. Chakranagar is on the way to Shimoga to Mangalore via Hosanagara Nagara- Mastikatte- Chakranagar-Kundapuar.

Chakra and Savehaklu dams were initially constructed before the constructions of linganamakki dam. Both these dams are constructed on the river chakra.

Getting There:
Shimoga - Hosanagara - Nagara - Savehaklu Dam (Approx 106 kms) / Chakra Dam (Approx 96 km)

Look out for more Interesting places in Hosanagara Taluk in next post ... (Part 2)