Jenukallu Gudda - Yellapur

After spending a short time in Magod we headed to Jenukallu Gudda which is just few kilometers away from Magod. There wasn't much easy approach, as the trail passed through dense forests. The roads are manageable but at certain points they do offer a challenge for bikers. Last 2.5 km’s in mud boulders track was really ghastly attempt on bike.

After a hard bike ride we reached to Jenukallu. There was a viewpoint through which we could view the entire valley. The view point is atop a sheer cliff of 500 meters high. Wow! Some sight and wonderful filled with excitement like small children, we were actually enjoying this breathtaking view and experience of a point in a Jenkallu Gudda. This lovely panoramic view that we got from the Viewpoint was even lovelier.

There are three hills here, which are at a very high altitude. They are Jenukallu Gudda, Kodekallu Gudda and Balekallu Gudda. The highest hill is the Balekallu Gudda. Jenu means Honey, Kallu means stone and Gudda means hill. This place is a viewpoint in the Western Ghat, which offers a panoramic view of the hills packed one behind the other.

Jenukallu Gudda is situated 17 Kms from Yellapur. The Bedti River from MagodFalls cuts across the green hills and bounces all the way to join the Arabian Sea beyond the hills. The breathtaking view of the valley is worth a visit and this place is famous for its magical sunset.

Photos by- Ashok S B & Myself

Bisle...

We were actually traveling this place for to visit some other place mean time we covered the Bisile (Yasaluru) Viewpoint on our journey. We traveled from Subramanya on the Bisle Ghat road the breathtaking Bisle Ghat is a stretch of beautiful adventurous spot between Subramanya and Sakleshpur.

While traveling in Ghat road traffic was very less and it made us driving was more pleasure and comfortable but road was not in good condition it’s really challenging to drive the journey was very bumpy and the ride along the Ghats was adventurous.

We saw Patlabetta and Kannadikallu from Ghat road are the two hills worth watch of a trek. Uniqueness of Kannadikallu is that one side of this hill is almost 90 degree, making it unable to climb it. Further, the hill gets the name because according to the local belief, the hill, which is a huge rock, used to reflect the sunrays during sun set.

Finally we reached our destination but none of us were tired, because of the fresh breeze and breathe taking view of the Ghat. The greenery turns into completely something else I smelled the moist atmosphere. The lush green expanse relaxed our tired brains.

After few minutes walk we sighted the Viewpoint were standing into an edge of the flat surface rock from where we could see the full view of the beauty of Bisile. This was a magnificent spot where one can have a breathtaking view of the three mountain ranges-Yenikallu Betta (Hassan district), Doddabetta and Pushpagiri (both located in Kodagu district) and Kumaraparvatha.

The rain forests surrounding the region of Bisile, and the beautiful view that we got from the Bisile viewpoint is something that I would cherish always. From viewpoint we could have a magnificent view of the entire place. This view was worth the visit and the whole scenic beauty here was breathtaking.

Mallikarjuna temple -Pankajannahally

Beautiful village Pankajannahally near to KB cross it’s about 14 km south of Chikkanayakanahalli and has a Mallikarjuna temple of large proportions. It is a structure of Dravidian style and has a Garbhagriha, a Shukanasi, a Pradakshina-patha, a Navaranga, a Porch, a Prakara, a Nandimantapa with a tower, a Mahadwara and Balistamba. The Linga in this temple is a conglomeration of pebbles and is said to represent 101 Lingas. The Mahadwara and its doorways are well-executed.