Chennai to Mangalore - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

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Chennai to Mangalore 

(Chennai_Mangalore): 

Chennai (TN) ---- Sriperumbudur ---- Kanchipuram ---- Ranipet ---- Chittoor ---- Kolar ---- Doddaballapura (northern outskirts of Bangalore) ---- Dobbaspet (crossing of NH48, ROR: Tumkur) ---- Kudur ---- Kunigal bypass ---- Bellur Cross ---- Devihalli Toll Plaza ---- Hirisave ---- Channarayapattana/ CR Patna bypass (KA) ---- Hassan bypass ---- and then via ....... 

Chennai to Hassan = 540 kms. 

Option 1: Belur - Mudigere - Kottigehara - Charmadi Ghat (twist & turns are a plenty) - Ujire - Belthangadi - Madanthyar - Bantwal - Mangalore (13 hours as in January 2022). 

This route mainly traverses along the northern banks of Netravathi River. 

Hassan to Belur = 36 kms. 

Belur to Charmadi Ghat viewpoint = 60 kms. 

Charmadi Ghat to Mangalore = 92 kms. 

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Option 2: Alur bypass - Sakleshpura - Marnahalli - Gundya - Addahole - Shiradi Ghat - Nelyadi - Konalu - Bajathuru - Puttur - Kadambu - BPCL Sathikallu - Uppinangady - Mangalore. 

This route mainly traverses along the southern banks of Netravathi River. 

Hassan to Shiradi = 86 kms. 

Shiradi to Mangalore = 85 kms. 

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Option 3:  Belur - Mudigere - Kottigehara - Chikmagalur - Kudermukh/ Kudremukha - Karkala junction - Padubidri - Mangalore. 

This route is longer but the roads are smooth, scenic, has lesser number of heavy vehicles and takes same time as other conventional routes. 

Hassan to Belur = 36 kms. 

Belur to Kottigehara milestone = 47 kms. 

Kottigehara to Kudremukha = 60 kms. 

Kudremukha to Mangalore = 97 kms. 

Other route options: 

https://indian-roadie.blogspot.com/2022/01/chennai-to-mangalore-indian-roadie_27.html 

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