Murudeshwar to Kolhapur, Gokarna to Kolhapur - Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Best Intercity Driving Route from 

Murudeshwar to Kolhapur 

(Murudeshwar_Kolhapur), 

Gokarna to Kolhapur  

(Gokarna_Kolhapur),  

Murudeshwar to Ankola 

(Murudeshwar_Ankola), 

Gokarna to Belgaum 

(Gokarna_Belgaum), 

Ankola to Hubbali/ Hubli 

(Ankola_Hubbali), 

Hubbali to Dharwad 

(Hubbali_Dharwad), 

Hubli to Dharwad 

(Hubli_Dharwad), 

Dharwad to Belgaum 

(Dharwad_Belgaum), 

Belgaum to Kolhapur 

(Belgaum_Kolhapur): 

Murudeshwar (KA) ---- Sharavati River Bridge ---- Honnavar (NH66) ---- Kumta ---- Mirjan (NH66) ---- Gokarna cross (Madangeri, NH66, ROL: Gokarna 10 kms) ---- Ankola (Exit NH66 at Baleguli Cross. Turn right. ROR: Yellapur, Hubli. RA: NH66 leading to Karwar 28 kms, Madgaon, Panjim 122 kms) ---- Yellapur (KA) ---- Kalaghatgi ---- 

Hubli/ Hubbali (KA) (Santosh Nagar, Hubli bypass. Intersection with NH48. Turn left. ROL: Belgaum, Pune. ROR: Davanagere, Bangalore) ---- 

Hubli/ Hubbali Airport on right ---- 

Tarihal Industrial Area on left ---- 

Itgatti ---- 

Hoysal Nagar, Dharwad bypass (KA) ---- 

ISKCON Dharwad, NH48, Dharwad bypass on left ---- 

Darawada Narendra Toll Plaza, Dharwad bypass (KA) ---- 

Dharwad-Hubli bypass ends (KA) ---- 

IOCL Swagat, NH48, Opp. Power Grid, Dharwad, KA 580011 on right ---- 

Mammigatti ---- 

Belur (SHELL Filling Station, GWH4+69, Belur, KA 580011 on left ---- 

Kittur (KA)

 ---- BPCL Shri Siddalinga Shivayogi Petroleum, MP3Q+WJ, NH48, Ambadagatti, KA 591112 on left ---- HPCL Prakash Petroleum, NH48, Itagi cross, Kadroli on left ---- Dastikoppa ---- IOCL Swagat, NH48, M K Hubli, KA 591118 on left ---- Bagewadi ---- Hirebagawadi Toll Plaza (KA) ---- HPCL Renuka Petroleum, NH48, Hirebagewadi, KA 591109 on right ---- Belgaum (Mayur Belgaum Presidency Hotel) (KA) ---- Chikkalgud ---- Hebbal ---- Gotur ---- Sankeshwar ---- KA-MH border ---- Hiranyakeshi River Bridge, Sankeshwar ---- Gandhinglaj Road crossing (ROL: Gandhinglaj, Ajara, Amboli) ---- Honnihalli ---- HLL Lifecare, Kanagala on left of NH ---- Nipani Gandhinglaj Road crossing/ Goa Phata ---- Tavandi Ghat Waterfalls ---- Nipani (MGM Hospital on left of NH48) ---- Veda Ganga River Bridge - Mangur Phata ---- Soundalga ---- Dudhganga River Bridge ---- Kognolli Toll Plaza (MH) ---- Kagal ---- Kolhapur (Highway Police Station/ Mc Donald's). 

Distance From To: 

Murudeshwar to Honnavar = 25 kms. 

Honnavar to Kumta = 20 kms.  

Kumta to Mirjan = 8 kms. 

Mirjan to Ankola = 28 kms. 

Mirjan to Gokarna Cross = 10 kms. 

Gokarna to Gokarna Cross (NH66) = 10 kms. 

Gokarna to Ankola (Baleguli Cross) via Gokarna Cross, Madangeri = 30 kms. 

Ankola (Baleguli Cross) to Yellapur = 67 kms. 

Yellapur to Hubbali = 70 kms. 

Hubbali to Dharwad = 18 kms. 

Dharwad to Kittur = 31 kms. 

Kittur to Belgaum/ Belgavi = 43 kms. 

Belgaum (Mayur Belgaum Presidency Hotel) to Nipani (MGM Hospital) = 68 kms. 

Belgaum (Mayur Belgaum Presidency Hotel) to Kolhapur (Mc Donald) = 105 kms. 

Nipani to Kolhapur = 37 kms. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

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Lockdown 2.0 rules relaxed in Goa w.e.f Monday, 2020-04-20

Lockdown 2.0 rules relaxed in Goa w.e.f Monday, 2020-04-20. 

Won't be a cake walk for Goans as they have Belgaum as new hotspot for Coronavirus/ Covid19 just outside the state border.  

Goa is also surrounded by Maharashtra on the North and East. The pandemic is playing havoc in MH 😩 

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Mumbai to Panaji via Pune, Kolhapur, Nipani and/ or Sankeshwar, Amboli Ghar Waterfall - Indian Roadie Preferred Route options

Option 1:
Navi Mumbai (Vashi) - Panvel - Yeshwant Rao Chavan Expressway - Pune (Hinjewadi) - Pune (New Katraj Tunnel) - Khed - Khandala - Surur  (ROR: Wai, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar) - Satara - Karad - Peth (ROL: Sangli) - Kolhapur - Shirgaon - Kagal - Nipani - Kanagala (HLL Lifecare Ltd sanitary napkin and Hindustan Latex Ltd Nirodh condom factory on right) - Sankeshwar (take service road and exit NH48 by turning right from under flyover) - Gadhinglaj - Khoratwadi - Ajara - Gavse - Amboli Ghat Waterfall - Sawantwadi (Head Post Office/ Moti Talao/ Indira Gandhi Complex) - Malgaon (Crossing of NH66/ old NH17, viz. Kochi-Goa-Panvel Highway) - Mapusa (Karaswada junction) - Panjim/ Panaji.

Vashi to Sankeshwar (NH48) = 419 kms.
Sankeshwar to Sawantwadi (NH66) = 106 kms.
Sawantwadi (NH66 crossing) to Panaji = 55 kms.
(580 kms)


Option 2:
Navi Mumbai (Vashi) - Panvel - Yeshwant Rao Chavan Expressway - Pune (Hinjewadi) - Pune (New Katraj Tunnel) - Khandala - Surur - Satara - Karad - Peth - Kolhapur - Shirgaon - Kagal - Nipani - Exit NH48 and turn right - Shippur - Ajara - Gavse - Amboli Ghat Waterfall - Sawantwadi (Head Post Office/ Moti Talao/ Indira Complex) - Malgaon (Crossing of NH66/ old NH17, viz. Kochi-Goa-Panvel Highway) - Mapusa (Karaswada junction) - Panjim/ Panaji.

Vashi to Nipani (NH48) = 397 kms.
Nipani to Sawantwadi (NH66) = 117 kms.
Sawantwadi (NH66 crossing) to Panaji = 55 kms.
(569 kms)

Note: In both route options, after Amboli Ghat roadies can prefer not to drive upto Sawantwadi. They can drive to Mapusa in Goa via Banda - Dodamarg.
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Distances:
Vashi Toll Plaza (across the creek on NH48) - Pune (New Katraj Tunnel) = 148 kms.

Pune (New Katraj Tunnel) - Surur (on NH48, ROR: Wai, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar) = 60 kms.

Surur - Satara = 35 kms.

Satara - Peth (Rajarambapu Co-op Bank) =  76 kms.

Peth - Kolhapur (Hotel Rahi) = 43 kms.

Kolhapur - Nipani = 35 kms.

Nipani - Kanagala (HLL Lifecare and Hindustan Latex visible on right) = 16 kms.

HLL Lifecare (visible on right of NH48) -  Sankeshwar (drive on service road to exit NH48 by turning right from under flyover, Sankeshwar town on left) = 6 kms.

Nipani - Amboli Ghat Waterfall = 85 kms.

Sankeshwar - Gadhinglaj (SBI) = 14 kms.

Gadhinglaj (SBI) - Amboli Ghat Waterfall = 60 kms.

Amboli Ghat - Sawantwadi (Head Post Office/ Moti Talao/ Indira Gandhi Complex) = 27 kms.

Sawantwadi (Indira Gandhi Complex/ Moti Talao) - NH66 (junction near Malgaon, Sawantwadi) = 5 kms.

NH66 (junction near Malgaon, Sawantwadi) - Sawantwadi Phata (just before Terekhol River Bridge) = 8 kms.

Sawantwadi Phata - Karaswada Junction (near Mapusa) = 32 kms.

Mapusa (Karaswada junction) - Panjim immediately after Atal Bridge) = 15 kms.
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More distances with reference to Belgaum:
* Sankeshwar - Belgaum (exit to Gokak besides Kila Lake) = 49 kms.
* Belgaum (Kila Lake) - VTU Campus gate = 12 kms.
* Belgaum (Kila Lake) - Chorla Ghar (near KA-GA border) = 63 kms.
* Belgaum (Kila Lake) - Mapusa (Karaswada junction of NH66 and Bicholim Road in Goa) = 110 kms.
Navi Mumbai (Vashi) - Panaji via Pune, Belgaum, Chorla Ghat, Mapusa = 593 kms.

Belgaum (Kila Lake) - Tumkur (Toll Plaza on NH48) = 440 kms. 

Car crushed between two trucks on Mollem to Belgaum highway on 2015-05-31

3 persons in car killed in major accident at Dudhsagar Temple on Mollem to Belgaum highway on 2015-05-31 morning.
Maruti Swift Dzire car was crushed between two trucks.