Ride through the lush Western Ghats from Bangalore to Agumbe on this 770 km round trip. This 3-day ride crosses the Malnad via Shimoga, runs the 14 hairpin bends of the Agumbe Ghat and ends at Agumbe's sunset point. Ideal for solo riders seeking a Malnad escape, best ridden after the monsoon with a fuel budget of ₹2,300.
Leave early and take Tumkur Road (NH48) out of the city before the traffic builds.
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Thatte idli, vada and filter coffee at one of the darshinis along the highway in Tumkur. Turn off onto NH206 towards Tiptur after breakfast.
70 km
Top up and stretch in Tiptur, the coconut town of the region.
145 km
A South Indian meals lunch at Kadur before the last stretch.
215 km
Check in and rest. Shimoga is the gateway to the Malnad, and tomorrow's ride is short and scenic.
285 km
Stop at the forest department's elephant camp on the Thirthahalli road to watch the morning elephant bath in the Tunga river, usually from about 8:30 to 11 AM.
14 km
Coffee in Thirthahalli and fill up fully. It is the last reliable fuel before Agumbe.
60 km
Reach Agumbe village at the top of the ghat, known as the Cherrapunji of the South for its rainfall. Lunch and check in to your homestay.
90 km
Ride down the 14 hairpins towards Someshwara and back up for the full ghat experience.
100 km
Watch the sun set over the forest towards the Arabian Sea from the viewpoint at the top of the ghat. Clouds often hide it in the monsoon.
110 km
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Leave early; this is the longest day of the trip.
Breakfast and coffee in Thirthahalli.
Fill up in Shimoga and join NH206 towards Bangalore.
Lunch break at Arsikere, roughly halfway home.
Last tea stop before the city.
Back in Bangalore.
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