Ten Waterfalls in Karnataka you should not miss this monsoon

Monsoon rains bring alive numerous waterfalls in the hills of Karnataka. This monsoon season, don't miss to see these water falls in full glory. 

Let me provide a list.

1. Jog Falls


Our eternal favourite. Sharavathi river dropping gorgeously over a the gorge of Gerusoppa splitting into four streams named as Raja, Ranai, Rocket and Rover. Among the tallest waterfalls in the country, this is the best time to visit  as Lingamanakki dam built upstream ensures that the falls is only a trickle once the rains are over.

2 Barkana Falls


Agumbe is known as Cherrapunjee of South India. Known for its beautiful sunset in winter, Agumbe and surrounding places in Tirthahalli taluq are at their best in monsoon. It is a riot of green all around. Barkana falls is one of the tallest water falls in India. It is not easily accessible and have to be trekked. If you don't mind few leeches sticking you, you are in with a beautiful sight of the falls. The Barkana falls are formed by the Sita river

3 Kunchikal falls


The second tallest water falls in the country. One need permission to go closer to the falls. But one can see the beauty of it by treking to Metkal gudda ( Please see this nice post by Rakesh Holla in his blog here Metkal in Monsoon) .

Kunchikal falls are formed by Varahi river cascading down hundreds of rocks near Hulikal ghat.


4 Iruppu falls


The Iruppu Falls are located in the Brahmagiri Range in the Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka. The Falls are also known as the Lakshmana Tirtha Falls derived from the name of the tributary of Cauvery which starts from these falls.

5. Gaganachukki and Bharachukki falls


Twin falls on river Cauvery very close to Bangalore. The beauty of the falls can only be savoured during monsoon. This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 305 meters, a height of 98 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. 

6. Unchalli or Lushington falls



Lushington Falls, also called Unchalli Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116 metres (381 ft) drop in the Aghanashini river. The fall is located in Siddapura, Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered it in 1845.
Heggarne, a hamlet in Uttara Kannada district, is 35 km from Siddapur. The falls are reached by a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) trek from Heggarne through thick forest. Here the river makes a cavalcade of water falls and eventually leaps into a steep valley to form a spectacular, picturesque waterfall. The falls are sometimes called Keppa Joga because of the deafening sound they make.

7 Mallalli falls


Not very well known but nevertheless a lovely falls formed by Kumaradhara river. Mallalli falls is situated in the foothills of pushpagiri, around 25 km from Somwarpet

8 Magod falls


Magod Falls is a group of waterfalls in Karnataka, India, where the river Bedti falls from a height of nearly 200m in two steps.

9 Gokak falls


The Gokak Falls is formed when the Ghataprabha river takes a leap of 52 metres (171 ft) over the sand-stone cliff amidst a picturesque gorge of the rugged valley, resembling Niagara Falls on a smaller scale. The waterfall is horse shoe shaped at the crest, with a flood breadth of 177 metres (581 ft). There is a hanging bridge across the river, measuring about 201 metres (659 ft). Its height above the rock bed is 14 metres (46 ft). 

10 Hebbe falls


Hebbe Falls are situated at  about 10 km away from the famous hill station Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls are inside a coffee estate and can be reached by walk. Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height of 551 ft in two stages to form Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) and Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls.)

Travel Information


a) Jog, Barkana and Kunchikal falls - Make Tirthahalli as the base which has many stay options. For more details on Tirthahalli please click on this post in this blog.

Experiencing Monsoon in western ghats - An itinerary

b) Magod falls - Make Yellapur as the base. For more details on Yellapur please click on the following post in this blog.

Driving Holidays from Bangalore 6 - Enchanting Uttara Kannada

c) Iruppu falls - Make Madikeri as the base. For more details on Madikeri, please visit the following post on this blog.

Driving Holidays from Bangalore 5 - Hill holiday in Coorg, Wayanad and ooty

d) Mallalli falls - Make Sakleshpur as the base which has many stay options. For more details on Sakleshpur, please click on this post in this blog.

Sakleshpur

e) Gokak falls - Belgaum is the best place to stay to visit Gokak falls. Belgaum is well connected to different parts of the country by Air, train and road. 

f) Gaganachukki and Bharachukki falls can be visited either from Bangalore or Mysore. 

g) Hebbe falls can be visited as part of day trip to Kemmanagundi making Chikmagalur as base. For mored details on Chikmagalur please visit the following post on this blog.

Chikmagalur - A Monsoon drive in Western Ghats

h) Unchalli falls - Make Sirsi as the base. For more details on Sirsi please visit the following post in the blog.

Driving holidays from Bangalore 6 - Enchanting Uttara Kannada

We invite you to read the following interesting posts on this blog

Dudhsagar Falls - A Monsoon Trek on Railway track!

Triund Trek - A Heavenly Hike in Himalayas!

Photo Courtesy

Jog Falls - Basavaraj Yadawad (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30760784@N05/)

Hebbe Falls - Girish (http://www.flickr.com/photos/myphotographylife/)

Mallalli Falls - Aditya Hemmige

Kunchikal Falls - Rakesh Holla (http://rakeshholla.blogspot.in/)

Magod Falls - Srikanth P (http://www.wonderjourney.org/)

Unchalli Falls - Vivek Kunchinadka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivek_kunchinadka/)

If you need more information on visiting any of the falls listed above, you may write to me at poorna62@gmail.com

Happy to help. 

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Friday 19 July 2013

Ten Waterfalls in Karnataka you should not miss this monsoon

Monsoon rains bring alive numerous waterfalls in the hills of Karnataka. This monsoon season, don't miss to see these water falls in full glory. 

Let me provide a list.

1. Jog Falls


Our eternal favourite. Sharavathi river dropping gorgeously over a the gorge of Gerusoppa splitting into four streams named as Raja, Ranai, Rocket and Rover. Among the tallest waterfalls in the country, this is the best time to visit  as Lingamanakki dam built upstream ensures that the falls is only a trickle once the rains are over.

2 Barkana Falls


Agumbe is known as Cherrapunjee of South India. Known for its beautiful sunset in winter, Agumbe and surrounding places in Tirthahalli taluq are at their best in monsoon. It is a riot of green all around. Barkana falls is one of the tallest water falls in India. It is not easily accessible and have to be trekked. If you don't mind few leeches sticking you, you are in with a beautiful sight of the falls. The Barkana falls are formed by the Sita river

3 Kunchikal falls


The second tallest water falls in the country. One need permission to go closer to the falls. But one can see the beauty of it by treking to Metkal gudda ( Please see this nice post by Rakesh Holla in his blog here Metkal in Monsoon) .

Kunchikal falls are formed by Varahi river cascading down hundreds of rocks near Hulikal ghat.


4 Iruppu falls


The Iruppu Falls are located in the Brahmagiri Range in the Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka. The Falls are also known as the Lakshmana Tirtha Falls derived from the name of the tributary of Cauvery which starts from these falls.

5. Gaganachukki and Bharachukki falls


Twin falls on river Cauvery very close to Bangalore. The beauty of the falls can only be savoured during monsoon. This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 305 meters, a height of 98 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. 

6. Unchalli or Lushington falls



Lushington Falls, also called Unchalli Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116 metres (381 ft) drop in the Aghanashini river. The fall is located in Siddapura, Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered it in 1845.
Heggarne, a hamlet in Uttara Kannada district, is 35 km from Siddapur. The falls are reached by a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) trek from Heggarne through thick forest. Here the river makes a cavalcade of water falls and eventually leaps into a steep valley to form a spectacular, picturesque waterfall. The falls are sometimes called Keppa Joga because of the deafening sound they make.

7 Mallalli falls


Not very well known but nevertheless a lovely falls formed by Kumaradhara river. Mallalli falls is situated in the foothills of pushpagiri, around 25 km from Somwarpet

8 Magod falls


Magod Falls is a group of waterfalls in Karnataka, India, where the river Bedti falls from a height of nearly 200m in two steps.

9 Gokak falls


The Gokak Falls is formed when the Ghataprabha river takes a leap of 52 metres (171 ft) over the sand-stone cliff amidst a picturesque gorge of the rugged valley, resembling Niagara Falls on a smaller scale. The waterfall is horse shoe shaped at the crest, with a flood breadth of 177 metres (581 ft). There is a hanging bridge across the river, measuring about 201 metres (659 ft). Its height above the rock bed is 14 metres (46 ft). 

10 Hebbe falls


Hebbe Falls are situated at  about 10 km away from the famous hill station Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls are inside a coffee estate and can be reached by walk. Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height of 551 ft in two stages to form Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) and Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls.)

Travel Information


a) Jog, Barkana and Kunchikal falls - Make Tirthahalli as the base which has many stay options. For more details on Tirthahalli please click on this post in this blog.


b) Magod falls - Make Yellapur as the base. For more details on Yellapur please click on the following post in this blog.


c) Iruppu falls - Make Madikeri as the base. For more details on Madikeri, please visit the following post on this blog.


d) Mallalli falls - Make Sakleshpur as the base which has many stay options. For more details on Sakleshpur, please click on this post in this blog.


e) Gokak falls - Belgaum is the best place to stay to visit Gokak falls. Belgaum is well connected to different parts of the country by Air, train and road. 

f) Gaganachukki and Bharachukki falls can be visited either from Bangalore or Mysore. 

g) Hebbe falls can be visited as part of day trip to Kemmanagundi making Chikmagalur as base. For mored details on Chikmagalur please visit the following post on this blog.


h) Unchalli falls - Make Sirsi as the base. For more details on Sirsi please visit the following post in the blog.


We invite you to read the following interesting posts on this blog

Dudhsagar Falls - A Monsoon Trek on Railway track!

Triund Trek - A Heavenly Hike in Himalayas!

Photo Courtesy

Jog Falls - Basavaraj Yadawad (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30760784@N05/)


Mallalli Falls - Aditya Hemmige

Kunchikal Falls - Rakesh Holla (http://rakeshholla.blogspot.in/)

Magod Falls - Srikanth P (http://www.wonderjourney.org/)

Unchalli Falls - Vivek Kunchinadka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivek_kunchinadka/)

If you need more information on visiting any of the falls listed above, you may write to me at poorna62@gmail.com

Happy to help. 

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21 Comments:

At 7/19/2013 , Blogger voyagetravellersdiary@gmail.com said...

Superb post. But where is Dhudhsagar falls??

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Amazing wonders in my life said...

Ultimate... Being a kannadiga never got a chance to watch all these falls....

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Meghana Hassan said...

Heard lot abt Gokak Falls, never been there... Beautiful clicks.... Should the title be "Ten Waterfalls in Karnataka you shouldn't miss this monsoon"?

 
At 7/19/2013 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

should miss or should NOT miss? ;)

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thank you Vasco. Dudhsagar is on Karnataka-Goa border. You have to either go by train or trek or go by 4by4 Jeep. It is a beautiful falls and this is the best time to visit.

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thanks. Yes, we do miss out many such lovely places. There is so much to see and so little time :-)

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thanks Meghana.

OMG......thanks for pointing the mistake in title. Changed it.

 
At 7/19/2013 , Blogger Brinda said...

LOL!! You are right. I corrected the mistake. Now you should not miss:-)

 
At 7/24/2013 , Blogger R Niranjan Das said...

Excellent compilation. :)

http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.in

 
At 10/20/2013 , Anonymous Desert Safari Dubai said...

Very nice pictures. Thank you for sharing...

 
At 10/20/2013 , Anonymous Desert Safari in Dubai said...

Very nice...

 
At 1/13/2014 , Blogger SONU said...

Tempting places..Must see

 
At 7/24/2014 , Blogger Unknown said...

Such a pretty sharing! I love nature and such kind of natural places always the center of attraction for me. I think the waterfalls and national parks are full of nature and represent the real beauty of the earth. Next weekend I am going to visit one of the natural wonders of the world (Niagara Falls) with new york and niagara tours; that is one of the Top 10 Waterfalls of the World.

 
At 7/28/2014 , Anonymous Rani Miahsra said...

Beautiful sharing about waterfalls in Karnataka. Karnataka is rich of weather condition. There weather and food i love it since childhood.

 
At 7/30/2014 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thanks Rani. Glad that you liked it.

 
At 8/08/2014 , Blogger iLeaf Ritz Banquets said...

Super post. I've been thinking about this topic.Congratulations on being so consistently interesting.Monsoon rains bring alive numerous waterfalls in the hills of Karnataka. This monsoon season, don't miss to see these water falls in full glory. Explore the Waterfalls only in South India Holiday Packages offer by SplendourHolidays.

 
At 8/09/2014 , Blogger Srini said...

Nice photos of the falls. Its an amazing compilation of the ten great water falls of Karnataka. Thank you Poorna and Brinda for all the efforts put in in publishing this. I will try making it to a few of these falls this monsoon.

 
At 8/30/2014 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thanks Pratiskha.

 
At 8/30/2014 , Blogger Brinda said...

Thanks Srini. Glad you liked it.

 
At 10/20/2014 , Anonymous Letzstepout said...

Great List!

more on Chikmagalur @ http://letzstepout.com

 
At 12/19/2014 , Anonymous LSO said...

Nice Write up & Loved the photos too.....

 

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