Places
Places worth the climb
Waterfalls, temples, dams, lakes, hill stations, peaks and forests, grouped the way you look for them. Nothing here is a live fee, permit or opening-hour notice.
Waterfalls
Waterfalls
Seasonal cascades, fullest after the monsoon, quieter in summer.
Temples
Temples
Living shrines from the Tunga terrace to Hoysala stone in the east.
Dams & reservoirs
Dams & reservoirs
Working reservoirs on the Bhadra and the old Kudremukh hills.
Lakes
Lakes
Irrigation tanks and evening water, with the Baba Budan range on the skyline.
Hill stations
Hill stations
Garden hills and Wodeyar summer air at Kemmanagundi.
Peaks & viewpoints
Peaks & viewpoints
Grass-and-shola ridges, from Karnataka’s roof to the horse-face mountain.
Wildlife & forests
Wildlife & forests
Tiger reserve and national park, enter only with a forest permit.
Coffee country & ghats
Coffee country & ghats
Working coffee canopy and the Charmadi saddle into the Western Ghats.
Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Road-head notches and ghat shelves, stop, look, keep moving with daylight.
Treks
Treks
Walked ridges and grassland, permits and weather first, not a packaged hike sold here.
Forts
Forts
Hill forts reached on foot, most of them unstaffed ruins in shola.
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