savisavinenapu: February 2014

A WONDERFUL WESTERN GHATS:-

A Trip to kumara parvatha:-

Kumara parvatha is a one of the highest peak in Karnataka located in kuke subramanya ....

Location	Dakshina Kannada (District) > Karnataka (State) > India (Country)
Distance from Mysore	273 Kms
Trek starting point	Kukke Subramanya Route
Trek difficulty Level	Difficult
Kumara Parvatha trek distance	13 KMS(Oneside)
Kumara Parvatha peak height	1712 Mts
Time to trek	8-10 Hours (one side)
Camping site	Allowed
Best time to trek	Oct to Feb
Permission	Required, should be taken forest office
Trekking fees	Trekking Fee-Rs 200..
*There are 4 stages in the treak:-* Stage 1 : Trek starting point (Kukke temple) to Battara Mane:- Treaking starting point to kumara parvatha Treaking inside forest Trek starting point is from Kukke temple. Initial trek is easy on wide road till forest. In stage 1, you trek inside forest. Water is not available any where in between. You will find zig-zag trail which indicates that you are there at the end of forest. in the middle off the u will get the BHIMANA BANDE..After 3.5 kms inside the forest... AT BHIMANA BANDE Stage 2 : Battara Mane to Kallumantap : You can get basic food and water in Battara Mane. You can fill your water bottles if its empty. Restroom is available here. on this trail after Battara mane no rest room available

u contact there from this numbers given below...There mobile signal is so week u hve to keep on trying u will get connected...

Battara mane:-9448647847

Forest officer :-(jayaraju):-9449475506

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In forest office u have to pay RS.200 per head ..Getting permission is not much difficult ..

. After this trek trail become little steeper. Trek length of this stage is about 2.5 kms. Time required to trek stage 2 is about 1.5 - 2.5 hours. Kallu mantap is place for break. Just before Kallu mantap you will find water. If your trek pace is very slow and if you reach Kallu mantap by 4 pm then it its better to camp at this place. Near to water stream you will find flat place to camp.

Stage 3 : Kallumantapa to Sheshaparvatha:

Stage 3 is most difficult part of whole trek. Its only because of steepness of the trail. You will gain lot of altitude during this stage. If you are trekking in summer then this part will be very difficult one. You will come across couple of small flat trail stretch in between. Distance of this stage is about 3 kms. Time required to trek is about 2.5 - 3.5 hours.

Stage 4 : Shesha Parvatha to Kumara Parvatha Peak:

Relatively easy trek trail if you compare with previous stage. You will descend bit and trek trail goes inside forest. You will find water stream inside this forest. This will be there till end of Dec or Jan. After Jan water stream will dry up, even if you find water that will be stagnant water. So please confirm in forest office about availability of water if you are trekking after December. Distance of this trek trail is about 2 kms. Time required to complete this stretch will be 1 - 2 hours.

Kumara parvatha trek distance:

Subramanya temple road(Trek starting point) -- 1.5Kms --> Forest starting point -- 2.5Kms --> Forest end point -- 1.2Kms --> Battaramane -- 0.5Kms --> Forest office -- 2Kms--> Kallucheppara -- 5Kms --> Peak . Total length is about 12.7 Kms i.e approx 13 Kms

Time to trek Kumara parvatha :

Subramanya temple road(Trek starting point) -- 1/2 hrs --> Forest starting point -- 2 hrs --> Forest end point -- 1/2 hrs --> Battaramane -- 1/2 hrs --> Forest office -- 2 hrs--> Kalluchappara -- 3hrs --> Peak . Total time required to trek is about 8.5 hrs + lunch break for average trekker. So approx time is vary between 8-10 hours

Best time to trek Kumara parvatha Hill :

You can trek all arround year. Best time for trek will be post monsoon months. October to February will be best time to trek. If You are planing to trek in March, April and in May then it will be very difficult to trek. Best thing you can do if you are trekking in summer is to start your trek very early in the morning around 6 AM. If you are trekking In Monsoon then avoid your trekking in heavy rains. It will be very had to do camping in heavy rains. Check out weather forecast before you start trekking in monsoon.

Getting Permission for trekking :

Its more like formality. You need to enter your address and contact number at Forrest office which is on the way to peak. Forrest office is there .5 Kms from Battaramane. You Required to Pay trekking fees over here.

Kumara parvatha Camping sites:

Kumara Parvatha trek is famous because it offers you plenty of camping sites. Some of them are listed bellow.

Near to forest office there are two view points, You can camp there, You can get water from Battaramane or from forrest office.
Near to Kalluchappara : It is better place because you will get water here. It is also nice place o watch sunset from this place.
Near to the forest after Shesha Parvatha : You will find flat surface for camping. Water available in post monsoon months only.
Kumara Parvatha peak : On the peak itself. Plenty of space there to camp at peak. Water is not available. You must carry sufficient water to camp here.

TREKKING ITINERARY ( STARTING POINT :MYSORE)

Friday :

Board train to Kukke Subramanya from Mysore railway station @ 23:45 PM

Saturday :

05:30 AM Reach Kukke Subramanya
Get fresh up in Public toilet near Temple road.
Get Packed break fast from near hotel
7.00 AM :Start trekking from temple road @ 7 AM(It will be great if we start 7 AM)
Have packed breakfast in middle
11.00 AM :Reach Battara Mane ( 5 KMs from starting point)
Have lunch and take rest.
12 noon: again start trek
Trek 0.5 KMS reach forest office and get permission
Start your Actual trek from here :)
Reach peak by 5PM - 6PM..
Pitch tents.. and sunset, prepare food, fire camp and sleep