Kumara Parvatha (Ultimate Trekking)

Kumara Parvatha (KP for trekkers), is supposed to be the toughest trekking spot in Karnataka. For a trekker in Karnataka, trekking life is considered incomplete without a stamp on KP.This peak is one of the most beautiful peaks in the whole Western Ghats. The trek is of two days.

You can either start from "Bidalli" from "Somawar pet" (Coorg) or from "Subramanya" (South Kanara) side. From Subramanya you get a place called Girigadde on the way to the peak on the first day of the trek, then you get a old structure well known as Mantapa and from there the top is 3hours trek. From Somwar pet reach Bidalli route peak. On the way you get a moderate waterfall also. From Bidalli you get buses to go to Somwar Pet in Coorg.

Location: Located in the border of Kodagu and Dakshin Kannada district, Kumara Parvata peak stands tall at around about 5900ft, and is the second tallest peak in Karnataka. (The tallest peak is Mulyangiri). This peak is one of the most beautiful peaks in the whole of Western Ghats. And the trek to this place is usually two days with different start and end points. The peak stands almost in the middle of this trek. You can either start from "Bidalli" from "Somvarpet" (Coorg) side (in Kodagu district) or from "Subramanya" (South Kanara – in Dakshin Kannada district) side.

The trek is a total of 27 kms (approx). From Somvarpet side to the peak is approximately 13 kms and the trek from the peak to Kukke Subramanya is around 14 kms. The entire trek route is surrounded by green hills, and you can rarely take your eyes of the greenery and the thick forest trees. It is not a popular tourist spot and hence it is still in its pure form, without any pollution or artificial flavor added to it. Many people prefer to start the trek from the Kukke Subramanya side.

Reaching the Destiny: There are KSRTC buses from Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya and Somvarpet. The closest railway station is Hassan. Somvarpet is around 5 hours by road from Bangalore and is close to Kushal Nagar (in Coorg). If you reach Somvarpet, you need to take a local transport and reach Bidalli and start the trek from there. Somvarpet to Bidalli takes about 45 minutes to an hour.

Getting into the forest: The first 1 hour was trek through a road under construction. It was more like a jeep trail. It won't take long before you start having views of the amazing and never-ending landscapes. The trek wouldn’t be so scorching once inside the forest areas and amidst trees. Almost at the end of the roads, there is a water outlet.

As you enter the forest trail, you had to pass through the forest security post and had to pay an entry fee. After that, you will enjoy the walk on a “hanging” bridge below which the water stream was still. The trail have a good number of leeches. For many, here, Instead of walking, people will be more concerned about a leech on one of their shoes and while they try to remove it, another couple more would stick to the other shoe ;).

Reaching bhattara-mane: The next place you have to break was bhattara-mane. This would be something like an ultimate huge watter traces in desert to you.