Agumbe Ghat — Udupi to Sringeri via the SunsetCapital.
Distance
95 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
900 m
Agumbe Ghat — Udupi to Sringeri via the Sunset Capital.
A short, lush ride up the Western Ghats from the Konkan coast to Agumbe, the Cherrapunji of the South and one of India's wettest places. Fourteen rainforest hairpins, a famous sunset point over the Arabian Sea and the ancient Tunga-river temple town of Sringeri. Best ridden outside the heaviest monsoon.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance95 km
Days1
Total climb900 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
UdupiStart · Coastal temple town famed for its cuisine. Fuel up and eat a Udupi breakfast before climbing the Ghats.
Agumbe Ghat HairpinsScenic Point · Fourteen tight switchbacks through dense rainforest. King-cobra country and India's wettest non-northeastern spot — surfaces stay slick.
Agumbe Sunset PointPhoto Spot · At 825 m on the ghat crest, the most famous Arabian Sea sunset in South India. Clouds permitting, arrive before dusk.
AgumbeRestaurant · The village where the TV series Malgudi Days was filmed. Traditional Malnad thali in a heritage home.
SringeriEnd · End at Adi Shankara's 8th-century Sharada Peetham on the Tunga river, where tame fish fill the temple ghats.
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