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After a overnight Bus journey to Sringeri
from Bangalore a 20+min local bus travel will take you
to a place called Kigga. (frequency is 30+min approx)
From kigga (the last stop for the bus) there are two
ways .1: towards Sirimane
waterfalls and 2: towards Narasimha Parvata.
Since this peak is inside the Kudremukh National Park
you will be asked to pay some entry fee at the top.
It is better you talk to a forest department official
in kigga itself for any enquiry etc.
It is 4.5hrs (awt- average walking time) from here to
the peak. After kigga the water point is just before
the summit of the peak. Fill your water bottles here.
You are not allowed to camp inside the national park,
though you can go to the next water point after the
peak and camp there.
From the peak if
you see in the north west direction you will find
a tower of certain relay station of Aagumbe, your
destination. If you see to a little right to that
you will find a bald patch of significant area between
the forest, this place is the paddy fields of the
Mallandoor village. There is a big valley between
Narasimha parvata and Mallandoor. Keeping this in
mind as the destination for the next days trek the
wild track begins going through the forest and across
the valley. Though there is plenty of water in the
valley , there is only one or two water points in
between. This trek to the Mallandoor village is about
6-7hrs awt (if you don't get lost in the forest).You
may not find any paths in the jungle. Even if you
find them they are bound to mislead you.
(Plan B: instead of camping just after
the Narasimha parvata, get down to the valley and
camp there. This way you would have covered a good
distance of the next days trek.)
After the valley it is only climb uphill
in the forest , so keep your eyes open as there is
a good chance of getting lost. Take extra food items
just in case and a good compass.
The next day you once you reach the village
you can stay in the village school premises. From
here it is 2.5+hrs awt walk to Agumbe. On the way
you have to take deviation to go to the Barkana View
point and Jogigundi. Ask a localite to guide you.
The Barkana view point gives a splendid bird's-eye
view of the Barkana falls and the great forest of
the Western Ghats. Jogigundi is a place where a stream
forms a waterfall. and good camping area. Now it s
being littered allover.
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