Hill-stations around Bangalore

Around 260 kms from Bangalore is a beautiful hill station called Kemmannugundi. It falls in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. At 1434m above sea level, the place is also popularly known as Sri Krishnarajendra Hill Station. 

There are various gardens and mountains and also has beautiful valley views. You can enjoy the view of sunset from Raj Bhavan. The beautiful Kallathi or Kallathgiri falls is around 10km on the road to Tarikere from Kemmangundi. These falls are also known as Kalahasthi falls. There is also a beautiful temple here which is attributed to Vijayanagar empire times. This place is associated with Agastya, the Hindu sage.

Around 390 kms from Bangalore is a beautiful waterfall called Hidlumane falls which lies in Hosanagara Taluk in Shimoga. It is about 10 kms from a place called Nitturu, 45 kms from Hosanagara and is at the base of Kodachadri hill.

You will need to trek down the forest for 2 to 3 kms and you will witness a series of small and big falls. Like all other water-falls, you should visit during monsoons. As there won’t be any foodstores on the way, you should carry your own eatables.

BR Hills, also known as Biligiri Rangana Hills take their name from the famous Ranganatha Swamy Temple which sits at the edge of these hills. There is a dense forest and is at the border of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The hills is considered as bio-geographic bridge between Western and Eastern Ghats. These hills are situated at a distance of 90km from Mysore and 28 km from Yelandur. 

The forest around is called BRT Wildlife sanctuary and is declared as a Tiger Reserve. September to April is the best time to visit BR Hills. You can check our Champak tree, coffee estates. Also, it has got some lovely trekking trails, including the one that leads up to Honnamati, which is the highest point of the range. Behind the temple, there is a platform which will give you the best panoramic views. The nearest Railway station is at Chamarajanagar, which is about 40 kms from BR Hill. The place is 220 kms from Bangalore and 185 kms from Coimbatore.