Kudremukh is my hometown. I was born and brought up here and I have millions of memories at this place. This trek is always special to me as it was my first big trek with family. The peak is of 1892 mts altitude.
Firstly, let me talk about why the place is called Kuduremukha. In Kannada, "Kudure" means horse and "mukha" means face. This peak is shaped like the face of a horse and hence the name. I will give you candies if you can identify the horse face in the picture below. :)
I also have trekked this peak thrice till now. I did my first trek in June 2012. Kudremukh had received couple of monsoon showers then, which kept up the greenery of the place. Second and third treks were during the winters of 2014 and 2016. Weather was hot and not as green as my first trek.
Trekking trail is 11 kms one way and base camp is at Mullodi, which is 5 kms from the main road. We used jeep to travel from main road till the base. It started with walking up the narrow path of rocks to going inside canopy of trees. There was a constant switch from walking inside small forests and walking along the mountains. The view kept getting better with elevation.
It was one of the most beautiful 11 kms I had ever taken in my life. I was delighted with the sound of flowing water, chirping birds and the rustling sound that came from walking on dry leaves. I was astonished when I spotted green snake on my way. To quench my thirst, there were streams and fresh water emerging between the rocks throughout.
You will come across milestones like these throughout the path. This surely kept us motivated.
After walking halfway, we came across remnants of Lobo house(told by locals). I was wondering how people staying at lobo house had to walk so far to buy stuff for their house.
We finally reached the peak after walking on the criss-cross paths on the mountains. The view down was serene and could also spot Gadaikal(a place near Belthangady) from the peak.
To get a view of horse face from the peak, one should trek to another hill which is perpendicular to the peak. Lot of them stop at peak. I recommend people walking the extra mile to get a perfect view of the peak.
We had Chandrappa as our guide all the times. He is a local person and is a very good friend to us.
It is mandatory to have a guide assigned by Forest Department at the base camp. You have to pay trekking fees and guide fees at the same place.
Notes:
Ideal time to visit : June- November
Trek Distance : 11 kms one way(from base camp)
17 kms from main roadp['
Link to pictures: https://goo.gl/7ms9cm
Firstly, let me talk about why the place is called Kuduremukha. In Kannada, "Kudure" means horse and "mukha" means face. This peak is shaped like the face of a horse and hence the name. I will give you candies if you can identify the horse face in the picture below. :)
I also have trekked this peak thrice till now. I did my first trek in June 2012. Kudremukh had received couple of monsoon showers then, which kept up the greenery of the place. Second and third treks were during the winters of 2014 and 2016. Weather was hot and not as green as my first trek.
Trekking trail is 11 kms one way and base camp is at Mullodi, which is 5 kms from the main road. We used jeep to travel from main road till the base. It started with walking up the narrow path of rocks to going inside canopy of trees. There was a constant switch from walking inside small forests and walking along the mountains. The view kept getting better with elevation.
It was one of the most beautiful 11 kms I had ever taken in my life. I was delighted with the sound of flowing water, chirping birds and the rustling sound that came from walking on dry leaves. I was astonished when I spotted green snake on my way. To quench my thirst, there were streams and fresh water emerging between the rocks throughout.
I can promise that you will see mountains in every direction!
Call it green saree or green carpet
Green Snake!
You will come across milestones like these throughout the path. This surely kept us motivated.
After walking halfway, we came across remnants of Lobo house(told by locals). I was wondering how people staying at lobo house had to walk so far to buy stuff for their house.
We finally reached the peak after walking on the criss-cross paths on the mountains. The view down was serene and could also spot Gadaikal(a place near Belthangady) from the peak.
To get a view of horse face from the peak, one should trek to another hill which is perpendicular to the peak. Lot of them stop at peak. I recommend people walking the extra mile to get a perfect view of the peak.
We had Chandrappa as our guide all the times. He is a local person and is a very good friend to us.
It is mandatory to have a guide assigned by Forest Department at the base camp. You have to pay trekking fees and guide fees at the same place.
Notes:
- Since we started late on our first trek, we learned how important it is to start trek early because it gets really tough to walk with scorching heat.
- It is advisable to carry light food as its a long journey.
Ideal time to visit : June- November
Trek Distance : 11 kms one way(from base camp)
17 kms from main roadp['
Link to pictures: https://goo.gl/7ms9cm
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