Kumara Parwatha
Western Ghats are nature’s best preserved secret! The views you get of the ghats from the Kumara Parvatha trail are absolutely breathtaking. Just for this, the trek is a must do.
Kumara Parwatha (Pushpagiri)
at 1,712 metres, with the total stretch of 26 kms and it is the highest peak in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Karnataka.
It is located in the Somwarpet Taluk, 20 kilometres from Somwarpet in the northern part of Kodagu district on the border between Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu district and hassan districts.
Getting to trekking starting point is very much easy.
Overnight bus journey to Kukkesubramanya. If you are going by private vehicle then its 6hrs drive(280 Kms). Trek starting point is a temple road. Take right in temple road.
Trekking starting point is Kukke Subramanya. Famous Kukke Subramnay temple is located in Subramanya village.
Trek can be logically divided into 4 stages
Stage 1 : Trek starting point (Kukke temple) to Battara Mane
Stage 2 : Battara Mane to Kallumantap
Stage 3 : Kallumantapa to Sheshaparvatha
Stage 4 : Shesha Parvatha to Kumara Parvatha Peak
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About my trekking experience:
With 4 litres of water each and sleeping bags on our shoulders, the trek started!
Then for the hard part. Most of us were geared up in Quechuas. Since it was the toughest trek no one wanted to take any chances. Full range of trek gear: trek shoes, cargoes, backpacks, leech resistants, water bottles, you name it and it was there with us!
here is a hugely popular among both beginners and seasoned trekkers and the adventure will take you through dense forested land, rock climbing over huge volcanic rocks and you will encounter some strange and flora and fauna which is only seen in tropical hills. Some stretches of the trail are quite rough and even experienced trekkers find it difficult to cross. People of southern India frequently come here to enjoy the trek.
KP is quite confusing in terms of what to carry. You don’t want to be short of anything since it’s a long trek. And whatever you are going to carry, be ready to pay the price for each gram of excess weight in terms of effort spent, once you reach the later stages of the trek.
“That feeling of realization that I was here” – only a trekker can connect.
Then there were times when myself and my fellow trekkers just couldn’t resist taking out the cameras!
The best part of trekking is that it brings us closer. The way everyone behaves during their trek adventure is what defines them. In the outside world a person might be busy driving an Audi while being dressed in Armani. He might even be a CEO of some MNC. But when the same person is here, he will eat the same rice, mixed in hot water prepared by Mr. Bhatar, just like everyone else. Now this reminds us of the song “Imagine” by John Lennon.
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