Charmadi Ghat | |
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Ghat | |
 Charmadi Ghat Road | |
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| Coordinates:13°03′25″N75°25′40″E / 13.05708°N 75.42791°E /13.05708; 75.42791 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada,Chikmagalur |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Charmadi Ghat (Charmady) is aghatti beginning fromBelthangady taluk ofDakshina Kannada and ending inMudigere taluk ofChikmagalur. It is one of the points inWestern ghats through which motorable road passes connecting Dakshina Kannada withChikmagalur district. The section of ghat is known by the name of Charmadi Ghat. It lies onNational Highway 73 which connectsMangalore toTumkur. The nearest places are Charmadi village,Ujire,Belthangady,Puttur,Kottigehara, Balur andKalasa andBanakal.
Charmadi Ghat starts from Charmadi village (153 metres (502 ft) above theMSL) (11 km fromUjire) and ends nearKottigehara (970 metres (3,180 ft) above MSL)(16 km fromMudigere). Charmadi Ghat connects the north eastern part of Dakshina Kannada[1] to Chikmagalur district and the prominent highway is connecting Ujire (9 km fromDharmasthala) to Kottigehara (about 50 km from Chikmagalur). Ballarayanadurga is a fort atop a hill located about 10 km from Sunkasale, on the Kottigehara - Kalasa route.
Ballarayanadurga fort can be accessed from 2 sides - the shorter route from Sunkasale, located on the way fromHoranadu or the longer route from Bandaje. In the Charmadi ghat, there is a waterfall named Bandaje Arbi (arbi in Tulu means 'waterfall') which falls from a height of 200 feet. Gadaikallu peak has an elevation of 1700 feet.[2]
TheNational Highway 73 (previously national highway 234) climbs the Western ghats from Charmadi. This ghat section has 12 Hairpin curves and receives very heavy rainfall of over 7000 mm during the monsoon. Some of the prominent peaks in this region include Jenukallu Gudda, Baalekallu Gudda and Kodekallu Gudda. InKannada andTulu,kode means 'umbrella',kallu means 'rock' andgudda means 'hill'. The roads in this ghat section are very narrow. Baalekallu Gudda is located at the 11th hairpin curve. On a clear day, theMangalore coastline is visible from the top of Charmadi ghat. This ghat section is very deep compared to the other Ghat sections of Karnataka. Compared to other places in Dakshina Kannada, the winter is quite chilly in Charmadi because of the elevation.[3]
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