[sjgeorgian]

Originally Posted by sjgeorgian

1. Please suggest a recommended route. Appreciate a feedback from soneone who has recently travelled.

2. Breakpoints for Lunch and breakfast ( Bangalore to Hubballi)

The D day is tomorrow. Planning to start around 5:30 and currently dropping the idea of overnight stay but instead continuing straight till Palolem. This is what Google suggests from route perspective. Experts or someone who has travelled recently please advise of this route is okay. I have a hatchback. Travelling with Wife and a Kid. Only I will drive.

KR Puram-Tumkuru- Hiriyur- Chitradurga- Haveri-Bankapura-Mundgod -Yellapur --Baleguli-aversa- Karwar-Majali-Polem and then Goa!

Planning to have breakfast at Davanagere (Apoorva) and Lunch place not decided yet!

Kindly pour in your suggestions. Much appreciated.

[Bumblebee_red]

Originally Posted by sjgeorgian

KR Puram-Tumkuru- Hiriyur- Chitradurga- Haveri-Bankapura-Mundgod -Yellapur --Baleguli-aversa- Karwar-Majali-Polem and then Goa!

Planning to have breakfast at Davanagere (Apoorva) and Lunch place not decided yet!

Kindly pour in your suggestions. Much appreciated.

Hi, As you will start from Hennur and plan to come towards KR Puram to reach Tumkur, I would suggest you to check the STRR (Satelite Town Ring Road). The Hoskote to Doddabspet stretch is already completed and is operational for about an year now. This will help you in getting to Tumkur in a very short duration. In August while traveling back from Gokarna through the Bangalore - Pune highway, this route saved us more than an hour (as per G maps) in the evening. If you start early morning, it may not make that much of a difference but this road is is pristine condition and will definitely be less tiring by avoiding some of the early morning truck traffic. Apoorva is good for breakfast, we could reach that place in about 4-4.5 hours by starting at 4/4.30AM from Whitefield side last year in June and taking the ORR & Nelmangala route at that time.

[abirnale]

I took off-beat routes to and from Goa between Saturday Dec 8 and and Monday Dec 10.

To South Goa:
Bangalore - Davangere - Bankapura Toll booth - Shingapur - Konankeri - Mundgod - Yellapur - Arabail - Baleguli - Karwar (lunch at Shweta Lunch Home) - Cancona (Rs 1000 Donation for Nation Building - read it as speed check - doing 78 in 70 zone) - Madgaon - Vasco.

For Return:
Vasco - Old Goa - Sanquelim - Valpoi - Usgaon - NH748 Mollem - (Watch out for Speed Guns here) - Anmod - Castlerock - Jagalbet - Ganeshgudi - Dandeli - Haliyal - Dharwad - NH48 - Home run.

All the sections above are great for any SUV (SPresso - to - Defender and everything in between). The Low Slung Sedans can do it too provided that you keep the eyes glued to the road. The jungle sections - go easy - nothing to worry, just avoid potholes by being slow and not bending alloys.

Goa is getting crowded by the way!

[scala26]

Originally Posted by george.joe

Thanks for your inputs, this really helps. Planning to start on Oct 2nd. Planned route will be
Bangalore -> Bankapur Toll -> Mundgod -> Yellapur -> Karwar -> Palolem.

Hope I can take the same route for a return from Cavelossim to Bangalore.

Any must have eateries that anyone can suggest enroute? For a 5AM start, will breakfast and lunch options be over by Bankapur?

Any fuel pumps/COCO pumps on this route?

There’s an HPCL COCO next to ONGC which has owned around 10 months ago.

This fuel station falls on the route from cavelossim to cabo-de-Rama.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nrbqMVT3nnhdXmKc8?g_st=iw