Kumara Parvata

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Kumara Parvata is a mountain located in Subramanya (village) of Sullia taluka, Karnataka. The village is known for the Hindu Kukke Subramanya Temple. In spite of being a small village, it is a well-known shrine, and draws large number of devotees throughout the year. The peak is at a height of about 1712m, and is about 13km from the temple. This mountain is on the border between Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts, so the lights of Somwarpet town in Kodagu can be seen from the peak.

Peak point of Kumara Parvata Mountain

1 Trekking
2 More Pictures
3 See Also
4 External links

[edit] Trekking

This mountain is very popular among the trekkers of southern part of India especially those of Bangalore and Mysore. Many people visit this mountain during weekends to escape from the overcrowded Bangalore.

[edit] Starting point

Kumara Parvata Starting Point

Kukke-Subramanya, a small town on the Bangalore - Mangalore national highway about 230 km from Bangalore is the starting point for this trek. This place is well known for a huge temple dedicated to the Snake God. Snakes, especially King Cobras, are abundant in the dense forests covering this region of western ghats (western mountains of Indian peninsula).

[edit] Stage One

Kumara Parvata Stage One

The first stage of the trek goes through a densely covered forest which takes about two to three hours of walking to complete it. This stretch is infested by leeches and snakes. The forest opens up into a grass-covered ridge and the mid-way point of trek.

[edit] Bhattara Mane (House of Bhatt family)

Kumara Parvata Bhattara Mane

This is a small farm land and orchard managed and run by a Bhatt family. This is the stopover point for the trek and is also used for the night stay usually during the return journey as the trek can not be completed in a single day due to its toughness and distance. The Bhatt family provide trekkers with night shelter, water and plain vegetarian meal on request at a nominal price. Trekkers need to use their own sleeping bags though. PH No:+91-9448647947

[edit] Stage two

Next stage for the trekkers need to register with a forest office check post. The ascent from here is gradual and the mountain face is covered with thick green grass. This stage culminates near the top of the mountain which is covered with thick forest.

[edit] Summit

The trek path becomes somewhat lost in the vegetation near the mountain top. About thirty minutes of walking through brooks and bushes leads to the summit which is generally fog covered. There is a primitively built stone temple at the summit.