A TRIP TO GOPALSWAMY BETTA

Hi everyone.., impressed by its beauty, I decided to write about this place the day I visited. Himavad Gopalaswamy betta is located in Chamarajanagar district about 80 kilometers from Mysore in Karnataka. This is one of the most exotic places and you certainly do need to give it a visit. Not many people know about this great place. Its a series of hills covered with greenery everywhere. The visibility at the top of the hill is very less as it is covered with thick fog most of the times(even at noon). It feels as though you are walking through the clouds. This place certainly is a heaven on earth. There is a Gopalaswamy(Lord Krishna) temple at the peak. Also at its neighborhood is the famous Bandipur forest.

THE ROUTE

Gopalswamy Betta is approximately 220 km from Bangalore. The biggest city close by would be Mysore which is about 80 km from the place. One can reach Mysore by train, bus or any other means. Or can directly reach Nanjangudu by train from Bangalore. From Nanjangudu one can take the government bus to the place. I guess there's a bus to the top of the hill as well.
So if you are traveling from Bangalore the route would be:
Bangalore -> Mysore -> Nanjangudu -> Gundlupet -> Gopalswamy betta

The distances respectively are 0 -> 130km -> 20 km -> 50km -> 20km

Quality of roads :
Bangalore -> Mysore : Good (with a few humps here n there)
Mysore -> Nanjangudu: Average
Nanjangudu -> Gundlupet: Very good (Awesome road without a single hump. Appeared to have been laid recently)
Gundlupet -> Gopalswamy betta: Very bad (too many potholes)

Beware of the crazy bus and lorry drivers on the way...

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