The day came of our dreams. Initially due to some health problems and other reasons (mainly rain) we could not able to make any decision regarding our trek to Kanooru fort or Doodh sagar (
Day 1:
The bus went through sagara – Joga – Kargal – Linganamakki. Our destination was Kargal. We reached Kargal around 7-15 Hrs on 17th Nov 2007 and had a good breakfast of Idli – Chutney. Well after breakfast we catched the local bus leading to KATTINAKAARU – SULLALLI and dropped at Hosagadde Cross a 30 min drive (15 Kms) at pleasant country-side. This is our starting destination “ Hosagadde Cross”.
You will find a petty shop with a mud road (jeep road) aside. Move in the jeep road until you find a wood bridge leading to right and a jeep road continuing straight. Now take the wood bridge and continue upwards. A pretty time you need to pass through entry gates of some estate (owned houses) but people are much hospitality in nature to guide you through the way. The jeep road continues again and now you can hear a roaring sound of water channel on your right side and a enough big mud road leading downwards apart from straight road you are passing by. Take the deviated route and within 2 min you find a proper bridge (not temporary wooden bridge) making you to feel the way is correct. Continue upwards until you find a lonely house at your right. Yes that is gowdara mane and relaxing point for DABBE FALLS. Reach the house keep all the luggage in the house and a straight opposite paddy field is the way to DABBE FALLS. The way is not so pleasant to enter after paddy field and is a straight downwards way and some tricky ways with really enjoyable. It takes around 30- 40 min to reach the enchanting Falls. Once reaching the falls you really appreciate yourself for finding it. Enjoyable moments for one hour or so. Take the same path to come back to gowdaramane (gowda house). Approximately time will be around 12-30 by this activity you can have your lunch here itself and starts the journey towards kaanoor village.
After starting from gowdaramane keep trekking at climbing sides and within20-30 min you find a deviating route one going straight and other a sharp turn to left. Take the left route and after a mean while you again encounter with jeep tracks. Follow the way and the jeep tracks come to end at two houses one at straight and another at the left shallow. Take the shallow route again which is through a village house and continue. After a mean while you find a track again. The track leads to KUNCHALLI village . the end house at the turning is the path for kanoor. Enter into the house premises and start ascending there. All the passions go with similarity. You will find a paddy fields – house – 2 persons (Minimum) a dog – wooden gate. Cross this and you find a climbing region and a shallow field and repeating process .. paddy fields….
Do not forget to take help from house members to lead to kaanoor as it is little confusing ways. One is a long jeep track route and a other through the paddy fields and Jungle – forest and ofcourse a interesting short-cut road. At around 1600-1630 you will pass through the forest for a long period without any house or paddy fields. All of a sudden you will encounter with regular road- tarred. Just take the right side and move around 500- 1000 mts and you can see the mud road at the left. Take the mud road and at around 100 mts you can see primary school with Anganavadi – Kanooru. Now the time will be approximate 1600- 1630 Hrs. The First day camp site. Please take the permission from house just opposite to this school for your comfortable stay at teacher rest room. At a time 10 members can be accommodated in the inner room and 6-10 member in the verandah. Have a great dinner and enjoy the night and sleep.
