Charmadi Ghat

13°03′25″N 75°25′40″E / 13.05708°N 75.42791°E / 13.05708; 75.42791Country IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictDakshina Kannada, ChikmagalurElevation150 m (490 ft)Languages • OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Charmadi Ghat (Charmady) is a ghatti beginning from Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada and ending in Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur. It is one of the points in Western ghats through which motorable road passes connecting Dakshina Kannada with Chikmagalur district. The section of ghat is known by the name of Charmadi Ghat. It lies on National Highway 73 which connects Mangalore to Tumkur. The nearest places are Charmadi village, Ujire, Belthangady, Puttur, Kottigehara, Balur and Kalasa and Banakal.

Charmadi Ghat starts from Charmadi village (153 metres (502 ft) above the MSL) (11 km from Ujire) and ends near Kottigehara (970 metres (3,180 ft) above MSL)(16 km from Mudigere). Charmadi Ghat connects the north eastern part of Dakshina Kannada^[1] to Chikmagalur district and the prominent highway is connecting Ujire (9 km from Dharmasthala) 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 from Horanadu 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]

National Highway 73

The National 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. In Kannada and Tulu, kode means 'umbrella', kallu means 'rock' and gudda means 'hill'. The roads in this ghat section are very narrow. Baalekallu Gudda is located at the 11th hairpin curve. On a clear day, the Mangalore 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]

Image gallery

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  Waterfall in Kodekallu Gudda of the Charmadi ghat
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  Sign by Charmadi ghat
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  Charmadi Ghat
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  Charmadi mosque
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  Annappa Temple at Charmadi Ghat

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Rail

Mountain Railways	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Kalka–Shimla railway Kangra Valley Railway Matheran Hill Railway Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Rail Mountain Pass	Bhor Ghat Braganza Ghats Budhni-Barkhera Ghat Palakkad Gap Shindawane Ghat Thal Ghat

Road

Ladakh	Bilafond La Chang La Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Jianan Pass Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Marsimik La Sasser Pass Sia La Spanggur Gap Tanglang La Umling La Zojila Pass
Himalaya	Auden's Col Banihal Pass Bara-lacha la Bhaba Pass Bum La Pass Borasu Pass Chanshal Pass Cho La Debsa Pass Diphu Pass Dongkha La Goecha La Indrahar Pass Jelep La Kepang La Kunzum Pass Lipulekh Pass Lungalacha La Mana Pass Nama Pass Namika La Nathu La Pangsau Pass Pensi La Pin Parbati Pass Rezang La Rohtang Pass Rupin Pass Saach Pass Sela Pass Shingo La Shipki La Sin La Sinthan Pass Traill's Pass Tulung La
Western Ghats	Agumbe Ghat Amboli Ghat Amba Ghat Ambenali ghat Balebare Ghat Bisle Ghat Bopdev Ghat Bhor Ghat Bhoste Ghat Chandanapuri Ghat Charmadi Ghat Chorla Ghat Dive Ghat Ganesh Ghat Goa Gap Thal Ghat (Kasara Ghat) Kashedi Ghat Kamthe Ghat Katraj Ghat Khambatki Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Mahur Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Parshuram Ghat Pasarni Ghat Phonda Ghat Sampaje Ghat Shiradi Ghat Tamhini Ghat Varandha Ghat
Vindhya	Bheru Ghat Budhni Ghat Manpur Ghat
Others	Asirgarh Ghat Goran Ghat Haldighati Pass