Kudremukh peak trek
Mudigerehardabout 8 hoursGuide required
The classic Western Ghats grassland walk: nine kilometres each way through rolling meadow and shola to the horse-face summit.
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About this
From the Mullodi check-post the trail climbs gently for the first hour, crosses a string of streams, and then opens onto the grassland that makes this walk famous — green to every horizon from October, gold by February. The last kilometre to the summit is the only steep part. Eighteen kilometres in all, on a permit that caps the day’s numbers, so the trail never feels crowded even in season. The permit is about ₹575 a head plus a shared guide fee, booked in advance online; there are no walk-ins. Leeches after rain; wear closed shoes and salt your socks.
Where it starts
Mullodi check-post, via Kalasa and Balegal
The meeting point. Confirm the time with your guide.
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Guide required. You cannot do this one on your own. A registered guide is compulsory inside the national park — one per ten trekkers, arranged with the permit.
No guide on MaladTrip has listed this one yet, so it cannot be booked here. Since this one cannot be done without a guide, arrange one locally before you set out. We have described it anyway: it is worth doing, and we would rather tell you it exists than pretend it does not.
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