SECRET CASCADES · FROM BENGALURU
Ganalu Falls
On the Shimsha, a few kilometres before Shivanasamudra. Raw in the monsoon. Not a ticketed stop.
The drive
From Bengaluru the computed drive is about 1 hour 48 minutes and 98 kilometres, by car, on the road network — not a straight-line guess. Nearest city on the catalog is Malavalli. Maddur is the nearest station on record; that timing is indicative.
Good to know
- A few kilometres before Shivanasamudra, on the Shimsha — not the packaged falls further along.
- Aggressive in the monsoon. That is when it runs; it is also when it is least polite.
- Uncommercialized. Do not expect stalls at the lip.
Same day or overnight
This is a same-day trip if you set the Return Clock to back by dark. The typical time on site in the catalog is six hours — leave room for the wet rock, not just the drive.
FROM BENGALURU
About 98 km and about 1 hour 48 minutes driving from Bengaluru, computed from the road network. Not a straight-line guess.
Yes, if you still get home by dark. The catalog's typical time on site is six hours. The fall is aggressive in the monsoon — that is when it has water.