Jog Falls are located in the Shimoga district of Karnataka.
Four cascades, known as Raja, Rani, Rover and Rocket merge to form the huge
waterfall on the Sharavathi River. The falls are locally known as Geruoppe
Falls, Gersoppa Falls and Jogada Gundi. Jog itself is a Kannada word, which
means falls.
A narrow path from view point leads to bottom of the
falls. The walk is steep & little difficult and takes about 45 minutes one
way. The view is amazing from the bottom and the showering sizzles of the falls
at bottom are really worth the effort (water bottles are sold in midway of the
trek path). However, the path is mostly inaccessible or dangerous during peak
monsoons and it's suggested to go down only in winter & summer seasons.
How to Reach
Jog falls is easily accessible and is well connected by road
and train. The nearest town Sagar is around 30kms from the fall. One has
to take a deviation of about 2kms, from the national highway to reach the
falls.
By Air : The nearest airport is Bangalore
airport 378 kms away and Mangalore (180km).
By Rail : The nearest railway station is
Shimoga (104 kms from Jog). From Shimoga one can go to Taluguppa in a train
meter gauge or in a bus. From Taluguppa it is 16kms to Jog by road. There
are around 4 trains daily to Shimoga from Bangalore.
By Road : The best approach from
Bangalore is via Tumkur road, NH 4 and then turn left at Tumkur, along
the NH 206 (the condition of the road may not be good) to Shimoga and Sagara
towns which have several buses to the falls each day. Now there are direct
KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) buses including luxury
coaches from Bangalore to Jog (8.30- 9 hrs Hrs journey). One can also take a
direct bus from Bangalore to Shimoga or Sagara and then take local bus from
Sagara to Jog.
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