Trekking Activities Resume at Kumara Parvata

Somwarpet, Oct 18: The Forest Department has resumed trekking activities at Kumara Parvata—a favorite destination for trekkers—effective October 18, following a suspension that lasted several months. Forest officials stated that trekking is currently permitted only via the Kumaralli-Beedalli route to this popular site, which lies at the intersection of the Kodagu, Hassan, and Dakshina Kannada districts.

The State Government had previously imposed a ban on public access to trekking trails and hill stations following a series of incidents. These included a fatal leopard attack on a youth at Male Mahadeshwara Betta, a major search operation for missing trekkers at Tadiandamol in South Kodagu, the disappearance of tourists at Bandaje Falls in Chikkamagaluru, and a tragic incident last April where a 15-year-old girl from Kerala fell to her death on the Chandradrona mountain range in Chikkamagaluru.

Subsequently, a team of senior forest officials was constituted and tasked with formulating a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure the safety of tourists. Following the implementation of guidelines issued by a team of officials and the establishment of basic infrastructure, trekkers were granted access to most of the state's trekking trails (there are 39 such trails in total). However, trekking to Kumara Parvata had not been permitted. K. Dinesh, a forest officer from the Pushpagiri Wildlife Range, stated that, based on the recommendation of local forest officials, a 7-kilometer trek—from the direction of Beedahalli to the summit of Kumara Parvata—has now been permitted. The round trip back to Beedahalli covers a distance of 14 kilometers, while the trekking route via Subramanya spans 24 kilometers.

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