One day trip to Dudhsagar Falls

T

toxicmosaic

New Member
Hello all,

I'm planning a one day trip to Dudhsagar Waterfalls in the first or second week of October 2019.
I hear that they have closed the trek along the railway tracks as of now (I'm still trying to verify this.). An alternate route seems to be a trail that begins from Kulem.
1568543533757.png


I understand from online resources that only Govt. authorised jeeps are allowed on this trail. However, I'm not able to find if we are allowed to do the trek on foot ? Has anyone, either in these forums or in your circle of friends attempted this recently ?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

P.S: The group I'm going with are all adults with decent fitness.

Thanks in advance.

/Libu
 
adsatinder

adsatinder

Peace
Trekking was already stopped / banned from 2012 /2013.

There is one and only route that we know is on Railway Tracks.
It is not allowed to trek on this railway route.
If there is another route on trek, it will certainly be tough one in such Hilly area.
Better stick to only railway trains that go on this route between 2 stations.
However water is much less during off season. Only Rains has real Doodh Sagar flow that it is famous for.
Check weather also there.
Mumbai is getting rains now also.

Check these Logs to get idea,:

1.
 
Last edited:
T

toxicmosaic

New Member
Trekking was already stopped / banned from 2012 /2013.

There is one and only route that we know is on Railway Tracks.
It is not allowed to trek on this railway route.
If there is another route on trek, it will certainly be tough one in such Hilly area.
Better stick to only railway trains that go on this route between 2 stations.
However water is much less during off season. Only Rains has real Doodh Sagar flow that it is famous for.
Check weather also there.
Mumbai is getting rains now also.
Click to expand...
True. I'm aware that the trek along the rail is illegal and I'm not planning to do that. There is now train service from Kulem to Dudhsagar (3 times a week or something), and that can help reach the falls easily.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/sep/04/train-to-halt-at-dudhsagar-waterfalls-to-start-from-wednesday-2028610.html
Click to expand...


I'm however looking for information about the alternate mud route. Would be nice to know if anyone has attempted it before and whether it is a feasible route in October.

Check these Logs to get idea,:

1.
Go Goa Gone
Click to expand...
https://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/go-goa-gone.54662
Thanks for the link though !
 
adsatinder

adsatinder

Peace
Check this:

Go Goa Gone - Part 2

Due to night out's we woke up at 10.30 am again next morning. The question was to head towards Dudhsagar or not ?


Options to reach Dudhsagar during monsoon are

1) Castle Rock Route - Reach castle rock station and a 14kms hike / trek to Dudhsagar waterfalls.

2) Kulem Route - A 11kms trek / hike to Dudhsagar waterfall.

In order to trek we should have left early morning and check the train timings so we could catch train for return journey. None of us were in mood to trek.
There are 4 * 4 jeeps which take you to Dudhsagar waterfall from Kulem station, but these jeeps don't operate during monsoon. In monsoon there are bikers / pilot who take you on bike as pillion to the waterfalls.

We got ready around 12 o clock, still not sure whether to head towards Dudhsagar or some other place. Finally it was decided to head towards Dudhsagar. Manali was asking me which station are we heading towards, after yesterday's spelling of Arvalem / Harvalem i told its Kulem spelled as Kulem / Collem and all possibilities it can be spelled out. We reached Kulem around 2 pm and saw lots of group waiting for there turn. We parked the car and came back to the place where all were waiting. Seems few bikers have came after one trip and there was complete chaos for who is going next.

Few points to help booking

1) You will find a booking office, the same place where they give you life jackets the booking is done there.
2) Ask them to give you a number, they will note down number of persons in group and give you number.
3) You have to pay once you get the bikes. They wont take payment even if you offer.
4) There are around 90 bikes and it takes 4 to 5 hrs to return to base. So only few bikes do 2 trips.
5) The bikers start at 8 am in morning but crowd starts from 10.00 am.
6) Due to recent movies Dudhsagar falls have become very famous. As per the riders even yesterday many tourist had to return in evening.
7) The last bike / group that leaves is around 4.00 pm.
8) Charges 600 per person which includes 65INR ticket for Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary.


Due to few bikers coming after first trip there was chaos created for the next group to leave. In all this we were still trying to figure out where to do booking. Few riders told no need we will keep in mind and so on. Once everything settled we came to know we need to do booking of our group. We went and got number 7. There were 7 more groups ahead of us :eek: so chances were less if we will be able to make it. Better option would have been that we had come here yesterday as it was Sat and it might be weekend rush. Thanks to Manali she knew koknani language and spoke with the local in local language which helped a lot. We kept on pestering them and they assured us that "Kuch bhi ho, hum aapko le jayege". Few groups went for lunch and we were waiting and chit chatting with the guys there. A group of riders came and seems the chit chat and local language did wonders we were the next group to go :)


From :
Go Goa Gone



Code: 
Check more links :


https://www.onacheaptrip.com/dudhsagar-waterfall-trek/

https://sandeepachetan.com/dudhsagar-waterfalls-visit-guide/
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top