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Route Map - Weekend Trip - Bangalore to Hogenakkal (Hoganekal) Falls. Hosur, krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Pennagaram, Hogen


Route map: Bangalore >> Hosur >> Krishnagiri >> Dharmapuri (At Dharmapuri junction, turnr ight for Hogenakkal (arrow marked) >> Pennagaram >> Hogenakkal.

At Hogennakal, River Cauvery enters the plains and it is indeed a great sight to watch the river dashing against the rocks and splashing in smokes. Hogenakkal is a riverside spa. The sound of the water roaring between rocky banks is overwhelming in most places in Hogenakkal. Hogenakkal Falls is not a single waterfall but a series of falls. The mighty river Cauvery flows through a relatively plain land before mother earth suddenly opens up and the whole river falls to a depth of between 50 to 150 feet on a bed of granite rocks. There are so many waterfalls, both big and small, all over the place. The whole spectacle is spread over a kilometer or so. The fine spray that rises as the water hits the rocks below have given these rocks the name Hogenakkal, which means "Smoking Rock" in Kannada. On one side is the gushing, roaring waterfalls spread over as far as your eyes go, and on the other side there is relatively calm water flowing through a narrow but steep gorge. People cross the current-rippled waters in circular basket boats called coracles. To reach the falls one has to take the coracle as there is no land access

Activities that can be tried:

1. Have a nice bath in the waterfall.
2. Go for a coracle ride.
3. Have a nice picnic on the other side of the waterfalls.
4. Trek.
5. Eat nice fish.
6. Visit the local Crocodile bank.

Adding pics. Thrilling Hognekal Falls