Kudremukh Mountain

George Shellar a British Navigator saw the horse head shaped mountain from the Mangalore sea coast and these offshore high hill areas were called Kudremukh since then. Velvety forests with 1679 m above msl are shola forests which are burnt during the March every year.Topography is highly undulating with 40 to 60 percent gradient all over. Grasses normally gets dried up every summer season and get burnt by the human incendiaries mostly. Jig jag path ways and the cattle treks could be treaded while trekking on the mountains. Wild Gaurs, Sambhars and plenty of Lion Tailed Macaques are characteristic of these areas. A number of trekking paths grooving the hill saddles makes the nature trail more interesting. Variety of ferns, medicines, shrubs and herbs encounter the way. Grabbing the snaps en route would be a didactic experience making the path more interesting. 324 kinds of birds, 46 varieties of reptiles with King Cobra, 273 species of medicinal herbs and shrubs, 28 species of amphibians in lakes and streams makes the whole spectacle highly memorable. Male Giddha specific species of cows found in this region may encounter while trekkin various pathways surrounding the village hemlets. Goudlatar, Malekudia and Marathi Naika tribals in 2000 numbers in population may be seen in scattered 56 village hemlets in the surroundings.