
Ettina Bhuja
A peak in the Chikkamagaluru ghats, an easy walk up for the last two kilometres.
- Where
- Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.9803, 75.5655
Get the Ettina Bhuja stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ettina Bhuja. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ettina Bhuja
Charmadi Ghat 20 km
A ghat road of nearly thirty hairpins between Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada.
Dharmasthala 20 km
Run by Jains, for a Shaivite deity, with Vaishnav priests.
Manjarabad Fort 22 km
A star shaped fort Tipu Sultan built in 1792, laid out so that no gun had a blind spot.
Sakleshpur 23 km
The old rail line through the ghat, walked when it is safe.
Kukke Subramanya 36 km
The serpent shrine under Kumara Parvatha.
Kalasa 36 km
A temple town on the Bhadra at the foot of the Kudremukh range, where the road to Horanadu turns off through coffee.
Chennakesava Temple 38 km
Hoysala work of 1117, soapstone cut so fine the bracket figures wear jewellery with separate strands.
Kudremukh National Park 38 km
Shola grassland and rainforest named for a peak shaped like a horse's face, one of the wettest places in the Western Ghats.
More offbeat places in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Ettina Bhuja?
Ettina Bhuja is in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Charmadi Ghat (20 km), Dharmasthala (20 km), Manjarabad Fort (22 km).
How do I get the Ettina Bhuja stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ettina Bhuja and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ettina Bhuja before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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