The Kudremukh, or Horse Face Range, gets its name from the unique shape of its peak. The broad hills, 95km south-west of Chikmagalur town, overlook the Arabian Sea and are chained to one another with deep valleys and steep precipices. As yet undiscovered by tourists, Kudremukh is a trekker's paradise. Let the wonderland of lush green forests interspersed with rivers, grassy slopes, captivating cascades, rare orchids, caves, ruins, and traces of old civilizations amaze you as you trek your way through it. The Lakya Dam located near the Kudremukh project area is an interesting spot in the Kudremukh range. Ganga Moola is another scenic spot in the Bhagawathi Forest; you can reach it by trekking.
Located in the Western Ghats in the Districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur; 600.32 sq km.
Mostly evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with shola-grassland habitat at elevations above 1400m.
These include the tiger, leopard, wild dog, jackal, lion-tailed macaque, common langur, sloth bear, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, Malabar giant squirrel, giant flying squirrel, porcupine, and mongoose.
Snakes and tortoises are found here.
The Malabar trogon, great pied hornbill, Malabar whistling thrush and imperial pigeon can be found.
