Agumbe

Agumbe is located at 80km away from chikmangalur.Agumbe is a small village located in Shimoga district, Thirthahalli taluk in the Malnad region of Karnataka, India. It is sometimes called "The Cherrapunji of the South" after Cherrapunji, in Northeast India.Agumbe lies in a hilly, wet region of the Western Ghat mountains. This geography contributes to its scenery, and suitability for trekking.In addition, there are a number of waterfalls in the locality such as Barkana Falls,Onake Abbi Falls,Jogigundi Falls,Koodlu Theertha Falls,Sirimane Falls. Kallathigiri Falls

Baba Budangiri

Baba Budangiri is a mountain in the Baba Budan range of the Western Ghats of India. Located in the Chikkamagaluru taluk, Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka, Baba Budangiri is known for its shrine to the Sufi saint Hazrat Dada Hayat Khalandar, a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Muslims. Sangh parivar organizations started "Datta Jayanti" celebrations in the late 1990s as part of their fight to claim "Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swami Dargah" as a Hindu shrine. Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in the Baba Budangiri range. With a height of 6317 ft, it is the fourth highest peak between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris.

Mullayanagiri hill

Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. Mullayyanagiri is located at the Chandra Dhrona Hill Ranges of the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru Taluk. With a height of 1,930 metres, it is one of the highest peak between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris after Vavulmala, Chembra and Banasura in Kerala.The caves are accessible and not very deep, they have a direct entrance to the garbagudi of the temple, which is now blocked by the temple priests.Seethalayyanagiri is a prominent peak is adjacent to this place.

Angadi‏

Angadi, a small hamlet lost in the hills of Karnataka, enveloped by coffee plantations and lush green fields The story is believed to have happened more than 1000 years ago. at Sasakapura or Sosevur which is today identified as Angadi, a small hamlet in Chikmagalur district in Karnataka The temple of the Goddess , along with the ruins of more temples and basadis is the only proof of this myth . The shrine here has pillars of granite with cylindrical shafts and hemi spherical moldings.

Muthodi Wildlife

Muthodi wildlife sanctuary is about 38 Km from Chikmagalur. The Government of Mysore declared the area as the Jagara Valley Game Reserve in 1951. In 1974, after a census of the animal species in the adjoining areas, the sanctuary was reconstituted as the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and later changed to Muthodi Sanctuary. Situated in the Western Ghats it is spread over a sprawling area of 492 sq. kilometers of dense forest. The Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as the 25th save Tiger project in 1998. The hills of Kemmanagundi and Baba Budan are on the outer side to the east.

Chikamaglur Golf Club

The town also has a golf club with a 9-Hole Course The area surrounding Chikmagalur is rich in ancient architecture, which can be seen today in the form of numerous temples and shrines that dot the landscape. The ancient Chennakeshaya temple, dating back to 1150 AD, is very close at Marle, 12km from town. The Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is to the north-west of Chikmagalur. Surrounded by hills, the reserve houses a diverse wildlife population. The Kudremukh National Park is the largest declared Wildlife Protected Area (600 sq km) of a tropical wet evergreen type of forest in the Western Ghats.

Hebbe Falls

Hebbe Falls are situated about 10 km away from the famous hill station Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls are inside a coffee estate and can be reached either by walk or four-wheeler. Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height of 551 ft in two stages to form Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) and Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls). As of 30th Sept 2012, the falls remain closed due to a recent Supreme Court order banning tourism in tiger reserves.

Dharmasthala

The village is known for its Dharmasthala Temple which houses the shrine of Shiva, Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas (guardian spirits of Dharma) namely Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari. The temple is unusual in that it is run by a Jain administration and poojas are conducted by Hindu priests of Madhva order. Lakshadeepa, the festival of lights, is the annual festival of Dharmasthala in November–December. On an average the flow of pilgrims is about 10,000 people a day. A mechanised kitchen provides free food for all pilgrims and there are guest houses with modern amenities.