It is one of the points in Western ghats through which motorable road passes connecting Dakshina Kannada with Chikmagalur district.

The nearest places are Charmadi village, Ujire, Belthangady, Puttur, Kottigehara, Balur and Kalasa and Banakal.

Ballarayanadurga is a fort atop a hill located about 10 km from Sunkasale, on the Kottigehara - Kalasa route.

This ghat section has 12 Hairpin curves and receives very heavy rainfall of over 7000 mm during the monsoon.

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