It is a fresh water cascade and is situated at a distance of 48 km from Virajpet on the highway to Nagarhole.
[3] A forest trail leads from these falls to the Brahmagiri Peak in Southern Kodagu.
Irupu falls is a major tourist attraction as well as a pilgrimage spot.
[4] Due to this legend, the falls is believed to possess the power to cleanse sins and is visited by thousands of devotees on Shivaratri day.
The falls can be visited by the highway from Gonikopal to Nagerhole National Park off the Kutta Road after Srimangala.