
Kunchikal Falls
The Varahi dropping in a series of steps, the tallest fall in India, and mostly behind a dam now.
- Where
- Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.6947, 75.0181
Get the Kunchikal Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kunchikal Falls. 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 Kunchikal Falls
Kavaledurga Fort 12 km
A nine walled hill fort in the Western Ghats near Thirthahalli, taken back by the forest.
Agumbe 22 km
The wettest place in south India, king cobra country, and where the rainforest research station sits.
Kundadri 22 km
A monolithic hill in Shivamogga with a Jain temple on top and a pond beside it.
Kodachadri 24 km
A peak in the Western Ghats above Kollur, with a small temple and the Hidlumane falls on the way.
Kollur Mookambika 29 km
The temple students come to before exams.
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary 31 km
Evergreen forest in the Agumbe ghats, with lion-tailed macaques.
Maravanthe Beach 41 km
Sea on one side of the highway, river on the other.
Sigandur Bridge 44 km
A cable-stayed bridge across the Sharavathi backwaters between Ambaragodlu and Kalasavalli, opened in 2024. It put Sigandur on the road for the first time, where once the only way across was the ferry.
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Questions
Where is Kunchikal Falls?
Kunchikal Falls is in Shivamogga, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kavaledurga Fort (12 km), Agumbe (22 km), Kundadri (22 km).
How do I get the Kunchikal Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kunchikal Falls 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 Kunchikal Falls 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.







