The Tunnel Road & Windmill Ridge
Where the highway goes through the hill instead of over it, with wind turbines along the ridge above.
Open
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Late afternoon
Time to spend here
About 30 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
On the highway south-west of Hosapete, on the way towards the dam. A stop rather than a place — nobody is here.
About this place
South-west of Hosapete the highway stops climbing and goes straight through the hill, and on the ridge above it wind turbines turn all afternoon. It is a road rather than a destination, and that is why it is worth five minutes: the country opens out on the far side, the reservoir shows between hills, and the turbines are close enough to hear. Most people drive through it on the way to the dam without stopping. Stop on the far side where there is room to pull off, not in the tunnel or on the approach.
Good to know
Getting there: Pull off only past the tunnel, where there is a proper shoulder. Never stop inside it or on the approach — this is a fast highway and the tunnel has no verge at all.
- Pull off only where there is a proper shoulder past the tunnel. Never stop inside it or on the approach — this is a fast highway.
- Best late in the afternoon, with the light behind the ridge.
- On the way between Hosapete and the dam; five minutes is enough.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Hospet Tunne · Rsrikanth05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hospet Tunnel · Rsrikanth05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The ridge above the tunnel road near Hosapete · Dushan7k · CC BY-SA 4.0
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