With its incessant potholes and insufficient cycle tracks, India is hardly a place for cyclists. Nonetheless, the nation nonetheless has a number of the most scenic biking routes on this planet.
Erik Solheim, a former Norwegian diplomat, Tuesday tweeted an aerial shot of a beachside street and captioned it, “World’s Most Lovely Biking Route ? Udupi, Karnataka, India.”
The photograph quickly gathered over 47,000 likes in a matter of some hours.
Solheim didn’t identify the particular street or the route within the photograph and that prompted many Indians to guess the precise location. Many individuals accurately guessed it as Maravanthe Seashore close to the city of Byndoor in Karnataka’s Udupi district, which is near Nationwide Freeway 66.
World’s Most Lovely Biking Route 🚴♀️ ?
Udupi, Karnataka, India 🇮🇳. pic.twitter.com/BNU5fVdMlA— Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) May 17, 2022
Nonetheless, some customers contested the previous diplomat’s tweet. A Twitter person wrote, “Undoubtedly not biking pleasant street. I had been there many instances. Vehicles and vehicles go at pace of 100kmph. Additionally, there isn’t a devoted line for biking.”
A few of them guessed the situation incorrectly and talked about one other route as properly.
One other stated, “For these advising it as NH & can’t do biking, let me appropriate. It’s not NH u quoting of one other heaven #Maravante seashore in Byndooru, that is Malple-Mattu-Kaup street stretch which is totally a biking route.”
Completely unbelievable
How lovely is that this place!!!— Rebecca ReddyKhan (@saki7879) May 17, 2022
My residence city! Thanks for sharing. When you get an opportunity go to St Mary’s island and cease at Maravanthe the place seashore on one facet and Souparnika river on different facet of the street!
— Jay Shetty (@RealJayShetty) May 17, 2022
Thanks @ErikSolheim sir, for taking Udupi to worldwide stage.
For these advising it as NH & can’t do biking, let me appropriate. It’s not NH u quoting of one other heaven #Maravante seashore in Byndooru, that is Malple-Mattu-Kaup street stretch which is totally a biking route.
— Rathan Ramesh Poojary (RRP)🇮🇳 (@RathanRameshRR1) May 17, 2022
I Was there couple of days in the past 😃 pic.twitter.com/dFwEZnK7qQ
— Chinmay Phadke (@phadke_chinmay) May 17, 2022
The route could be very scenic little doubt however that is nationwide freeway so biking it’s possible you’ll not consider attempting.
— रंजना प्रसाद 🇮🇳 🚩 (@Ranjna_P) May 17, 2022
On proper of the above picture it’s Arabian Sea and on the left facet it’s the river Gangolli. Place is Maravanthe. Very lovely place.
— Does it Matter? (@kpl_kar) May 17, 2022
Lovely.
Sadly, attempting to motorize the automobiles within the identify of progress and growth is what’s ruining the ecology.
Gradual-paced growth with a complete view of issues would have helped.
— Subbaraju (@aliasSubbu) May 17, 2022
Additionally essentially the most harmful. It’s lovely however has no biking observe and Indians give two hoots for street guidelines. Cycle at your individual threat.
— Nelson (@Nelsouza1978) May 17, 2022
Undoubtedly not biking pleasant street. I had been there many instances. Vehicles and vehicles go at pace of 100kmph. Additionally, there isn’t a devoted line for biking
— veeresha baligara (@TheNameIsVeer) May 17, 2022
For many who complicated with Maravanthe, That is Malpe-Padukere-Mattu- Kaup intereor street stretch. It’s not only a gem it’s heaven. One of the unexplored areas in Udupi. pic.twitter.com/uxlIsOMMgq
— Adarsh P Cherugad🇮🇳 (@AdarshPCherugad) May 17, 2022
The image shared by Solheim was initially taken by photographer Dhenesh Annamalai, who had shared it on his Instagram account @aerial_holic.
Whereas sharing the photograph, Annamalai wrote, “Maravanthe Seashore so distinctive is the truth that it’s surrounded by two lovely water our bodies, specifically the Arabian Sea on the western facet, whereas the placid and superb Sauparnika River on the jap facet”.