Gangamoola is a hill cloaked in thickly wooded forests of the Western Ghats, in Samse Taluk of Chickmagalur District,
Karnataka. Three mighty rivers - Tunga, Bhadra and
netravati - originate from here. Attractions include a shrine of Goddess Bhagavathi and a 1.8 m
Varaha image within a cave. Gangamoola cannot be visited during the monsoons.
Kudremukh,
Jamalabad Fort, Nandi Hills, BR Hills, Kemmannagundi, and Madikeri nearby places of interest.