Keralamkundu Waterfall, Karuvarakundu, Kerala
Keralamkundu Waterfall is a natural waterfall located in Karuvarakundu Town near the Silent Valley National Park in Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram District in Kerala, India. It is one of the major water falls in Malappuram and was included in the map of national adventure tourism in 2016.
The
Waterfall
This waterfall is situated at an altitude of about 1350 feet above sea level at the foothills of Kumpanmala Mountain in the Western Ghats. The waterfall is formed by the confluence of streams flowing through various tributaries on the mountain. The waterfall falls from a height of about 150 feet. As the streams flow through the dense forests which is rich in medicinal herbs, the water is believed to have many medicinal properties. The waterfall forms a pool at its bottom from which the water keeps flowing down through the rocks.
Connectivity
The waterfall is located at about 6 Kms from Karuvarakundu,
7 Kms from Karuvarakundu Bus Stand, 15 Kms from Tuvvur Railway Station, 31 Kms
from Perinthalmanna, 35 Kms from Nilambur, 37 Kms from Manjeri, 37 Kms from Mannarkkad,
49 Kms from Malappuram and 59 Kms from Kozhikode Airport. The waterfall is
situated at about 6 Kms to the east of Karuvarakundu on the Mannarkkad to Nilambur
route.
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