Madhugiri Fort is located near Madhugiri city. It is in Tumkur district, Karnataka, India. It is also known as Madhugiri Betta. Betta means fort in the local language, Kannada.

This fort got its name from the hill on which it is situated. The hill is known as Madhu-giri. Madhu means honey and giri means hill.

These hills are at an average altitude of 787 meters or 2582 feet. The fort has seven walls. The Vijayanagar Dynasty rulers built it. Hyder Ali made some improvisations to the fort.

There is a gateway to the fort on the outskirts of the town. It is not very difficult to trek to the top of the fort from this gateway. It takes around one hour or so to reach the top. There are iron railings at places where it is very steep.

There are many ruined structures inside the fort. The fort is being restored and renovated by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).

How do I go to Madhugiri Fort alias Madhugiri Betta?

There are local buses towards Madhugiri. But they are not very frequent. Buses go to the city, which is located to the south of the fort.

Tumkur is the nearest large town at around 46 kilometers distance to the fort. It takes approximately 45 minutes to travel by car. There is also a railway station named Tumakuru (Tumkur) there. It is a medium-sized station with four platforms.

There are many other small railway stations at around 20 to 25 kilometers distance from the fort. Viduraswattha Railway Station, Gauribidanur Railway Station, Devarapalli Railway Station, Someshwara Railway Station, Thondebhavi Railway Station, Hindupur Railway Station and Kyatsandra Railway Station are to name a few. But none of the express trains stop at any of these stations.

Bengaluru which was earlier known as Bangalore is around 105 kilometers distance from the fort at Madhugiri. The nearest airport is Bengaluru International Airport.