Chikmagalur is surrounded by Scenic places, surrounded by the Baba Budangiri hills and dense forests. The rivers Bhadra, Tunga, Hemavathi, Netravathi and Vedavathi flow all year round and rich in iron, magnetite and granite deposits. In and around Chikmagalur there are beautiful hill stations and places of picturesque beauty. The district is strewn with many holy spots and proliferates legends associated with stories from the epics of Ramayana and the Mahabharata.