Mallalli Falls is about 25 km from Somvarpet and is about 42 km from Kushalnagar. The distance from Madikeri, the headquarters of Coorg to Mallalli falls is around 57 km. Tourists can take a private taxi to the falls. Mallalli Falls is situated in the northern region of Kodagu District, Karnataka. The Kumaradhara River is the main watercourse for this waterfall. The Kumaradhara later flows through Kukke Subrahmanya and merges with the Netravati River at Uppinangadi, which then empties into the Arabian Sea at Mangalore
