Category HillsAroundBangalore

Nandi Hills – A visit at Evening 20/11/2016

Place: Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka Distance:   62 km from Bangalore Type:          Sightseeing, Hill Ideal for:   Friends and Family I had been to Nandi hills an infinite number of times. But had never visited in the evening especially…

Makalidurga Hills Trek – With Decathlon Anubhava 28/01/2018

Place: Makalidurga betta / Makalidurga Hills, Doddaballapur, Karnataka Distance: 64 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking Ideal for: Friends Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Length: 3 kilometres one way Trek Duration: 1 hour one way My friend Smitha, a talented blogger invited…

Avani Betta – A slice of history – Republic day ride 26/01/2018

Place: Avani betta, Avani Hills, Kolar, Karnataka Distance: 110 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking, historical temple Ideal for: Friends and family Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Lenght: 1 kilometre one way Trek Duration: 1 hour one way I had started planning Kudremukha trek for…

Madhugiri Fort – Asia’s second largest monolith 23/07/2016

Place: Madhugiri Fort / Madhugiri Betta, Karnataka Distance: 100 * 2 = 200 km Type: Trekking Trek Lenght: 4 hours ascend Trek difficulty: Moderate to difficult Ideal for: Friends Transportation: Mini bus Crew: Me and 25 other colleagues It’s been…

Avalabetta Hilltop – Story of a wanderer 10/04/2016

Place: Avalabetta Hilltop, Chikballapura, Karnataka Distance:  93x 2 = 186  km Type: Hilltop Terrain: Hilltop with stairs Riding time: 2 hrs one way Ideal for: Weekend Getaways, Family Picnic Bike: Bajaj Avenger 220cc Crew: Solo ride Best of the beast:…

Hulukadi Betta Trek – The lesser known hill 14/02/2016

Place: Hulukaddi Betta, Doddaballapur, Karnataka. Distance:  60 x 2 = 120  km Type: Temple, Trekking Terrain: Solid rock with stairs Trek lenght: 1 hour Ideal for: Friends and Family Bikes: Discover 125, Suzuki zixxer Crew: Jayaraj, Vinay and myself Best of the beast: Hulukaddi betta Its…

Ramadevara Betta and Sri Revana Siddeshwara Betta – 31/01/2016

Places: Ramadevara Betta and Sri Revana Siddeshwara Betta (a.k.a SRS Hills), Ramanagar, Karnataka. Distance:  70 x 2 = 140  kms Route: Vijaynagar-> Ramnagar-> Ramdevara Betta-> SRS hills Type: Temple, Trekking Terrain: Solid rock with rough stairs Ideal for: Friends and Family Transportation: Bikes Crew:  11 people Best…

Trek to Savandurga Hills – Challenging your Grit and Guts 10/01/2016

Place: Savandurga Hills, off Magadi Road, Bangalore Distance:  70 x 2 = 140 kms Route:  PathPartner ->  Mysore road -> Take right at Rajrajeshwari    college -> Dodda aladamara -> Manchinbele dam -> Savandurga Hills Type: Trekking Terrain: Solid rock Ideal for: Friends Transport:  Tempo traveler…

Kunti Betta Night Trek – The Night is Dark Full of Adventures 01/01/2016

Place: Kuntibetta and Thonnur lake. Distance:  130 km * 2  Transportation: Bangalore to Padavpura in train -> Padavpura station to Kunti betta base in auto. Crew:  Naresh, Akhil, Vinay, and Sagar (Myself) Type: Trekking, Temple Difficulty: Easy Trek length: 2-3 hour Ideal for: Friends Budget: Rs. 430/Head [view…