Category India

Cycling to Turahalli Forest – Burning that extra fat 22/11/2015

Place: Turahalli forest, Bangalore. Distance: 35 km round trip Route: Vijaynagar -> Banashankari (Meetup point) -> Kanakpur road -> Turahalli Forest -> Vijaynagar Crew:  7 BTC Members Type: Sight Seeing Ideal for: Friends Budget: 50/Head Best of the Beast: Turahalli forest Unlike my usual trips, this one…

Bandaje Arbi Falls – Sweat, Blood and the Glory 17 & 18/10/2015

Places: Bandaje Arabi Falls and Ballarayanadurga Fort, near Dharmastal, Karnataka Distance: 600 km round trip Route: Bangalore-> Dharmastala -> Ujire -> Gowdra mane -> Bandaje Falls Trail -> Ballarayanadurga Fort -> Sunkasale -> Mudigeri -> Bangalore Transportation: Public Transport Crew:  Seena, Mansoor, Ravindra, Anand AT and Sagar…

Ooty – The Queen of Hill Stations 12 & 13/09/2015

Places: Ooty (Udagamandalam), Tamilnadu Distance: 800 km round trip Route: Bangalore-> Mysore -> Masinagudi -> Bandipura National park-> Ooty Transportation: Toyota Innova Crew:  Vinay, Santosh, Harshita, Aruna, Shilpa and Sagar (Myself) Type: Sight Seeing Ideal for: Family and Couples 😛 Budget: 4,300/head Best time to visit: All year round but the peak…

Kodachadri Hills – Monsoon Trek 15 & 16/08/2015

Places: Kodachadri, Nagara Fort and Jog Falls, Karnataka Distance: 1,000+ km round trip Route: Bangalore-> Shimoga -> Nagara -> Gawrikere -> Nagara -> Sagar -> Jog falls ->Bangalore Transportation: Tempo Traveller Crew:  Seena, Mansoor, Vinay, Kantraj, Shreyas, Shreeharsha  and Sagar (Myself) Type: Trekking, Sight Seeing Ideal for: Friends and Family Budget:…

Avalabetta Hilltop and Gudibande Fort – Exploring the Unexplored 25/07/2015

Places: Avalabetta Hilltop, GudiBande Fort and Muddenahalli , Karnataka Distance: 220 km round trip Route: Vijaynagar -> Hebbal -> Paresandra -> Avalabetta -> GudiBande Bikes: Discover 150, Pulsar 200 and Yamaha R15 Crew:  Abdul, Girish, Vishwanath, Naresh and Sagar Sakre(Myself) Type: Trekking, Sight Seeing Ideal for: Friends…

Makalidurga Betta – Conquering another mighty peak 28/06/2015

Place: Makalidurga Hills, Doddaballapur, Karnataka Distance: 64 * 2 = 128 km Route: Jaynagar -> Hebbal -> Yalahanka -> Makalidurga Hills Bikes: Bajaj Discover 125 and Bajaj Discover 135 Crew:  Sachin Rathod, Satish Kumar K, and Sagar Sakre(Myself) Type: Trekking Ideal for: Friends Budget: 150/Head Best of the Beast: Gundamagere lake view…

Kolli Hills – Bikers Paradise 13 & 14/06/2015

Place: Kolli Hills, Namakkal Tamilnadu Distance: 700 km round trip Route: Vijaynagar -> Hosuru -> Krishnagiri -> Salem -> Rasipuram -> Karavalli -> Semmudu – Kolli Hills Forest Bikes: Yamaha R15, RE ThunderBird, TVS Apache, and Honda Unicorn Crew:  Seena, Shaman, Srikant, Krishna, and Sagar…

Mandaragiri Hills / Basadi Betta – A Flavor of Jainism 07/06/2015

Places: Mandaragiri Hills (aka Basadi Betta), Kyathsandra, Tumkur Distance: 60 * 2 = 120 kms Route: Vijaynagar -> Dabaspete -> Right turn after 10.7kms from Dabaspete -> Mandaragiri Hills Crew:  Abdul, Arun, Ravi and Sagar (Myself) Type: Temple, Short Trekking  Ideal for: Friends & Family Bikes: Bajaj Discover and Honda Trigger…

Antharagange – Exploring the Caves 19/04/2015

Places: Antharagange, Keelu Kote, Kolar, Karnataka Distance: 75 * 2 = 150 kmsRoute: Vijaynagar -> Kolar -> Anthargange -> Kolar -> Vijaynagar Crew:  Abdul, Arun, Kalpesh, Linga and Sagar (Myself) Type: Trekk (optional) & Sight Seeing, Temple. Ideal for: Friends & Family Bikes: Bajaj Discover and Honda Trigger Budget: 300/Head Best…