Category Pilgrimage

The quickest escape from Bangalore – Omkar Hills

Place: Omkar Hills, Bangalore. Distance: 20 x 2 = 40 km Type: Temple Ideal for: Friends & Family Omkar hills – As the name itself contains the spiritual incantation “OM”, so is the place – an abode of spirituality and peace.…

Avathi Betta – Unexplored Hill near Bangalore

Place: Avathi betta / Avathi Hills, Sri Lakshmi Timmaraya Swamy temple  Distance: 44 km from Bangalore Type: Temple and optional trek Ideal for: Family and serenity seeker Trek Difficulty:  Very easy Trek Length: Less than 300 meters Trek Duration: 15…

Siddara Betta Trek – When divine meets the Adventure

Place: Siddara Betta, Tumkur Distance: 100 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking Ideal for: Friends and Family Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Length: 3 kilometers one way Trek Duration: 1.5 hour one way Trekking group at my office was stagnant since the…

Lepakshi and Avalabetta – A slice of History 28/08/2016

Place: Lepakshi Temple and Avalabetta Hilltop Distance: 300 km round trip Type: Hilltop, Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: BikeAvenger, Gixxer, Pulsar Crew: Vinay, Chandu, Pradeep, Jayraj, Bhimu, and me New bike and a new DSLR, do I need any better…

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…

Shivagange – Devine, Peace and Adventure 13/12/2014

Place: Shivagange Hill, Tumkur Distance: 62 x 2 =  kmsRoute: Vijaynagar -> Nelamangala -> Dabaspete -> HaleNijagal Betta -> Shivagange Crew: Santosh and Sagar Bikes: Bajaj Discover 150Budget: 250/Head This is the second part of my trekking from the previous post Nijagal betta / Siddara betta –…