There are many trekking places around Bangalore and one among them is Skandagiri. Located 70 km from Bangalore, this can be the first choice for anyone who wants to trek.
My team members from office decided skandagiri for our first trekking experience. Seven of us shown interest to go for the trek - KP, Shantanu, Venkat, Yash, Umar, Murali, Myself.
We started sharp at 6 from Bangalore. I started on my Xtreme and shantanu had taken his car. We reached Nandi Upachar restaurant for our breakfast at around 7:30. After that we reached the base of skandagiri (Papagni Mutt) via chickballapur - Muddenahalli.
We started our trek by taking a right turn near the temple and started climbing the hill. Initially I felt little tiring but as we continued to walk, I started feeling better. There is a clear trail for the trek and one cannot go away from the trail. It was not a difficult trek but a little tiring one.
We took around 2.5 hours to reach the peak of the skandagiri. It was an amazing feeling standing on the top of the hill. With the cool breeze, we didn't feel the tiredness of the trek. There was a temple on the top which was closed. We relaxed there after emptying our snacks and had a photo shoot after that.
Coming down is not a difficult one. We just took around 1 hr 15 min to reach the base where we parked our vehicles. From there we decided to go to the near by lake so that we can prepare lunch there. Unfortunately, the lake was completely dried up. There is not even a single drop of water in that lake. We were in search of a good place to camp for preparing lunch. In the process, on the way , we visited a bhoganandiswara temple. After visiting temple we went ahead and parked near the base of another hill. After finding a good spot, we unpacked all our items required for lunch and started preparing. Some guys were fetching water, some were cutting vegetables, some making arrangements for the fire. At the end of all this, we prepared good food - veg pulav and raita.
We started back from our dining place at around 6 and reached bangalore by 8.
My team members from office decided skandagiri for our first trekking experience. Seven of us shown interest to go for the trek - KP, Shantanu, Venkat, Yash, Umar, Murali, Myself.
We started sharp at 6 from Bangalore. I started on my Xtreme and shantanu had taken his car. We reached Nandi Upachar restaurant for our breakfast at around 7:30. After that we reached the base of skandagiri (Papagni Mutt) via chickballapur - Muddenahalli.
We started our trek by taking a right turn near the temple and started climbing the hill. Initially I felt little tiring but as we continued to walk, I started feeling better. There is a clear trail for the trek and one cannot go away from the trail. It was not a difficult trek but a little tiring one.
We took around 2.5 hours to reach the peak of the skandagiri. It was an amazing feeling standing on the top of the hill. With the cool breeze, we didn't feel the tiredness of the trek. There was a temple on the top which was closed. We relaxed there after emptying our snacks and had a photo shoot after that.
Coming down is not a difficult one. We just took around 1 hr 15 min to reach the base where we parked our vehicles. From there we decided to go to the near by lake so that we can prepare lunch there. Unfortunately, the lake was completely dried up. There is not even a single drop of water in that lake. We were in search of a good place to camp for preparing lunch. In the process, on the way , we visited a bhoganandiswara temple. After visiting temple we went ahead and parked near the base of another hill. After finding a good spot, we unpacked all our items required for lunch and started preparing. Some guys were fetching water, some were cutting vegetables, some making arrangements for the fire. At the end of all this, we prepared good food - veg pulav and raita.
We started back from our dining place at around 6 and reached bangalore by 8.
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