It has been quite a long while since I last posted, so, I'm starting with small posts to get back into tempo of blogging. So, I thought about spreading gyaan and info about some treks that I've done. So, here comes the first one:-
Name: SAVANDURGA TREK
Trivia: Savandurga is the biggest monolith in Asia.
Location: somewhat 60-70 kms from B'lore, nearest town is Magadi
How to reach: Buses are available from the KR market bus stand. The condition of the buses is bad, so if you want a leisure trip then take a private vehicle, but you are going on a trek dude, who wants leisure ?? [:-)]. From Magadi catch a local auto till the starting of trek, just say savandurga to the auto-wallah, he will take you to your destination.
Many things make Savandurga a good place to start trekking. Firstly, its proximity to B'lore is a big point in its favor, then it is a short trek. But on the same hand the climb is not a cake-walk by any means. The climb to the top varies from easy to quite steep at some places. One differentiating factor from other treks is that being a monolith(stone structure), there is no soft grassy ground beneath your feet, so one gets exhausted easily. One thing I really wondered about is that what were those dogs on the top doing?? May be they were also nature enthusiasts, trekker dogs!!, sounds cool na?? [:-)]
Other than trekking Savandurga also serves as a destination for rock climbing and Mountain Biking enthusiasts.
On the whole a nice trek, you return home by the evening, have a nice sleep and wake up to the realization that you have been bitten by the 'wanderlust-bug'!!.
Name: SAVANDURGA TREK
Trivia: Savandurga is the biggest monolith in Asia.
Location: somewhat 60-70 kms from B'lore, nearest town is Magadi
How to reach: Buses are available from the KR market bus stand. The condition of the buses is bad, so if you want a leisure trip then take a private vehicle, but you are going on a trek dude, who wants leisure ?? [:-)]. From Magadi catch a local auto till the starting of trek, just say savandurga to the auto-wallah, he will take you to your destination.
Many things make Savandurga a good place to start trekking. Firstly, its proximity to B'lore is a big point in its favor, then it is a short trek. But on the same hand the climb is not a cake-walk by any means. The climb to the top varies from easy to quite steep at some places. One differentiating factor from other treks is that being a monolith(stone structure), there is no soft grassy ground beneath your feet, so one gets exhausted easily. One thing I really wondered about is that what were those dogs on the top doing?? May be they were also nature enthusiasts, trekker dogs!!, sounds cool na?? [:-)]
Other than trekking Savandurga also serves as a destination for rock climbing and Mountain Biking enthusiasts.
On the whole a nice trek, you return home by the evening, have a nice sleep and wake up to the realization that you have been bitten by the 'wanderlust-bug'!!.
2 comments:
Photo main to bahut steep lag raha hai..
Is it for Pros only ?
The trek is not for pros. It was my first trek, and it happens to be so for lot of others too . So it's pretty much do-able. The side u r seeing in the pics is for trek, it is much steeper on the other side. That's the side where professional rock-climbers come to satiate their thirst !!
One more thought here maybe its barren look makes it appear more steep, may be...
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