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Aavalabetta and Gudibande trek!

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We were eagerly anticipating our next trek after completing Antaragange expedition last week. We decided to trek Aavalabetta, which we all were unheard of. After browsing through some amazing pics on Google, we were quite excited to visit this place. Date: 23rd July 2016 Team: Dikshit, Mahesh, Naveen, Rajesh, Suresh and Shashi Difficulty level: Easy Route we took: Our trek began by passing through the temple arch at around 11 AM. Aavalabetta is a mere 2 KM away from the arch. Arch There is a well laid cement road all the way to the top. There were a lot of people heading towards the peak by bikes and cars. Also, there is a separate pathway on the left of the road laden with vegetation leading to the temple at the peak. We obviously chose that path, one reason being to enjoy the actual trek through greenery and the other to avoid the traffic on the main road. Road leading to temple Parallel pathway leading to temple This path did offer ...
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Antaragange trek

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Its been almost an year since the plan to trek Antaragange started. It used to get postponed multiple times due to one or the other reasons. Finally, it saw the light of the day on 17th July 2016. Team: Mahesh, Nanthan, Naveen, RajeshNag, Senthil, Shajin and Vijay. Difficulty level: Moderate Transport: 4 of us by bike and the rest 3 by KSRTC (Terminal 3, PF 8) bus. We all started our journey towards Kolar at around 8 in the morning. It took us around 1 hour 30 minutes to reach Kolar through a decent NH75 highway. We all got together around 10 AM in Kolar bus stand and had breakfast in an hotel before beginning our trek. Antaragange is around 4 kms from bus stand. The three of us took an auto while the rest reached by bike.  Antara Gange literally means "Ganges from deep" in Kannada.  The Milestone! Temple arch Staircase leading to temple There is a pond in the temple which gets a continuous flow of underground water from the mouth of a stone bull (ba...
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Kunti Betta Trek

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The onset of Monsoon brings with it the joy of trekking all over again!! We started this season's trekking with one day trek. We decided to ascend Kunti Betta, located close to Srirangapatna, in Pandavapura village, 140 KM away from Bengaluru. As the saying goes, most unplanned trips are bound to be the best ones, so was this trekking!! :) We planned this trek only the day before!! Itinerary: Bangalore to Srirangaptana :KSRTC Bus Srirangapatna to Pandavapura :KSRTC Bus We had our breakfast near a street side food centre in Pandavapura and packed Rice bath for our lunch. We walked the stretch of 3 KM from Pandavapura bus stand to Kunti Betta base, which took us around 30 mins. Midway on this stretch, we found a mini jaggery plant. We didn't miss to give it a visit. This is how Kunti Betta twin peaks looked as we approached its base. We reached the Kunti betta base at around 10:30 AM. Kunti Betta consists of two rocky hills. They are at a height...
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