Channarayanadurga/Channagiri Trek No. of days: 1 day (Half day trek actually) Picasa Web Albums: here A super indecisive trek this was. The place was decided only in the morning due to the transportation problem. Finally we decided to go by one car and a bike. The team – Arul, her husband Karthik, Ananthapadmanaban (aka anty), Vijetha, Anil, his sister Aruna and I. The meet up place was IISc. I reached there at 8:30am. Had breakfast in the mess with Anil and met up with Arul and group. After breakfast, we left IISc at 9:30am. On the way we packed lunch from Swathi which is just after hebbal flyover after kodigehalli signal. I rode with Anil, and the others travelled by car. After a good 1 hr, we hit the diversion that goes to Nandi hills. At the junction where a left takes you to the circle from where a right would take you to nandi hills, we had to take a diversion. Either take a right to Sultanpet or a left to hit NH207 and from there towards sultanpet. The channarayanadurga lies behind nandi hills. There are two access routes to the top. One starts from right opposite the basavanna temple. The other one is off the main road on the right when driving from sultanpet. The 2nd path is actually a nice path with steps and stones.We hit the path in about 45mins time. After some thorny experience and a good amount of exploring we reached the road. At 5:30pm, we left towards Bangalore. Stopping at sultanpet for tea and coconut water was a nice thing to do. After filling our stomach, we left to IISc. I reached home at 7:45pm. It was a nice one day outing. INFORMATION: Ideal time to trek: Previous day – Camp at the top – Experience sunrise - Trek down. Things to look for: Thorns Route: Blore > Devanahalli > Bellary Road till deviation on the left to Nandi hills > T-Joint intersection > Right > Sultanpet intersection > Left. 1st route – opposite to nandi temple on the left. 2nd route – before the temple, after the village, right on mud road.
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