Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR

Tripoto
8th May 2022
Day 1

Plan

Explore Bengaluru surroundings with our half day ride to Amrutur hill and Markonahalli Dam. (Hassan Rd)

Details as below:
Date: 8th May- 7am starting time
Meeting point: NICE road junction, Tumkur road
Distance: ~120km one way

High level Plan:
* Ride brief and self introduction at meeting point
* Start ride by 7.30am
* Halt for Breakfast
* Continue to Markonahalli dam
* Ride to Amrithuru hill
* Head back to Bangalore
* Halt for lunch on the way
* Reach Bangalore around 3-4pm

Spend quality time with new friends and create loads of memories

Markonahalli dam is built across the river shimsha, Shimsha river the one which flows in Karnataka, one of the tributes of river Kaveri

Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy

This river is one of the major river in south india. River originates in Tiptur taluk, Tumkur district, flows for about 221 km before joining river kaveri.

Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy

This trip started by bike trip, all the crew assembled near the outskirts near nice road junction had early morning briefing.

Photo of Markonahalli Dam by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam by Durga Lakshmipathy

And the journey started for the bikers reached markonahalli Dam it's the first of its kind.

Has siphon system. After lunch and a Trek. We finally started our journey back and returned Bangalore but this is a must a place to visit if you are near Bangalore.

Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy
Photo of Markonahalli Dam - A bike trip by TBR by Durga Lakshmipathy