Skandagiri - A hidden beauty

The trek starts from Papagni Temple near the village of Kalwara. The previous days were bit rainy soo the path was bit muddy but thank God it isn't much slippery. we have to trek almost an hour and a bit more to reach the top. As we were climbing up the view was getting better and better. You can see the Kalwarbettar fortress right ahead of you during your trail. After walking through some dense foliage, you will reach the fortress, but the fun has just started. There are six such ruined fortresses which lead to the ancient temple at the top. The view throughout is glorious and along the trail, there are small samadhi caves where you can rest for a bit.There were people who were camping there from yesterday night to get the view of sunrise. unfortunately the day was cloudy so i didn't had any high hope about the Sun rise.

we reached the viewpoint which is around 200 mtrs down from the top, place had some visitors already and the view was amazing. As we accepted the fact that we are not gonna get a good view of Sun rise today due to the cloudy morning we spend more time in the view point and clicked a lot of pics and videos.

My yogi girls (Aishwarya & Bhavana) were so excited to pull out some advanced asanas to flaunt their flexibility there and ya people will love to get captured at such a beautiful view point. We can see clouds passing very near by from there and it was an experience to relish.

After spending enough time we went up to top, the wind was blowing really hard there. There was a small temple on top, we spend some time there. Took some snaps, enjoyed the view then we started our way back. we reached below by around 10 am and by noon we entered Bangalore City. Skandagiri is an ideal place to choose if you are planning anything for your weekends.

HOW TO REACH?

You can take a bus from Bangalore to Chikkaballapur. From there you could take a 15-minute auto-rickshaw ride to the base point in Kalawara village or walk on foot. Or hire a cab from Bangalore to drop you to Chikkaballapura.

TIPS TO BE NOTED

Carry lots of water while night camping and stay hydrated.

Take a comfortable backpack.

Carry a raincoat in monsoon and a windcheater jackets in winter.

Wear good hiking shoes or canvas shoes, much needed for a better traction and avoid a fall.

Pack energy bars and light snacks.

Carry a torch with batteries to help see at night.

Wear a hat & sunglasses.

Carry basic toiletries.