Bababundangiri to Kallahatagiri Falls
We dropped at Chickmagalur Bus Stand in the wee hours of Morning (Around 4:30 A.M). We were 5 in numbers namely Hemanth , Sanjay Krishna , Nagarjun , Dileep , Subrahamanya .We normally dont opt any private vehicle while going for a trek and as much as possible we opt for the local travel options. So the first bus that would set to Bababundangiri from Chikmagalur was at 7:30 A.M. So we were only bothered about killing our time till then. We slept till 6 in Bus stand and refreshed and we were all ready around 7. We went to nearest Hotel, had breakfast and were all set to new challenges that is posed during trek by 7:30 A.M . Our Bus set for a journey around 7:45 A.M.We took a seat which is adjacent to the driver. This seat gives us a panoramic view of the landscape.
Small Insight of Bababundangiri is explained well in the link provided
We dropped at Chickmagalur Bus Stand in the wee hours of Morning (Around 4:30 A.M). We were 5 in numbers namely Hemanth , Sanjay Krishna , Nagarjun , Dileep , Subrahamanya .We normally dont opt any private vehicle while going for a trek and as much as possible we opt for the local travel options. So the first bus that would set to Bababundangiri from Chikmagalur was at 7:30 A.M. So we were only bothered about killing our time till then. We slept till 6 in Bus stand and refreshed and we were all ready around 7. We went to nearest Hotel, had breakfast and were all set to new challenges that is posed during trek by 7:30 A.M . Our Bus set for a journey around 7:45 A.M.We took a seat which is adjacent to the driver. This seat gives us a panoramic view of the landscape.
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| Landscapes of BabaBudangiri |
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| L-R ( Nagarjun , Dileep , Hemanth , Sanjay ) |
Small Insight of Bababundangiri is explained well in the link provided
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| Bababundangiri Town |
We started from BabaBundangiri towards west to Kallhatgiri Falls. First thing you get to see once you move across a distance of around 2Km from BabaBundangiri is moderate big lake Gaalikere .
This is a index point to the trekkers moving towards Kallahatgiri Falls , from this lake you need to take a right direction which has a trail following the same.After following small trail uphills western ghats opens up its mesmerizing beauty which is not accessible so easily otherwise.
The images of the beauty of western ghats is shown in the images below
We then reached a juncture where the stream bisects entire hill and the whole stream is covered with a thick bushes which encapsulates the stream . The below image will give you a picture of how it looks like.
once you surpass this stream crawling through the bushes you will notice that the trail of humans which leads till the stream which started from Babundangiri is suddenly vanished.It gives us the impression that any humans didnt go past beyond this point. This mean that we totally lost our track and are clueless of our destination. Now we are at a juncture where we need to decide whether we are going forward which is totally unexplored and not sure of consequences and backward which is very easy but will not serve the purpose. Even in life we will come across such juncture where we have to decide to go forward or backward, though tracing backward looks easier it is worthless.We decided to go forward and take up the unexplored path and accept the challenge. Though this might look crazy but its very exciting to take up the things which is unexplored and gives you immense confidence.
We went on and realised we have lost our track during the course of our trek.now there is no option of returning back only option left is to go forward and explore the path.Our navigation expert Hemanth Prabhu came to our help . He told us to go to the peak and get the directions,probably we might end up with stream which leads to kallahatgiri falls.so one side we could see forest and entire terrain was covered with grasslands and other side was hill. We were totally confused and drained by the harshness of the sun.
Even our water was almost exhausted and left with limited resource. We sat down to have some bread which we carried all along Bangalore. This short refreshment could replenish our energy and we were back on track.now only options left for us was to move ahead, we always carry tent . we could see a valley and another stream bisecting the entire valley . This gave use some hope and we were blessed.
Atlast we came to point where entire grassland was covered with small flowers as shown in the pic. This really mesmerized us and gave some hope of returning back as this small flowers gives the hint of vegetation and people . so kept going ahead in the hope of finding some clues of people staying around.
By the grace of god we could spot the trace of trails at the far end of the horizon. We jumped with happiness and went ahead to chase it. Finally we could find a trail which leads us to the proper destination and we came across a trail which looked like a jeep trail. We were very happy to see this as this gave a hint that we are close to human population.We went bit further and we could see a curve and once we crossed this we could see abadoned palace which dated back to 17th century. Went further and could hear the stream flowing.The time was tick sharp 5 P.M.and we thought this is the right time to pitch a tent and call it a day.
Tips to pitch a tent : Always make sure your tent is at the proximity of stream , so it will be helpful to cook.
Luckily we were able to spot a stream and also we found abadoned fort . Some people told we will pitch tent near fort , but always stick to basics of pitching tent near stream. Fort was atleast 200 m from the stream. so we started taking out all our food items , which included ready to eat items like MTR fast food , Maggi noodles,bread toast and miscellaneous food items,. We didnt carry even plates and spoons to eat so we made plates and spoon
The morning rays of sun is so refreshing and will always be cherished
We took some photos and called it a day for the trek and we went down the jeep trail which led us to the nearest village and we had some refreshments. Then we continued in bus till chikmagalur and caught a bus back to Bangalore and made this trip one of the trip to be cherished in our life.
Blogger : Dileep Kudva
Team : Hemanth , Sanjay , Dileep , Nagarjun , Subbu
Place : Babbudangiri to Kallhatgiri
Distance : From Bangalore 250 Km
Nearest Place : Chikmaglur
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| GaaliKere Lake |
This is a index point to the trekkers moving towards Kallahatgiri Falls , from this lake you need to take a right direction which has a trail following the same.After following small trail uphills western ghats opens up its mesmerizing beauty which is not accessible so easily otherwise.
The images of the beauty of western ghats is shown in the images below
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| View opens welcoming trekkers |
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| View of Western Ghats |
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| Subbu and Sanjay Posing with the tent |
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| This reminds me of movie cliffhanger |
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| All look tired |
We then reached a juncture where the stream bisects entire hill and the whole stream is covered with a thick bushes which encapsulates the stream . The below image will give you a picture of how it looks like.
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| Clusters of vegetation around the path of the stream |
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| Stream flowing underneath the bushes |
once you surpass this stream crawling through the bushes you will notice that the trail of humans which leads till the stream which started from Babundangiri is suddenly vanished.It gives us the impression that any humans didnt go past beyond this point. This mean that we totally lost our track and are clueless of our destination. Now we are at a juncture where we need to decide whether we are going forward which is totally unexplored and not sure of consequences and backward which is very easy but will not serve the purpose. Even in life we will come across such juncture where we have to decide to go forward or backward, though tracing backward looks easier it is worthless.We decided to go forward and take up the unexplored path and accept the challenge. Though this might look crazy but its very exciting to take up the things which is unexplored and gives you immense confidence.
We went on and realised we have lost our track during the course of our trek.now there is no option of returning back only option left is to go forward and explore the path.Our navigation expert Hemanth Prabhu came to our help . He told us to go to the peak and get the directions,probably we might end up with stream which leads to kallahatgiri falls.so one side we could see forest and entire terrain was covered with grasslands and other side was hill. We were totally confused and drained by the harshness of the sun.
Even our water was almost exhausted and left with limited resource. We sat down to have some bread which we carried all along Bangalore. This short refreshment could replenish our energy and we were back on track.now only options left for us was to move ahead, we always carry tent . we could see a valley and another stream bisecting the entire valley . This gave use some hope and we were blessed.
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| Flowers decorating the grass lands |
Atlast we came to point where entire grassland was covered with small flowers as shown in the pic. This really mesmerized us and gave some hope of returning back as this small flowers gives the hint of vegetation and people . so kept going ahead in the hope of finding some clues of people staying around.
By the grace of god we could spot the trace of trails at the far end of the horizon. We jumped with happiness and went ahead to chase it. Finally we could find a trail which leads us to the proper destination and we came across a trail which looked like a jeep trail. We were very happy to see this as this gave a hint that we are close to human population.We went bit further and we could see a curve and once we crossed this we could see abadoned palace which dated back to 17th century. Went further and could hear the stream flowing.The time was tick sharp 5 P.M.and we thought this is the right time to pitch a tent and call it a day.
Tips to pitch a tent : Always make sure your tent is at the proximity of stream , so it will be helpful to cook.
Luckily we were able to spot a stream and also we found abadoned fort . Some people told we will pitch tent near fort , but always stick to basics of pitching tent near stream. Fort was atleast 200 m from the stream. so we started taking out all our food items , which included ready to eat items like MTR fast food , Maggi noodles,bread toast and miscellaneous food items,. We didnt carry even plates and spoons to eat so we made plates and spoon
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| Having Dinner at campsite |
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| Camp site |
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| Sun blessing us with ray of hope |
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| Unwinding the tent |
The morning rays of sun is so refreshing and will always be cherished
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| Team Set for departure |
Then we set ahead to find the falls which leads to kallahatgiri falls but we were never been able to spot it as the stream took lot of deviations and covered lot of bushes. We thought we will give a try next time as we were running out of time.As we moved we could see small trails which leads to the stream and we tried exploring the trail which lead us to opening of the falls and we were mesmerized to see the beauty
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| Kallhatgiri falls |
We took some photos and called it a day for the trek and we went down the jeep trail which led us to the nearest village and we had some refreshments. Then we continued in bus till chikmagalur and caught a bus back to Bangalore and made this trip one of the trip to be cherished in our life.
Blogger : Dileep Kudva
Team : Hemanth , Sanjay , Dileep , Nagarjun , Subbu
Place : Babbudangiri to Kallhatgiri
Distance : From Bangalore 250 Km
Nearest Place : Chikmaglur
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