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Place:  Nijagal betta / Siddara betta, Tumkur Distance:  62 x 2 =  kms Route:  Vijaynagar -> Nelamangala -> Dabaspete -> HaleNijagal Betta -> Shivagange Crew:  Santosh and Sagar Bikes:  Bajaj Discover 150 Budget:  250/Head This trekking would have never been possible without Santosh. After canceling trekking to this place for around 3-4 times had thought I will never be able to conquer the Nijagal Peak, fortunately Santosh joined this adventure. To make things simple I have divided a single day journey to two posts,  1 -  Nijagal betta / Siddara betta - Exploring ancient temples    (One you are reading right now) 2 - Shivagange trek - Calm, peace, adventure Brief about the place :   Nijagal betta is a rocky hill lying close to Dobbaspet town in  Karnataka . The hill lies very near to the  Bangalore  Pune National highway (NH4) and is also called as Siddarabetta . Nijagalbetta has ruins of ancient temples and  fort  built by Chickadevaraya Wode

Place:  Shivagange Hill, Tumkur Distance:  62 x 2 =  kms Route:  Vijaynagar -> Nelamangala -> Dabaspete -> HaleNijagal Betta -> Shivagange Crew:  Santosh and Sagar Bikes:  Bajaj Discover 150 Budget:  250/Head This is the second part of my trekking from the previous post  Nijagal betta / Siddara betta - Exploring ancient temples Brief about the place:   Shivagange is a mountain peak with a height of 1368 meters and Hindu pilgrimage center located near Dobbaspet, in Bangalore Rural district India. It is situated 8 km from the town of Tumkur and 54 km from Bangalore  Shivagange is a tall conical hill with a series of temples on the way uphill. There is a small source of water at the top which is considered to be sacred. There are steps laid on the top with steel bars to hold on inorder to navigate the rocky terrain. Shivagange Hill Note: I have added some photos from my last trek to make a better picture of the place. Continuing from Nijagal betta: A

Place:   Muthathi, Kaveri river bank, Mavalli and Art of Living Bangalore Distance: 115 x 2 = 230 kms Route: HAL -> Banashankari -> Kanakpur -> Halaguru -> Mutatti Crew: Vinay, Siva, Suresh, Sagar Bikes: Bajaj Discover 150, Hero Ignitor Budget: 300/Head 12.09.2014 my last day at LG. We had decided to go for  one last bike ride,   no more places left out to explore so ended up with my last option Bhimeshwari & Mutatti. Had a bad experience in the past when I met with a minor accident on Mekedatu road. Brief about the place :  Muthathi (or Muttatti) is a settlement situated on the banks of the  Kaveri river  near  Malavalli  in the Indian state of  Karnataka . It is surrounded by a dense forest which is the home of the Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary. The location was blessed with  Sita  and  Anjaneya , and there is a small temple dedicated to Anjaneya near the town. Saturday morning:   After chilling out party till 1 am Frida