Makalidurga

An amazing trek and a lovely day with great company!

We had decided to go on a trek to Makalidurga. It is around 60km from Bangalore, we left home around 7.30 am. We ate at  a nearby restaurant and started off. We reached the starting point of the trek at 9.45am. We started the trek at 10 am sharp. The path was a steep one! After climbing for sometime, the beautiful lake became visible. We took few pitstops to take pictures, to sit and soak in the beauty and finally reached the top at 11.45am. We spent more than an hour at the top. There is a fort at the top, and we walked along the walls. The fort also has a small temple hidden in the wilderness. We were lucky to have found the same. A beautiful peaceful Shiva temple called Makali Maheshwara temple! I was so in awe with the temple, and am glad I was able to go inside the temple!

We started back around 1.30pm. It was a sunny day! And we had to watch each step while coming down, as there was no flat surface! We reached the starting point at 2.30pm and drove back. With a stop for lunch, we reached home by 6.30pm. Overall it was an 8km trek!

First view of the hill