Went on a short trek after a long time - a sunrise trek to Skandagiri hills.
Like any other sunrise trek, we had to start early in the night to catch the first sun rays. We left home/Bangalore at 1.45 am by car on a Sunday morning and reached the foot of the hills around 3.15 am. Skandagiri is located near the Kalavara village in Chikkaballapura district.
There were a lot of trekkers that day and by the time we started our climb it was 4 am. It was a narrow trail and it gets steep after a short distance. The initial stretch had us climb via a small stream and trying to find dry stones to place our feet to avoid getting our shoes wet. It was not a very easy trek and we thoroughly enjoyed the climb.
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| Beautiful crescent moon |
The sky started changing colours slowly as time passed and we reached the top around 6.30 am, just in time to see the gorgeous sun peeking out.
It was windy and climbing some more distance led us to a slightly higher elevation with a beautiful Shiva Linga temple located on top.
We sat at the top for one hour, enjoying the view and the cool breeze. We started getting down at 7.30 am.
It took us 2 hours to come down and by 9.30 am we were at the entrance.
It was a very good trek 😊 with good company and we covered a total distance of 9 km during the trek. We stopped at 'Paratha Point' for breakfast before heading back home 😀
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