What and Where
- We are going to this hike + cookout to this place that has a lake next to a hill.
- It's about 60 km northwest of Bangalore, near Tumkur.
- The hike is about 4.5 km in total and is easy-moderate in difficulty.
- More detail about this trail here.
- Weather: ⛅ 30-40% cloudy, with almost zero chance of rain
Itinerary
- 6:00 am: start from bangalore
- 7:15 am: breakfast en route
- 8:30 am: reach trailhead and start hiking
- Hike around, swim, chill
- 12:30 pm: lunch
- 2:30 pm: start hiking back to the trailhead
- 3 pm: start driving back to the city
- 4:30 pm: enter city (and reach home based on where in the city you are located)
Inclusions
- 🔥 🫕 🥘 Stoves, fuel and utensils for the cookout/potluck
- 🧀 Some basic food items/pre-cooked food to be heated on the hike
- 🛟 Safety and guidance on the trail
- 🗓️ Shreshth will help with planning transport/coordinating carpool
Exclusions
- Breakfast
- Transport (we carpool and share fuel + toll costs though)
Transport
- We either carpool or use public transport (train or bus).
- If carpooling we share fuel + toll costs to the person getting their car.
What to wear
- 👕 Comfortable t-shirt
- 👖 Full-length (hiking) trousers [tall grass, so better not to wear shorts, you might get paper cuts]
- 🥾 Good grippy shoes
What to carry
- 🥛 2-3 liters of water in reusable water bottles
- 🧂Electrolytes (ORS/Fast&Up/Salt+Lemon)
- 🧢 Sunhat
- 🕶️ Sunglasses
- 🍲 Your choice of premade food to heat or something prepped to cook on the spot
- 🧥Rainwear
- 🏊♀️ Swimwear (+towel) [optional]
- 🎒 All of the above should fit in one backpack