Bilikal Rangaswami Betta trek

It was Thursday. Desperately wanted some break from daily busy life. After couple of calls and random search in Google, we (me, Umesh, Jonson, William) finally decided to trek Bilikal Rangaswami Betta near Kanakapura. This hill is located around 55 km from Bangalore. You can even ride a bike till top but we decided to go by foot.

It was just 1 hour trek to the top. Trek route totally covered with forest. In the top of the hill, there is a Rangaswamy temple carved underneath a giant monolithic rock. We spent 3 hours there on top, hung around the temple exploring the hill and enjoying the aerial view of the place. There was greenery everywhere; it was real treat for the eyes.

Our descending took us less than 45 min. totally it was a good trek.

Some snaps:

 

Routing:

Total distance 53 km to 60km depends which place you stay in Bangalore

Bangalore – Harohalli (Kanakapura Road) 38 km

Harohalli take 2^nd left immediately after the bus stand towards Dodda Maralavadi 11 km. (1^st left goes through the Harohalli town to Anekal).

Dodda Maralavadi – Take right towards Koonala Doddi 7 km.

Koonala Doddi – Anjaneya Temple (From where trek begins) 2 km.

(When you enter Koonala Doddi village, take left just before the temple. After 100 mtrs you will get ‘Y’ junction. Take left here towards mud road. From here just stick to the main mud road till you reach Anjaneya temple where you can park your vehicle beside the temple). Surprisingly we saw the board of Bannerghatta National Park near the temple saying illegal entry is prohibited so and so; which means this hill area and forest belongs to Bannerghatta National Park!!!! Yes it was unbelievable!

Happy touring