To begin with there were 8 members willing to make this trek but finally there were only 3 of the lot willing, after much persuasion Gururaj convinced a 4th member Karthik for this trek.
The idea was to trek from Bettada Bhaireshwara -> Peak 1252-> Jenkal Betta -> Dipadakallu Betta -> OG -> Gundia check post.
7th November:
We board a bus to Hassan -> Sakleshpur.
From Sakleshpur at 6:30 am |
8th November:
The jeep is waiting for us at Sakleshpur that takes us initially to Bettada Bhaireshwara Temple.
From Bettada Baireshwara temple |
From Hodachalli - Trek began here |
Jenkal Betta:
Is the tallest among all the peaks in the vicinity. The view up from here is majestic and is almost at 75Degree inclination. By the time we scaled down Jenkal betta it was 17:00 hours. We decided to take shelter for the night in the thick forest cover in the adjacent valley.
From Janukallu Gudda from Peak 1252 |
From Twilight Killer..... |
Night out:
The entry into the virgin forests with a sickle in hand was quite adventurous. The spot we chose was perfect, it had thick tree cover to protect us from strong chill breeze, stream near by to help us cook and plenty of fire wood to keep the camp fire rocking. Well the camp fire had more smoke in it than fire or warmth, the reason being the fire wood was moist and dew had set in..
From RED Hot Coke |
From MTR Breakfast |
8th November - Dipadkallu Betta:
Next morning we started at 9:00 hours out of the forest and head straight to Dipadkallu Betta we were ontop by 10:30 hours.
From Dipadkallu..... |
From Purushottam, Gururaj, Karthik & Rohit in Order |
The Trek Ends:
The way back to Maragonda was pretty simple and did not take much time. We had to wait a long time for the KSRTC Bus to come by and pick us up and drop us to Sakleshpur. We boarded a bus to Bangalore at 18:30 to reach Bangalore at 1:00 hours.
From Dipadkal as seen from Jenkallu Gudda |
Finale:
1.The weather conditions are extreme, hot during day and cold at nights
2.95% of the trek is in lack of tree cover/any-kind of shade
3.Water is available in plenty almost everywhere, carrying half to one litre is sufficient.
4.Carry fruits and vegetables those that can be eaten raw.
5.Jeep is an expensive affair, all places have bus connectivity from Sakleshpur.
4 comments:
Interesting blog, beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Something very beautiful about that picture Twilight Killer . This page was cached on my comp and I glad
hi
We are planning for this jenkal betta trek, can u provide you contact details so that i can contact you for more information on this trek.
hi, i m ananth from udupi,a member of youth hostel udupi,v r planning to trek for this jenkal betta on coming january 2011 ,i need ur help please give ur name, mail id & mobile number ok.my mail id is nageshi79@gmail.com
mob:09900144207,09844990462,the place is wonderful as seen by your photos thanku
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