We all started from Bangalore on a Friday morning and it took about 7 hours by bus to reach from the Bangalore bus station to MM Hills. Given our large group it was a comfortable bus ride. We took a night halt at MM Hills and started the trek the next day. Accommodation is fairly difficult to get owing to the fact that MM Hills is a pilgrimage spot. One might want to plan this part in advance.
On day 1, we started the trek at about 11 in the morning. It was about 14 kms from MM Hills to naagamale. The first half of the trek was fairly easy as the terrain was relatively smooth except for a few areas. Given the higher altitudes, the climate is really cool and welcoming. We encounter a couple of dainty little towns along the trek. There are a series of uphills and downhills which aren't for the faint hearted. The first day though not very adventurous, was a spectacle to some breath taking views on the way to naagamale. There is a good spot where you can rest for a while and enjoy the view. The whole of the 14 kms to naagamale doesn't take more than 4-5
hours. So make sure that you stop regularly and enjoy any location that you might feel like enjoying. We reached naagamale at around 3, where we had lunch. We took some canned and ready-to-eat food fearing the worst. However there is a small hotel kinda thing that serves sambar rice. Post lunch we went to see the Shiva temple at naagamale where the rocks form a serpent shape around the temple. There are no guest houses at naagamale. We had to stay at a warehouse (Looked like one atleast!) where we slept in our sleeping bags.
The best part of the trek was Day 2 where we headed from naagamale to palar. We started at 7 in the morning when the sky was fully cloudy. The visibility was hardly about 10-15 meters. It was about 8 kms from naagamale to Palar. This route was a lot more complex than what we encountered 
on day 1 as we had cross 3 mountains. Treading the boulders we moved on towards palar. There was a good location to stop in the middle where river flew once. We rested there for about an hour and then proceeded to Palar. This part of out trek was far more challenging physically.We reached palar at about 3 where we had to catch about 3 buses in order to reach Bangalore. It a whole different story once we reached bangi as it involved teachers and tequilas and what not!!
What to carry : Sleeping bags, Water(Lots of it), Some ready-to-eat food stuff. Tents were not really necessary.
Difficulty : Moderate
Whom to contact : The website provides all the details of the phone numbers and addresses
Overall cost : It was one of those cheap ones that cost you around 2000 INR.
3 comments:
difficulty easy :P
hehehehe
it would have been lot more easier had we not taken the tents
Good Info..
really informative!
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