drive out · skandagiri · bangalore
Pre-dawn 4am trek to a 70km hill where the clouds sit below the summit. Permit-only, book ahead.
why we keep going,
Karnataka Forest Department permit is mandatory and online-only. No walk-ins.
Two and a half hours up, two back. Headlamp, water, a layer for the top.
October to March is the window. Off-season, you'll hit the summit in fog with nothing to see.
vibe
while you're nearby,
dessert · nandi hills
Karnataka's dairy cooperative makes ice cream you can buy from a kiosk for under a hundred rupees.
drive out · nandi hills
Leave Bangalore by 4am, hit the ghat road at 5:30, watch the cloud line break from the summit by sunrise.
outside · hesaraghatta
A 1000-acre drive-out lake with grassland edges. Bird photographers' favourite, 30km from the city and worth it.
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