This is a very nice place. May be you can plan sometime.

About this Place :

This place is called Kalavaara Halli and the mountain is called Kalavaarahalli Betta (also called as Skanda Giri).  It is  located near Chikkaballapura - a small town under bangalore rural district.

Height  -- about 1750m from sea level.

Distance .. . From Bangalore 70+ kms

From Nearest Town/Medical Help :  Chikkaballapura

Nearest Airport/ Railway station: Bangalore

The Route(Getting there):

There are 2 routes to kalawara betta. One is take a turn towards Nandi Hills and go further to kalawaraVillage crossing Muddenahalli. This is shorter route than the one from Chikaballapur. Second one is to go to chikaballapur and then to kalawaraVillage. From KalawaraVillage ask for Omkara Jyoti Ashrama / Papagni Mutt. There is a shiva temple and vehicles can be parked there. This is at the base of the Hills.

Nandi to Kalawara to Papagni Mutt is 6 kms

Chikaballapur to papagni Mutt is 3 kms.

Level of Trekking: Moderate

Best time to visit:  November to January - Pramod captured these clouds during his visit in mid-Jan. Pre-monsoon will be foggy.

Trek time: 2 to 3 hours to reach the peak during daytime. A very nice place for moon-light trek.

 ** must carry Water, first aid box, Snacks or light foods as nothing available on the top or on the way to Trek from papagni Mutt


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