Nijagal Betta - 75 Kms

Google Map link: https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Siddara+Betta,+Halenijagal,+Karnataka+562111/@13.2467625,77.2160849,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3bb1d53e3d2e6561:0x1e540eb1284acad9

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Nearest landmark: CCD Tumkur, 200 mts ahead of the cut from Dabaspete.

Distance from Bangalore: 74 Kms from Bellandur

Highway: Tumkur Road.

Highway Type: You can cruise. Good roads. Near the hill, you will have to do some off-roading.

Places to Eat: Kamat Upachar

Trip Type: Hill climb, Trekking.

Trek Type: Steep, but easy as stairs are there. 

Time taken to trek up: 50 minutes.

Time taken to trek down: 30 minutes.

Activities: Cave Exploration, Off-roading. There is a temple and a Mosque on the top.

Time preference: Any time throughout the year. 

Bikes: TB500 (Me), TB350 (Anant), Duke (Nutan), Pulsar NS200 (Krutarth), FZ (Anand).

Parking available: No. We locked our helmets with front wheels (Nutan's Suggestion).

Tips: 

1. Carry a bottle of water. 
2. There are big rocks, If you are going on top, be careful. 
3. There are lot of monkeys. Don’t ping them. 
4. Leave early from Bangalore (around 5 am) to avoid sunshine on your head.
5. Searching Nijagal betta in google maps leads to 'siddara betta', where exactly you have to go. While, searching siddara betta gives you another result which 115 kms from bangalore. So don't get confused. Use the link provided above. 
6. Once you reach Peenya (Gurguntepalya), don't go above 50kmph. Cops might catch you in interceptor.