Skandagiri Trek
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.09 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,686 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,686 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,737 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 3,135 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 53 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 48 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1167
- Uploaded
- January 12, 2023
- Recorded
- January 2023
near Kalavāra, Karnātaka (India)
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Itinerary description
The trek requires prior registration.
Trekking permits can be obtained online through the Karnataka Ecotourism website [1][2].
Can be done with or without any guidance.
Scattered hills on the Deccan Plateau.
---(Track Details)---
* Kalawara village, Papagni Temple [1][3] (~960m) - parking space.
* Forest check point [1][3] (~960m).
* unnamed pass (~1090m).
* old steps with shrine-like structure [3] (~1340m).
* summit fort wall - northern side (~1400m) - view point.
* Kalawarabetta (Skandagiri) hill top (~1440m) - old temple of Shiva (Sri Bettada Shivana Gudi) [1][3][4] - view point.
---(References)---
[1] - Skandagiri - Bengaluru Treks - (karnatakaecotourism.com/treksdetail/TRK130).
[2] - Karnataka Ecotourism - (karnatakaecotourism.com) formerly (myecotrip.com).
[3] - Skandagiri Trek - IndiaHikes - (indiahikes.com/documented-trek/skandagiri-trek).
[4] - Skandagiri - Wikipedia - (en.wikipedia.org) (rev 04 Jun 2020, 05:39).
All links were public and accessed on 2023-01-13.
Trekking permits can be obtained online through the Karnataka Ecotourism website [1][2].
Can be done with or without any guidance.
Scattered hills on the Deccan Plateau.
---(Track Details)---
* Kalawara village, Papagni Temple [1][3] (~960m) - parking space.
* Forest check point [1][3] (~960m).
* unnamed pass (~1090m).
* old steps with shrine-like structure [3] (~1340m).
* summit fort wall - northern side (~1400m) - view point.
* Kalawarabetta (Skandagiri) hill top (~1440m) - old temple of Shiva (Sri Bettada Shivana Gudi) [1][3][4] - view point.
---(References)---
[1] - Skandagiri - Bengaluru Treks - (karnatakaecotourism.com/treksdetail/TRK130).
[2] - Karnataka Ecotourism - (karnatakaecotourism.com) formerly (myecotrip.com).
[3] - Skandagiri Trek - IndiaHikes - (indiahikes.com/documented-trek/skandagiri-trek).
[4] - Skandagiri - Wikipedia - (en.wikipedia.org) (rev 04 Jun 2020, 05:39).
All links were public and accessed on 2023-01-13.
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