Upcoming Biking and camping trip - preview

Finally got my bullet first service done and its time to ride the ghats section of western ghats. Now I can think of opening her a little on the highway and tune her for even more upcoming rider mania ride.

Ady my long time biker buddy and shobhit another biker buddy are coming for the trip along with me. So what is unique about this trip for me, here are few things to begin with
1:We are not gonna to stay in hotel, but pitch our tents and camp in the wild, though we will have guest house .
2:I think this will be India's first classic 500(two of them, mine and Ady's) long trip ride
3:For the first time, I will be traveling with so many gears, riding + camping
4:I also plan to keep in touch with my running habit so planning to get some hill training.

Also ady has done lot of solo trips to pondy, kudremukh and it will be good occasion to catch up with all the gossip and confirm the rumours.

Equipments I am planning to carry
1: 7'*5' ultra portable tent
2: Sleeping bag
3: Dynamo Torch
3: Running gear - 2 pair of shorts, running shoes, 2 t-shirts
4: Biking Gear - saddle bags, bungee chords (4) & tank bag, jackets, one pair of gloves & balaclava(3)


Now finally coming to the ride plan.

25th December
6 am Mekhri Circle


DAY 1 360 km approx
tumkur road - nelamangala - left turn kunigal (BREAKFAST)
- yadiyur - hirisave - hassan.
GO ON MANGALORE ROAD - NOT BELUR/HALIBED (no point photographing in high sun) BUT GO TO SANKLESHPUR RIGHT TURN TO GONIBEDU - MUDIGERE, RIDE TO KOTIGEHAR
GO TO BELUR HAND POST (read it right ... not the BELLUR of hassan) GO STRAIGHT - THATS GOING TO MAGUNDI
Thats our ghat bang which in biking terminology means ghat section with hair pin bends and curve will start.
MAGUNDI - KALASA - KUDREMUKH

camp in Kudremukh

DAY2:
LAKYA DAM tour - PROBABLY THE MINES
LEAVE TO SRINGERI THRU THE SCENIC SK Border

SRINGERI -KOPPA - NARASIMHARAJA PURA - KEMMENGUNDI (WE LOOK FOR FIELDS AND PARK)

camp somewhere

DAY 3

EARLY MORNING RUSH TO MULLAINGIRI JUST TO FREEZE - CHICKMAGALUR
BELUR - HALIBED AND THEN TO HASSAN
LUNCH AT HASSAN - SOUTHERN STAR
AND WE ARE AT BANGALORE

Total distance approx - 1300 kms.




Now coming to route