Dec 21, 2006 08:19 PM
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Shivanasamudra is the second highest waterfall in india.. There were 4 bikes - 8 people
Herohonda Joy (Sterin, Nilby)
TVS Victor (Nirmal, Shameer)
Bajaj Discover (Lijit , Mahendra)
Herohonda Splendor (Vipin , Raman)
Distance and route
It was a long 120 km, 5 hr journey through Madiwala - Banarghatta road - Kanakapura road - Kanakapura - Malavalli - Shivanasamudra via NH 209. (1) Madiwala to Kanakapura – 50 km (2) Kanakapura to Malavalli - 48 km (2) Malavalli to Shivanasamudra – 22 km
Travel
We started at 7.30 after filling 6 liters petrol in each bikes. On the way we stopped at every 20 kms and took snaps. The road till Kanakapura is good. You can keep your vehicle at 45 - 55 km/hr. We had our breakfast from Kanakapura at 9.30am. Then we moved to Malavalli. Road is full of gutters and the riding was like a mud race. We surprised to NH - 209 name board on the way. Till Malavalli road was really horrible. You can just maintain a speed of 20 -30.The only entertainment on that road was the rally with a tourist bus full of COLLEGE GIRLS. After reaching Malavalli, the road till Shivanasamudra is too good to ride. You can keep the speedometer at 70 - 80 very easily.
In Shivasamudra
After reaching Shivanasamudra, first we went to see the details of Hydro electric power station which started on 1902. Water from one of tributes of river Cauvery was stored at a height. This water is passed through huge pipes (like one in Swades) to bottom to rotate turbines and produces electricity. After watching all these we moved to waterfall side.
Water fall 1
There are actually 2 water falls. One is a collection of a lot cascaded falls. There other one was falling in a stretch from a big height (350 feet). Water from.both falls (from different directions) combined and flows together thereafter. The view from above is really a nature's gift. We crossed the fence there and went down to have a closer look and to feel water spays from one of the falls. Reaching down to water was impossible It was steep down almost 200 feet. Trekking upwards was really difficult. We had meals from the main gate hotel. Good South Indian meals for mere Rs. 16/- .We came to know from locals that there another place to see at a distance of 7 km from there. Its from there that the cascaded falls starts its fall. So we moved to see the second one.
Water fall 2
We reached there after 15 minutes traveling. The place where we have to get down was near a mosque. We went down near the falls. Trekking through the rocks was really amazing. We found a nice place to have a bath near one of the cascaded falls. Place was not too deep. So everybody jumped into the water to get fresh after a long journey. We spent almost 2 hrs in water. After that we had a lot of snaps of different views of the waterfall. It was too good to watch and enjoy. We started our way back from there at 5 pm. We took a few photos in nice places with sunset as back ground. We reached Kanakapura back at 7 30 and had tea. We reached Madiwala, our home at 9.45 pm.
Conclusion
Altogether it is the longest and thrilling bike trip I ever had. Those who like riding will find it really wonderful except that 45 km Kanakapura - Malavalli bad road. It’s a nice one day trip for the youth in Bangalore who like bike ride, water and trekking.
