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Hi,
Still ***** has an itch to arranging one 1 day trek on sat or Sunday, he will be announcing it soon.
VT Participants will get back their refunds lately by Tuesday.
regards, On 6/22/06, Neeraj Malve <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
!! HouseFull !!
We are closing entries for Veerappan Trail trek (24/25). Please do not transfer money in this regard. We will soon be sending email with the final participant list.
Thanks and have a great day!
Regards,
Vikram Team BMC
Gang -
The "more-details" mail for the coming trek -
Trek-in-brief:
This is a two day trek. The trek starts from Bedaguli. After about three kms of walking you will find a two faced rudraksh tree, a rarity, in a place called Kendemaradapala. An ascent starts and you have to pass through research plantations, wet decidous and shola forests. Halt of the first day at Jodigere in a pucca building being used as an anti-poaching camp. Second day you will travel towards Triple point. This point is a cairran made on the ridge line dividing the three forest divisions of Chamarajanagar, Kollegal and Sathyamangalam. From here a valley is crossed and you reach Bettadahalla. Walking all along the boder of Karnataka and Tamilnadu you will see one of the most beautiful and rich forests in the whole world. You will reach Bylore after walking for 13 kms from Jodigere.
![]() (C)- Karnataka Forest dept.
Please find the details of the Veerappan trail trek (Bedaguli to Jodigere to Bylore) trek -
Tentative schedule:
Departure at Bangalore: Symphony theatre, 7 AM., Saturday 24.06.2006
Arrival at destination: 1 PM., Saturday 24.06.2006 Start trek 02.30 PM., Saturday, 24.06.2006 End trek 01:30 PM. Sunday, 25.06.2006 Departure to Bangalore: 3 PM Sunday, 25.06.2006 Arrival at Bangalore: Symphony theatre, 9 PM Sunday, 25.06.2006
Trek Schedule: Day one: Start from Bedaguli at 2:30PM. Trek to Jodigere. Time to be taken is three hours of trek to reach and halt at Jodigere.
Day two: Departure from Jodigere at 8:30AM. Five hours of trekking to reach Bylore. Either a night halt or dispersal as circumstances demand. Distances and Duration:
Number of days: Two days
Number of night halts: One night at Jodigere. If needed extra night halt at Bylore. Total distance to be trekked: 22 kms Distance to be covered on the first day: Nine kms - from Bedaguli to Jodigere Distance to be covered on the second day: Thirteen kms - from Jodigere to Bylore Possible bird/animal sightings:
Bison, elephant, peacock, hyena, hare, sambhar, spotted deer, black buck, wild boar, etc., and wide variety of birds. Difficulty Level:
Easy to Moderate
Camp Facilities: One gets to stay at Bedaguli in the Forest department's guest house. At Jodigere, there is a forest department guest house with bare minimum facilities. Your first day halt will be here. Boarding and lodging is provided by the Forest department on payment according to the tariff.
Transport:
Tempo Traveller
To Carry
For Backpacking details see: https://bmcindia.org/backpacking.htm IMP: Carry your own Sleeping bags, Sleeping mats, energy food/drink, torch light etc. Planned budget
Rs. 1250 per person includes only transportation to and from basecamp, 2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner, accommodation, trekking permit and forest fees, medical kit, sundry expenses.
Please make your contribution payment to one of our Team BMC by Cash or Online Transfer:
Please write "<your name>-Veerappan trails" in online transfer description and mail the transaction confirmation to [email protected] Contact ***** @ 0000000000for any clarifications. Confirmation
Happy trekking,
Amit C. Patil
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