It was Oct 13, 2012 (Saturday), My brother KCS and I wanted to break from melancholy of Bangalore city life. We decided to make a bike trip to Meke Datu, which was highly recommended by my room mate Bupesh. We read few blogs and started our journey around 1 PM; Every thing happened in 30 minutes !. In this digital age, only laziness can stop us from exploring the places around us.
There are dozens of useful blogs already available about this place.
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KCS drove the pulsar. From Koramangala --> SilkBoard --> Outer Ring Road --> Bannerghatta Road (Mico Layout stop)--> Outer ring road (J P Nagar) --> NH 209 to Kanakapura. Some 60 km drive and we had some tender coconut from a road side shop in between. Then, 30 km drive from Kanakapura to Sangama. This road was in good condition and one can see beauty of the Karnataka villages in this route. There are 3 or 4 hairpin bends to negotiate in this route. Reached Sangama by 3 PM.
There is one KSTDC hotel called Mayura is available for boarding and lodging now in Sangama village !. Then we quickly crossed the river, and took the one and only 'Malgudi days' bus to Meke datu, as we don't have time to walk 4 kms in the forest trail.
The bus fare is Rs. 50 (to and fro) and We waited for 30 mins to get enough passengers. In 10-15 minutes, We reached Meke datu and spend some 30 mins there. The rocks and river view is breathtaking, literally !. The Cauvery and Arkavati rivers join in Sangama, and goes in ferocious speed in between these small rock cleavages.
We returned to Sangama by 4:15 PM. The sun glittered in the river defined a new meaning to that evening and invited us to play. We didn't have time and people to play, though I longed for it.
We had some evening snacks in the nearby hotel and started by 5:30 PM to avoid night driving. While returning, We took the NICE bypass road towards Electronic City and it saved us great deal of time and traffic (Toll fare : Rs. 20). It is total 180 km, and needless to say, we had a great sleep on that night !
Tips :
This place is an ideal spot for one day trip. If you are planning for this place, start in the early morning thereby you can return early in the evening.
Bring some volley ball to play in the river. This is not possible in monsoon season, as you can not cross the speeding river by walk.
Also, don't miss the Chunchi falls nearby.
Choose the NICE road route, if you stay near Madivala.
