Pics/Report - Trip from Banagalore to Nandi hill (Saturday 18th June)

greatDrive · 21st June 2005, 13:24

Hi all,
I am writing a small description of the visit to Nandi Hill(Last Weekend-18th Jun 05).

We( I, my wife & my kid) started in the morning at 11am from my place (Arakere, Banneraghatta Road), took the outer ring road to reach the NH-7. I didn't find much traffic till I hit Bellary road, There is still some work going on NH-7 and it makes you feel that you are still driving in the city. There a few streches in between which gives you a feel of highway and I was able to hit a speed of 140km/hr in my petra very easily. anyway It took me around 1 hour to reach Devanhalli Junction and Nandi hill was about 22 kms left from Devanhalli junction. The drive from davenhalli to Nandi was nice, roads were not that good but as there were just a few vechiles on road.

It took me around 20 minutes to reach the hill top in my car, eventhough I was disappointed with the traffic& Road condition of highways surrounding Bangalore, but after reaching there, I felt very relaxed with the coll breeze blowing across and after seeing the natures beauty.

I am posting some of my pics which were taken, since the wether was cloudly, they are not that clear as they should have been, but still its worth watching the nature beauty.

Road from Devanhalli to Nandi

On the Hill (Midway)

On the top of Nandi Hill

Me (with Family)

Me and My Petra

Have a nice time.

Cheers.

greatDrive

Rtech · 21st June 2005, 13:28

Nice! I hear a lot about Nandi hills. Is it to Bangalore what Khandala is to Mumbai?

Rudra Sen · 21st June 2005, 13:42

Rtech, Nandi hill +-70km from city center. The great thing is it's peak point is about 5500 ft above sea level. It's the same way to Jakur air strip we went for drag meet.

Great pics greatDrive. Looks like you had a good time.

Harrie · 21st June 2005, 15:22

Too much of monkeys there. They scratch cars, snatch food and make a nuisance.

Last time one big bad monkey stole my ice cream that i had just bought :(

deepakhon · 21st June 2005, 15:26

Nice pics and report. I am born in B'lore and have spent a major portion of my life here, but still have never visited Nandi Hills. My wife and I have been planning since two years to visit that place...... :-)

greatDrive · 21st June 2005, 15:35

HI Deepak,

It Happens, I belong to Agra and I have just seen TajMahal twice in 17-18 years of stay there, I relocated from Noida to Bangalore just a few months back and have visited (BG National Park, Banyan Tree, The Dam near it and now Nandi hill.

Hope you take your family soon.

Cheers
greatDrive

shravan316 · 21st June 2005, 15:39

Nice pics greatdrive!
Nandi hills brings good memories to my mind... had my first drive ever, in our car to the top of Nandi hills. The drive uphill is amazing! Especially the last turn before the arch!
And just before you hit the hill... you get a really long stretch of absolute straight road(close to 10kms!)...

greatDrive · 21st June 2005, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harrie

Too much of monkeys there. They scratch cars, snatch food and make a nuisance.

Last time one big bad monkey stole my ice cream that i had just bought :(

Thanks God Hanumanji,

I didn't went thru these problems, There were some monkeys around but they were not creating problems for anybody, At least I didn;t see it. But all this is always expected if you are going at places like this.

deepakhon · 21st June 2005, 15:43

Not for another year atleast. After a year, I will go with my wife and kid, which is due to arrive next month.

greatDrive · 21st June 2005, 15:45

Yes Sharvan,

You are right, The last Arch before reaching the top was really exciting, The other thing which I like about the trip was that it was very silent place (Not much of Noise) only the sound of fine Breeze blowing over the top. May be I went at the correct time when the weather was perfect to vist that place.

Sid Schumacher · 21st June 2005, 15:48

Great pics man....i went there a couple of times myself. Good place but the maintainence is not up too the mark. But I presume you had a great deal of fun.

greatDrive · 21st June 2005, 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepakhon

Not for another year atleast. After a year, I will go with my wife and kid, which is due to arrive next month.

Well congrats Deepak,

I can understand, Its high time when you need to relax at home with your wife and help her. even after birth you need to wait for at least 6- 7 months to go for a outing. One reason why I am visiting these places is because I didn't go anywhere for the last 15 months, because of the same problem but now my son is 8 months old and enjoys every trip.

greatDrive · 22nd June 2005, 19:01

Hello all,
Would like to know places at about 100kms from Bangalore with good Highways to drive on.
I want to check my Car's (Petra petrol) FE on highways. Its giving 8-9 kmpl in bangalore city with 50% AC on. expecting at least 12km on highway as I got my vechile serviced yesterdey,
Car is showing just 1.2k only so want to visit places nearby to complete at least 7.5k in next two months.

My Office is very near to my home so only drive on weekends.

your comments please.

protege · 22nd June 2005, 21:51

BLR-Srirangpatna(Tipu palace & Bird Sanctuary)-Mysore (Palce et al).. can be done in normal weekends.
A a known secret about Nandi Hill.. start from Bangalore at about 2-3pm.. you'll reach there at about 4-5pm. Stay on top till it's dark.. you will be able to see well lit Bangalore in the horizon.. it's really a nice spectacle.. also uou'll be able to see yehlanka town and if visuals are good, then mysore also.

paharino1 · 22nd June 2005, 23:23

Hey...
The Petra seems to have 175/65/R14 Bridgestones...
What is recommended as a upgrade for tyres ?

21st June 2005, 13:24	#1
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	Pics/Report - Trip from Banagalore to Nandi hill (Saturday 18th June) Hi all, I am writing a small description of the visit to Nandi Hill(Last Weekend-18th Jun 05). We( I, my wife & my kid) started in the morning at 11am from my place (Arakere, Banneraghatta Road), took the outer ring road to reach the NH-7. I didn't find much traffic till I hit Bellary road, There is still some work going on NH-7 and it makes you feel that you are still driving in the city. There a few streches in between which gives you a feel of highway and I was able to hit a speed of 140km/hr in my petra very easily. anyway It took me around 1 hour to reach Devanhalli Junction and Nandi hill was about 22 kms left from Devanhalli junction. The drive from davenhalli to Nandi was nice, roads were not that good but as there were just a few vechiles on road. It took me around 20 minutes to reach the hill top in my car, eventhough I was disappointed with the traffic& Road condition of highways surrounding Bangalore, but after reaching there, I felt very relaxed with the coll breeze blowing across and after seeing the natures beauty. I am posting some of my pics which were taken, since the wether was cloudly, they are not that clear as they should have been, but still its worth watching the nature beauty. Road from Devanhalli to Nandi On the Hill (Midway) On the top of Nandi Hill Me (with Family) Me and My Petra Have a nice time. Cheers. greatDrive
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21st June 2005, 13:28	#2
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 369 Times View My Garage	Nice! I hear a lot about Nandi hills. Is it to Bangalore what Khandala is to Mumbai?
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21st June 2005, 13:42	#3
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,746 Thanked: 6,863 Times View My Garage	Rtech, Nandi hill +-70km from city center. The great thing is it's peak point is about 5500 ft above sea level. It's the same way to Jakur air strip we went for drag meet. Great pics greatDrive. Looks like you had a good time.
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21st June 2005, 15:22	#4
Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Too much of monkeys there. They scratch cars, snatch food and make a nuisance. Last time one big bad monkey stole my ice cream that i had just bought :(
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21st June 2005, 15:26	#5
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 77 Times	Nice pics and report. I am born in B'lore and have spent a major portion of my life here, but still have never visited Nandi Hills. My wife and I have been planning since two years to visit that place...... :-)
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21st June 2005, 15:35	#6
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	HI Deepak, It Happens, I belong to Agra and I have just seen TajMahal twice in 17-18 years of stay there, I relocated from Noida to Bangalore just a few months back and have visited (BG National Park, Banyan Tree, The Dam near it and now Nandi hill. Hope you take your family soon. Cheers greatDrive
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21st June 2005, 15:39	#7
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 10 Times	Nice pics greatdrive! Nandi hills brings good memories to my mind... had my first drive ever, in our car to the top of Nandi hills. The drive uphill is amazing! Especially the last turn before the arch! And just before you hit the hill... you get a really long stretch of absolute straight road(close to 10kms!)...
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21st June 2005, 15:43	#9
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 77 Times	Not for another year atleast. After a year, I will go with my wife and kid, which is due to arrive next month.
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21st June 2005, 15:45	#10
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	Yes Sharvan, You are right, The last Arch before reaching the top was really exciting, The other thing which I like about the trip was that it was very silent place (Not much of Noise) only the sound of fine Breeze blowing over the top. May be I went at the correct time when the weather was perfect to vist that place.
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21st June 2005, 15:48	#11
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	Great pics man....i went there a couple of times myself. Good place but the maintainence is not up too the mark. But I presume you had a great deal of fun.
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22nd June 2005, 19:01	#13
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	Hello all, Would like to know places at about 100kms from Bangalore with good Highways to drive on. I want to check my Car's (Petra petrol) FE on highways. Its giving 8-9 kmpl in bangalore city with 50% AC on. expecting at least 12km on highway as I got my vechile serviced yesterdey, Car is showing just 1.2k only so want to visit places nearby to complete at least 7.5k in next two months. My Office is very near to my home so only drive on weekends. your comments please.
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22nd June 2005, 21:51	#14
protege BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 51 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	BLR-Srirangpatna(Tipu palace & Bird Sanctuary)-Mysore (Palce et al).. can be done in normal weekends. A a known secret about Nandi Hill.. start from Bangalore at about 2-3pm.. you'll reach there at about 4-5pm. Stay on top till it's dark.. you will be able to see well lit Bangalore in the horizon.. it's really a nice spectacle.. also uou'll be able to see yehlanka town and if visuals are good, then mysore also. Last edited by protege : 22nd June 2005 at 21:58.
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22nd June 2005, 23:23	#15
paharino1 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 299 Thanked: 30 Times	Hey... The Petra seems to have 175/65/R14 Bridgestones... What is recommended as a upgrade for tyres ?
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