Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore

Lukeskywalker · 31st December 2010, 17:11

@Pavan, this place was actually discovered by Rudra and Jaggu, we guys started using this place for car shoots much later, in fact we even had a Tbhp car shoot meet here long ago.

Black Storm at Hesarghatta

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@ Ampere,
do buzz me when you come over, I work very close to this place.

AvonA7 · 31st December 2010, 22:41

@kittigadu - wonderful pictures! Looking at the pics first thing came to my mind is serengeti grasslands of Tanzania, especially the 08th pic.

@pavan_kadam - the 2nd pic of your bug is a classic pic of a classic car, beautiful. Your garage is quite unique.

ampere · 1st January 2011, 08:37

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Originally Posted by kittigadu

The nice road ends somewhere halfway between Nelamangala and Heserghatta Road. Take the ramp towards the city and stay on the service road for atleast 3 kms. After IBP on your left hand side, take left onto Heserghatta road.

Ask for heserghatta village for directions. Just before the village, take right towards the lake and film Studio. half km after the govt film studio, take right onto the mudroad ( towards Our Native Village ).

Thanks for that route guide! Helps perfectly. I was initially thinking of the taking the Doddaballapur SH and then branch off at "Shreyas Retreat" (which I saw in Google Maps), cross the railway crossing and then head to Hessarghatta village.

May be try one this way and be back the other way!

Also how hit this place from NH7 (Bellary Road)? Should one go through GKVK?

sami316 · 1st January 2011, 09:06

Amazing place Kittigadu. Its really unbelievable that such place exists near Bangalore. Got to check it out soon. By the way the pics were good. Thanks for sharing.

parvezshah · 11th January 2011, 19:12

Nice place, and its easy to reach also just find hasserghatta main road , ask for hasserghatta farm , just about 1km after that you should see the grassland on your right hand side

rjstyles69 · 11th January 2011, 20:40

Well this place has quite a bit to offer and every season the terrain changes from dry grass to greener pastures. A few of us had done a photo-shoot here back in 2008 and I had put up a thread : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ddy-forum.html .

Truly the masai mara of India, have had a wonderful time here shooting some brilliant pictures. One of them even made it to Wikipedia.

pavan's beetle

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lukeskywalkers Dicor.

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My Scorp'

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MohsinRoadster · 12th January 2011, 08:33

Beetle's pic under the tree is simply unique.

Jayabusa · 12th January 2011, 13:33

^^Completely agree! That pic could adorn desktops worldwide!!
This thread is a wallpaper trove.

Fauji · 12th January 2011, 18:34

The places around Hesaragahtta has always been beautiful. I fondly remember we going there for picnics as kids thirty years ago. If you are there during the months of May/June, you can see the beautiful blooms of Flame of the forest (Mutthuga in Kannada)which are fairly dispersed around Nrityagram/ Hesragahhata area. The semi dry bed of Hesraghatta lake also has some nice wild flowers.

A good place to explore on bicycle as well.

After exploration, Taj Kuteeram is a good place to chill out

benbsb29 · 13th January 2011, 13:23

Lovely place for a visit. Had visited this place as part of a TBHP meet sometime ago. Some pics i had clicked when here:

Lukeskywalker's then new-Accent.

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My car.

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ampere · 13th January 2011, 15:46

Guys, how is the access to this place from Nelamangala? Is it good to take the Nelamangala-Doddaballapur road and then branch off in between.

Google maps show this route:

NICE Junction to Hesaraghatta

I know there is straight route (show in the below link), but I think it would be difficult to wade through that area. It would be easier to get on to the Elevated Toll road and then take the SH.

Nice Junction to Hesaraghatta (Shorter Route)

Fauji · 13th January 2011, 16:46

Ampere, Take the shorter route. You dont have to go up to Nelamagala.

amit.mishra · 13th January 2011, 17:09

Stunning pics and that Jeep pic is awesome

ampere · 13th January 2011, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fauji

Ampere, Take the shorter route. You dont have to go up to Nelamagala.

Do you have any route guide for the same?

Because its to get on the toll road and drive to Nelamangala and take the SH may be less cluttered. (Thought its double the distance from NICE junction).

arindamray · 13th January 2011, 23:57

@ampere: come back till the point marked in map T Dasarahali, take left from there - there is a black glass building at the corner - though it comes after the road from the side you are approaching.

31st December 2010, 17:11	#16
Lukeskywalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 1,243 Times View My Garage	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore @Pavan, this place was actually discovered by Rudra and Jaggu, we guys started using this place for car shoots much later, in fact we even had a Tbhp car shoot meet here long ago. Black Storm at Hesarghatta @ Ampere, do buzz me when you come over, I work very close to this place.
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31st December 2010, 22:41	#17
AvonA7 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: India Posts: 674 Thanked: 151 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore @kittigadu - wonderful pictures! Looking at the pics first thing came to my mind is serengeti grasslands of Tanzania, especially the 08th pic. @pavan_kadam - the 2nd pic of your bug is a classic pic of a classic car, beautiful. Your garage is quite unique.
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1st January 2011, 09:06	#19
sami316 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 485 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Amazing place Kittigadu. Its really unbelievable that such place exists near Bangalore. Got to check it out soon. By the way the pics were good. Thanks for sharing.
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11th January 2011, 19:12	#20
parvezshah Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 11 Thanked: 21 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Nice place, and its easy to reach also just find hasserghatta main road , ask for hasserghatta farm , just about 1km after that you should see the grassland on your right hand side
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11th January 2011, 20:40	#21
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Well this place has quite a bit to offer and every season the terrain changes from dry grass to greener pastures. A few of us had done a photo-shoot here back in 2008 and I had put up a thread : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ddy-forum.html . Truly the masai mara of India, have had a wonderful time here shooting some brilliant pictures. One of them even made it to Wikipedia. pavan's beetle lukeskywalkers Dicor. My Scorp'
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12th January 2011, 08:33	#22
MohsinRoadster BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 304 Thanked: 31 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Beetle's pic under the tree is simply unique.
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Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,447 Thanked: 70 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore ^^Completely agree! That pic could adorn desktops worldwide!! This thread is a wallpaper trove. Last edited by Jayabusa : 12th January 2011 at 13:36.
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12th January 2011, 18:34	#24
Fauji Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 1,003 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore The places around Hesaragahtta has always been beautiful. I fondly remember we going there for picnics as kids thirty years ago. If you are there during the months of May/June, you can see the beautiful blooms of Flame of the forest (Mutthuga in Kannada)which are fairly dispersed around Nrityagram/ Hesragahhata area. The semi dry bed of Hesraghatta lake also has some nice wild flowers. A good place to explore on bicycle as well. After exploration, Taj Kuteeram is a good place to chill out Last edited by Mpower : 14th January 2011 at 22:13. Reason: check our rules reg alcohol
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13th January 2011, 13:23	#25
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,103 Thanked: 14,184 Times View My Garage	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Lovely place for a visit. Had visited this place as part of a TBHP meet sometime ago. Some pics i had clicked when here: Lukeskywalker's then new-Accent. My car.
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13th January 2011, 15:46	#26
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,324 Thanked: 13,602 Times View My Garage	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Guys, how is the access to this place from Nelamangala? Is it good to take the Nelamangala-Doddaballapur road and then branch off in between. Google maps show this route: NICE Junction to Hesaraghatta I know there is straight route (show in the below link), but I think it would be difficult to wade through that area. It would be easier to get on to the Elevated Toll road and then take the SH. Nice Junction to Hesaraghatta (Shorter Route)
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13th January 2011, 16:46	#27
Fauji Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 1,003 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Ampere, Take the shorter route. You dont have to go up to Nelamagala.
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amit.mishra BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 37 Thanked: 7 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore Stunning pics and that Jeep pic is awesome
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arindamray BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 750 Thanked: 97 Times	Re: Day trip to the Beautiful Grasslands of Bangalore @ampere: come back till the point marked in map T Dasarahali, take left from there - there is a black glass building at the corner - though it comes after the road from the side you are approaching.
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