Hello Readers - hope everyone is doing well and having a wonderful weekend! Let me take you all through the waterfall trail in North Karnataka that we explored last weekend - although its too late to visit any waterfalls now considering that there have been no rains in the past couple of weeks, I decided to take a chance and explore along with my biker brother - Vamsi who also rides a Snow White Royal Enfield Himalayan.
The weather was quite pleasant when we started the ride - our meetup point was at Pillar No. 36 of the PV Narsimha Rao Flyover - a 11.6 km Expressway connecting the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport with Mehdipatnam, and supposedly the longest flyover in India. We took a quick water break at NH 44 before taking the next turn towards Farooqnagar where we came across this beautiful beautiful waterbody - Rangasamudram - around 72 kms from Hyderabad.
We rode another 8 kms from this beautiful waterbody to fill up the fuel tanks for the rest of the journey. We were riding through a small village - Pargi and as we rode through the beautiful roads we could see endless windmills standing stall across the farmland - we were looking for a destination where we could get closer to the windmills and take some beautiful snaps back with us. Finally after around 13 kms from our last pit stop, we came across an area where we could ride our motorcycles to the windmills - it was a bit off the route but short enough to ensure we reach our destination within a reasonable timeframe.
We almost lost track of our time and we realized that we had spent more than 30 min at this place. we decided that we will have a quick Chai Break and from there on we will not stop anywhere in between.
We should have reached our destination by 9 AM however our long halt at Rangasamudram and at Pargi delayed this by close to an hour and we finally reached a view point from where you can see the waterfalls at a distance - this was supposed to be our destination as per Google Maps - we were left wondering as to how to reach the base of the waterfalls as the areas was fenced with barbed wire and there was not a soul in sight.
As we waited and explored the area for a while and find out if there was any road to the falls, we finally came across a local passing by who further guided us to the road that led to the falls. It was actually another 2 kms from the location that Google Maps brought us to only to realize that the forest department had barred entry to the falls because few people have died around a month back at this location, however much persuasion, the person manning the path finally let us in along with another Gujrati family who had come to enjoy the Gujrati New Year.
With just me, Vamsi and the Gujrati family there, it was kind of confusion as to which path to take to reach the base of the falls. as none of us had ever visited the place. Vamsi and me tried our luck initially by crossing a small water crossing that led towards what seemed to be a trek only to realize that it was definitely possible to take that route to the falls as we just did not have the proper shoes for this type of trek, but then this trek led us to some beautiful sights for us to relish later on.
With no one to guide us to help us reach the base of the falls, I decided to call up another biker brother who had visited this place in Oct 2020 along with the Hyderabad Chapter of the De-Offroaders Himalayan Group - Shaik Sohail.
In the meantime, the Gujrati Family also found the road and they asked us to come along. It was another 300 - 400 meters short trek through some narrow roads cut out of the mountains. We decided to help the family along as well as they had a small child as well as a pet dog and the trek would have definitely not been easy for them. a quick 15 min trek and we were greeted by a beautiful sight of the Dhab Dhabi Waterfalls - I am quite sure that it must be a much more beautiful sight during the monsoons than what it was now as the water flow was quite less. We spend close to 2 hours enjoying the beauty of the place and the cold water providing a much required relief from the heat.
📍 Bidar| Karnataka | India
Distance (from Hyderabad): 169 kms
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This was supposed to be the only destination for the day and we had no idea that the day was not over yet for us.
Stay tuned for the next part of this blog where I will take you through two more unplanned beautiful destinations..................
As usual before I end this blog, I would request everyone not to litter and leave every place better for our future generations to be able to enjoy the beauty that these places have to offer.
Travel Tips: Carry sufficient water and ensure to carry a garbage bag to ensure that you do not leave any waste and litter behind. The best time to visit this place would be just after the monsoons around the month of October
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