A short two-day trek to Kumara Parvatha, a local mountain in Karnataka
Kumara Parvatha stands only 1,712 m tall. Karnataka doesn't have high mountains by Himalayan standards but it is the sixth highest. But every trek to the peak of a mountain has invariably involved arduous efforts of different kinds on my part. The trek up to Kumara Parvatha was supposed to be very tough, and so, for my 55th birthday, I decided to do it. I started at 4:30 am on February 6 from home for the Hyderabad Airport. Seshu Parvatha, a part of Kumara Parvatha range The easiest way (and cheapest) is to join a trek group from Bangalore: They start Friday night by bus, Reach Kukke Subramanya (the closest temple town) early Saturday morning, Trek up mid-way to Battara Mane (or Batru Mane, or Giddi Gadde as the locals refer to it) by Saturday evening, stay overnight, Trek up to the peak on Sunday starting very early, Descend all the way down by late Sunday evening to Kukke Subramanya Start back to Bangalore by bus Sunday night to reach Monday early morning....