VANAMCOVE 
Night trek to a fort on a hill
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The night trek
- Night climb
- Summit set
Day 2 · The sunrise
- Sunrise deck
- Descend trail
- Return
Geography & terrain
Skandagiri lies in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka at about 1,450 m, 65 km from Bengaluru and 15 km from Chikkaballapur — the night-trek hill of the region, its 1450-m peak, the 1791 fort and the sunrise set on the Nandi hills.
History & culture
The hill's story runs with the 1791 fort era — the night-trek hill of the 1450-m peak and the 1791-era fort of the Tipu era, with the hill's modern role as the trek stop of the Bengaluru circuit and the home of the 1791-era walls and the sunrise decks and the 2010s-era trek trails; the hill's history of the 2000s-era permits and the moonlit camps, gives Skandagiri its night-trek character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/night
Mid-range
₹2,500–5,000/night
Comfort
₹5,000+/night
Things to do
- Night treks
- Fort ruins
- Sunrise decks
- Cloud corners
- Summit lines
Eat & drink
- Bisi bele bath
- Ragi mudde
- Mysore masala dosa
- Coorg pandi curry
- Mangalorean fish curry
Getting there
- Fly
- Bengaluru (BLR) / Mangaluru (IXE) / Hubballi (HBX)
- Train
- Bengaluru City / Mysuru / Mangaluru junctions
- Road from Bengaluru
- varies by district — 50–500 km
- Getting around
- Autos, metro in Bengaluru, KSRTC buses
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹8,500–15,000 (2 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Per day · Activities
- ₹2,000–2,400
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 20–31°C · None rain
- Feb · Best
- 21–33°C · None rain
- Mar · Hot
- 23–35°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 25–36°C · Moderate rain
- May · Pre-monsoon
- 26–35°C · Moderate rain
- Jun · Monsoon
- 24–32°C · Heavy rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 23–31°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 23–31°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 24–32°C · Heavy rain
- Oct · Good
- 24–33°C · Moderate rain
- Nov · Best
- 22–32°C · Light rain
- Dec · Best
- 20–31°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Kannada (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The season (Oct–Mar) holds the trek
- The trek asks the permits
- The climb asks the walking shoes
Frequently asked questions
What is Skandagiri?
The night-trek hill of the Bengaluru.
What is there to do?
The climb, the fort and the sunrise.
How long is the visit?
Two days.
Night trek to a fort on a hill
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