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Mesmeric Jog

Nittur – Jog Falls – Sagar

September 18,19 2010

This September CAM is organizing a ride to the mesmerizing “Jog falls”. This is the highest water falls in India and one of the must vist places of karnataka.

More information about Jog falls can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jog_Falls

What More?

The route taken to ride to Jog falls start near the base of kodachadri (sampekatte) and passes through one of the greenest path. The traffic in this route is minimum. Jog falls can be best viewed during this season as the falls will be at it majestic most.

Here are the pics that portray the amazing route. These are shot during the recee.

More pics can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/cyclingandmore/CAM13JogFallsRecee#

Ride information

Pedal from Nittur (or Sampekatte), which is near to the base of Kodachadri and ride on the periphery of linganmakki. The route which is pristine and green throughout.

The cost for the entire experience is 3500 Rs only. In case you dont have a bike, we can arrange for rented bikes for 400 – 600 Rs depending on the bike brand. 400 firefox and hercules act+ bikes. 600 for Trek, giant, canondale and merida bikes

Spread over a weekend of September, 2010 ; so no hassle of taking leave. You will be back in bangalore on sunday night.

In case you are not able to ride the complete distance, you could put your ride in our support vehicle and follow the fellow riders.

Ride Specification

Total Distance	Day 1 : 90 kms Day 2 : 50 kms
Road Condition	Road Bikeable (Patchy only for about 10-12 kms)
Riding expertise	Beginners to Experienced
Places of Interest	1. Jog Falls 2. Linganmakki 3. Kodachadri Base

Day 1: Nittur(or Sampekatte) to Kagor to Kargal to Jog falls, via pristine beauty. The path has rolling hills and beautiful vistas, the last 5 kms is mostly downhill taking a plunge into Jog Valley. Stay at Jog falls, so one can get enough time to visit the waterfall.

More information about the Day-1 route can be found here http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yqmambizwjghoiwz

Distance: 90 kms

Day 1 Itinerary : Saturday September 18, 2010

5:00 a.m	Reach Nittur
6:30 a.m	Start pedalling towards Jog falls after breakfast
1:00 p.m	Reach Kogar - Lunch point
4:00 p.m	Reach Jog falls
4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m	Jog Falls sight seeing
8:00 p.m	Dinner and stay at Jog

Day 2: Jog falls-Kargal-Talaguppa-Sagar. The ride is on the other side of linganmakki dam. And is through a less traffic route.

More information about the Day-2 route can be found here http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qcrxdcqnpmasbwjz

Distance: 50 kms

Day 2 Itinerary : Sunday Sept 19, 2010

5:00 a.m	wake up and get ready
6:30 a.m	start the ride
8:00 a.m	Breakfast enroute
11:30 a.m	Reach Sagar
1:00 p.m	Board the bus and start towards bangalore after lunch.
9:30 p.m	Reach Bangalore

We will be taking only 33 riders for this event, so hurry and register now.

The Cost of the event is 3500 Rs. This includes

a. Transportation of the rider and bike to and fro bangalore (on an ultra luxuary bus)

b. Food during the event

c. Support vehicle

d. Stay in a decent hotel at Jog falls(Non AC, sharing basis)

e. Hydration and snacks during the ride.