The windmills are spread along a vast hilly area and are all connected with criss -cross of trails. These trails are dotted with a lot of stones the size of a small football and many of them are hidden in the grass around the center of the trail.
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RIDE UPDATE
Last weekend, went exploring some trails around Chhanarayapatna close to Hassan along with a friend who was riding a SX250. Sharing some pictures from the ride.
We left home around 5:30 AM and met up at the Nelamangala toll. The highway was full of traffic including a few large riding groups. Morning weather was cool and we did encounter thick fog for a breif moment.
Breakfast was early at a highway joint known for serving delicious hot Thatte (plate) idlis along with a cup of strong filter coffee.
Not very fond of the boring highway, soon we went off it, exploring the google map for less travelled route. We were plesantly rewarded by a nice lake with a railway track running along one side. And we were lucky enough to witness a train pass by.
Soon we reached the windmills. There is a temple at the top and also a decent road leading to it. But as we detest the tarmac, we stuck to the trails which was rocky and dry. Not very difficult but enjoyable nontheless.
This place is about 150 kms from Bangalore and it was almost noon by the time we reached. We could feel the harsh and strong sun and the feeling of summer setting in. The scene around was mostly dry and barren with hardly any trace of green.
The windmills are spread along a vast hilly area and are all connected with criss -cross of trails. These trails are dotted with a lot of stones the size of a small football and many of them are hidden in the grass around the center of the trail. We were unsettled by a few of them as accidentally going over them and not landing right could lead to a fall.
From far, the scale of these windmills are misleading to say the least. They are simply humongous. We had a chance to see a few windmill blades kept on the ground and were simply amazed by the size and felt dwarfed. Each blade is so massive, one can easily walk inside it. We also noticed that it is made up of some sort of very light weight fibre with some alloy reinforcements. There was not much of wind so some of the mills were moving very slowly and some were still. We have all seen these these blades being transported on the highways, but kept wondering how were they carried to these places.
It was getting very hot and dry and time to call it a day. It is very important to carry good quantity of water for such rides as we get dehydrated very quickly on trails. We exhausted 4 litres of water between us in no time.
The ride back home was uneventful mostly comprising of NH75. All in all, a good outing and both the bikes performed fairly well.
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