Savanadurga Fort — Attraction in Karnataka

Savina Durga, means it's Hill of death.

If you are planning to go for a trek here following are some strict instructions. Total trek length is around 3km from temple to Nandi statue in the top. There are 4 levels each divided by fort. Level 1 where you see the fort door (1st waterbottle vendors place) Level 2 where you see 2nd water bottle vendor place. Level 3 where you see actual fort Level 4 where you see a Small temple with Nandi idol.

Rocks will be Hoter in some time of the day and in summer.

1.If you have any respiratory condition,This place is not for you to trek. You can trek until 1st level. Beyond its very difficult to get any sort of help in severe conditions.

2.you need to wear good quality trekking shoes which offer proper grip on any surface.if you still want to trek with slippers and sports shoes you might need to have a health insurance or life insurance in case of a slip.(2nd level to 4th level of the trek)

3.water and electrolytes- keep them handy as trek will drain out most of your body water as sweat. At level 1 and 2, you will find vendors selling water and softdrinks (200ml limka costs 50rs)1ltr water costs 40-60.

Better wear polarized sunglasses if you are starting trekking after 1130am.

5.Dont take elders Children below 10 years beyond level 2.climbing will be easy but depending will be very difficult.

Now coming to the experience,it's a fair trek for people who exercise daily and they will say it as a moderately difficult trek. People who occasionally workout,aerobics are neglected will feel the treak difficult.

The view from each level elevates its beauty as you climb to all levels.

Stay safe stay attentive and vigilant, have a great...

Horrible experience. Never heading out in that part of Karnataka again.

There were some folks who got stuck in the rocks up on the peak. Nobody knew exactly why. The fire station/rescue responsible for Savanadurga were called. While carrying rescue gear to the peak, they proceeded to assault and hit the trekkers they met on their way up, who were only minding their own business and not disturbing rescue operations.

I was just walking down, and one of the fire station officers called me, asked my name, and then hit me on the back of my head. Another officer in a white uniform did the same. These blows were pretty hard and hurt a lot. I feel sorry for the families of these officers and wish that nobody ever goes here. When i tried talking about this to the fire station officer stationed at the base of the mountain, one old village lady told me that it's our own fault that we were here in the evening. It was 5.30 pm and the sun was up till 6.45 pm.

Another trekker said he smelled alcohol on the officers.

While I have had an awesome experience staying in Bangalore, and the state officers have been super nice, this incident will make me think twice about trusting them.

In all, please avoid Savanadurga. Not worth it. There are plenty of excellent mountains nearby. If you do get in trouble, please call a lawyer or a good contact before contacting the fire brigade for help. They are not to be trusted. Unprofessional and...

The fort of way is dangerous for real, but it comes with a choice. Savandurga is the largest monolith in Asia, its the rock climbers and trekkers paradise. Its called fort of death because of the inclination on the rock, making it difficult to climb.There are many routes to reach this place, we chose via Dodda Aaladamara (That's Big Banyan Tree). On Mysore road take diversion on right to reach Big Banyan tree, continue to reach the beautiful Manchanbele Dam aka MB Dam, further with tricky roads it leads to Savandurga. Its amidst forest region, at the bottom there is old a Narasimha Swamy temple, on foot way continuing from temple it leads to the rocks. The Main rock is split into two the white rock and the black rock due to ageing. One of the trek route inclination is up to 70 degrees other moderately difficult, but inclination is trek able. We tried the 70 degree route ending with torn shoes, some villagers climb with bare foot on this route!! It takes lot of energy to climb this route we were accompanied with drizzling rain. There is Anjaneya temple on the way with many old fort ruins, mostly built during Kempe Gowda's reign. With lot of excitment and fun we reached the peak of the monolith, the view from here is worth climbing and the zephyr was soothing. There is a old Nandi temple with a huge bell which adds to the peaceful...