Hi,
Planning to ride mysore - Gundalpete - Wayanad (Sulthan Batheri). Anyone tried this route? Is cycle allowed in the forest? Is it safe?
It is allowed Jishnu, no worries ,
Forest check post opening and closing time 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM..
Enjoy the Ride
Regards,
Silvester
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Thanks Sunil and Joseph.
Any recommendations on place to stay in Gundalpet?
The forest guard at the entrance however had tried to dissuade me from proceeding by saying cyclists were not allowed. I chatted with him for some time & said I had done rides through various wildlife sanctuaries, & also said I had ridden through Waynad forest sanctuary in the past. Once the guard felt I was not just doing the ride on a whim, and was a serious cyclist, he said cyclists were allowed, though the guards try to dissuade them. He asked me to be careful, but let me proceed.
It's a very good stretch; nice rolling terrain, & there is also a nice temple complex along the way.
Have a nice & safe ride.
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Yes agree with Berkeley.
But be very careful of elephants. They are scary.
On a rough day, they might chase you..
Hey everyone, thanks for the info.
I finished my ride few hours back. I took Gudallur route since it can save 40kms in my ride.
Bandipur section (Karnataka) of the forest and the road was the best and well maintained. Muthumalai section (Tamil nadu) road was in really bad condition.
At Tamil nadu border, a police officer stopped me and said cycling is not allowed. After talking to him for 10 mins, he asked for 100₹. I tried to bargain, but failed.
Nadungani - Vazhikadavu descent was awesome. ~900 m to ~50m descent!
Here are the strava links.
Day 1, 200kms: https://www.strava.com/activities/477274655
Day 2, 170kms: https://www.strava.com/activities/478143456
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