Thattekere via Ragihalli safe?

[Mooseman]

Hello,

Has anybody done the thattekere lake ride via ragi halli state forest recently?

Is it safe? Is it allowed by the forest officials?

This is the route -- > http://tinyurl.com/y75eydnw

Do let me know.

[Chidambaran Subramanian]

2 years back I did this. Had to argue with the forest officials for close to an hour before they let me in. Enter the forest before 6 am , the forest officials come to work only at that time. It is silly but when they are there they will give you a hard time

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[Opendro]

I attempted a few years back. They didn't allow us. We tried asking what the villagers do as their homes are inside the gate. The guards said that they would allow us if we had come by car or motor cycle. Not by bicycle.

On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 4:52:55 PM UTC+5:30, Chidambaran S( Chiddu) wrote:

2 years back I did this. Had to argue with the forest officials for close to an hour before they let me in. Enter the forest before 6 am , the forest officials come to work only at that time. It is silly but when they are there they will give you a hard time

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Mooseman <vik...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

Has anybody done the thattekere lake ride via ragi halli state forest recently?

Is it safe? Is it allowed by the forest officials?

This is the route -- > http://tinyurl.com/y75eydnw

Do let me know.

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

When I argued about the villagers , they said 'All the villagers use a bike Sir, nobody cycles anymore' . There was a death that year , when someone wandered into the forest. I argued, and argued, refused to budge. Eventually they let me in.

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

However, I presume you know of those 12 crocs in Thattekere lake.

[krishna chandu]

It was okay few years ago when we did a ride. We were around 20+ riders then and we too had to please the officer there to allow us and finally got in the route.

You can find the ride details here -

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/bangalore-bikers/ragihalli%7Csort:relevance/bangalore-bikers/Vu6HHa5Yh-U/ZMb-6snb7pcJ

[Chidambaran Subramanian]

Err, how did ypu 'please' the officier? 

Did you say 'Please' in a certain torn. The thread was fun reading

[Yateesh Kumar]

Is it allowed?  NO

Is it safe? 

Well, it's debatable. Few pointers here

This area is known for elephant movement throughout the year. 

Home for leopards 

Villagers encounter bears on regular basis. 

There was a wild tiger movement reported for couple of months trying to enter bannerughatta Safari area again through the same surroundings. 

Now, I hope you can decide for yourself if you can outrun them in case needed. 

If I remember right, one guy who took this route to BBCh venue on harohalli - jigani stretch few years ago came face to face with an elephant. His bike was

ಪs pounded to pulp. However, the guy miraculously escaped and hid himself in a trench to avoid its fury. (you can search the thread in the group) 

All the best!! 

Cheers 

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[Mooseman]

Woah! Seems like this place is more trouble than I had anticipated. Will probably drop it. :-/

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[Mooseman]

Yes. Wasnt planning to enter the lake in any case.

[krishna chandu]

There was a talk that a mad elephant was walking across that route and attacked a cyclist then. Perhaps that is whom Yateesh is talking about.

Ya as a pledge, we convinced and promised that officer that we will not make any sound or invite any animal with our ride and maintain silence through the route :D It was around 8-9 am that we went and may be he is ok with that time to let us go.

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

The road is open , and is used by motor vehicles throughout the day. It is debatable whether a cycle is safer or not.

The incident with Joe happened in the Harohalli - jigani route not here, and he was there extra early. (Not on this route).

The road is technically supposed to be closed at night I think but the locals use it throughout 

[santosh kumar]

The elephant is mad? :)

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

Which one? The one that attacked Joe was probably in rut, the impact probably threw the rider into the ditch , that incident happened in 2012

[Opendro]

Chidu is right. It was on a BBCh race route : https://bvcoaching.in/2012/06/bbch-5-harohalli-jigani-road-race/

Here is the pic : https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2_vxEW8juko/T927q2U30KI/AAAAAAAAKro/iKCIHXBbsog/s912/Elephantbike1.jpg

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[abhay kerur]

BTW, last week or two back there was some crocodile attack at Ragihalli lake. It was in the papers

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

Thattekere, not Ragihalli

[Chidambaran Subramanian]

How did those crocs get there? No major river nearby! I remember Ashish had posted the crocs image a few years back

[Opendro]

When was this? My kids played in water in Jan last year there.We had fun mtbing and unicycling on the shore.

Thattekere, not Ragihalli

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

When was that Ashish ?

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Ashish Nabira <ashish...@gmail.com> wrote:

I discovered crocs accidently when I went there with my wife. Yes I heard any the incident where one person lost his arm to croc there. Cycles are not allowed there. A forest guard is always there. Only on Sunday people are allowed to Temple which is close to lake

[Deepa Mohan]

No kere at Ragihalli as far as I know. This was news from Thattekere
which is quite a distance away.

Ragihalli State (Reserve) Forest right now has a lot of elephant
movement and on my visits last Sunday and the one before that, we did
see wild elephants...females with calves, and tuskers...both of which
are even more unpredictable than usual. It's still amazing to me to
see the speed at which they can appear...and how they can melt into
the foliage when they move just a few feet.

On a cycle, you have no protection at all. So I'd advice not cycling
on the Ragihalli/Shivanahalli road. Yes, some villagers do so...but
many of them carry firecrackers (which is an illegal thing to do).

There has also been several boar and bear sightings lately. Both these
animals are uncertain-tempered too!

Cheers, Deepa.

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[suman paul]

Manjula is quite regular on jigani - harohalli road, probably she can tell us some adventurous stories. I've done that stretch couple of times alone. Whenever the forest range comes I keep thinking, if from this corner or that corner a leopard pops up then what would be my action ! Apparently there is no escape if a big cat shows up in front of you. But that part of the road is quite thrilling.

Now lets go back to the crocodiles of thattekere or just wondering is there mermaids also !


thank you & regards

suman

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

Guys please dont confuse the harohalli - jigani stretch with the ragihalli stretch. The ragihalli stretch is quite dense and low traffic. 
I used to go on the harohalli jigani stretch a lot, only stopped because of the congestion on kanakapura road and the mess for the last couple of kms.

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[Arvind P]

Why do you have to outrun the animal if you are in a group? You only have to outrun the person next to you. :P...
Kidding ;)

On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 7:37:32 PM UTC+5:30, Yathi wrote:

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Now, I hope you can decide for yourself if you can outrun them in case needed. 

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All the best!! 

Cheers 

On 13-Jul-2017 15:55, "Mooseman" <vik...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

Has anybody done the thattekere lake ride via ragi halli state forest recently?

Is it safe? Is it allowed by the forest officials?

This is the route -- > http://tinyurl.com/y75eydnw

Do let me know.

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[Chidambaran Subramanian]

In May 2010 we went in a group. That road was still open. I heard an elephant trumpet at close range. I suddenly managed to find some extra momentum to catch up with the others (who were out of sight, about a km away from me)

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