Place: Panchapalli Dam.Distance: 100 x 2 = 200kms.Directions: Bengaluru– Hosur – Denkankottai – Panchapalli Dam.Particiapants: Chethan(Zethu)> Karthik (Sp).Bikes: Avenger >Pulsar.Previous visit: Yercaud.
INLESS THAN 50 WORDS:This was another excellent run to thisunheard off, but a wonderful reservoir in Tamil Nadu. The hot sun drained ourenergies & made it a very tiring ride, but we pulled it off. This run alsomeant the successful completion of our 50th chapter!!:)
INTRO& PLAN:As far as the planning goes, we had heardof this place a few months back. Very few people have visited this place, so itwas an extra joy to get out & search for this place. Zethu was the only oneon the confirmed list.TIME: 23:00 hrs (5/3/2012)ASSEMBLE:I was up at 05:00, had a sip of coffee, dida few push-ups & was all set to go out & complete the 50thrun. Zethu arrived at my place at my place & we left Bengaluru.TIME: 06:30 hrs
RIDE1: (Benguluru-Hosur-Saints bunk stop)This was a 40-50kms stretch. We started off early hoping to get out of thecity when the traffic was lean. But unfortunately the traffic was a littleheavy, drifting past the busses & cars we managed to get out of the cityand enter NH-7.After reaching NH-7 it was pure cruisingmode. We cruised along the 6-lane butter-smooth highway to reach Karnataka – TNborder. We rode further to reach Hosur outskirts & stopped at our regularbunk.TIME: 08:00 hrs
RIDE2: (Hosur-Dennikotte-Panchapalli Dam)After filling up petrol, we stopped for tea& we started speaking about any noteworthy incidents that had occurredsince our last ride. We entered Sh-17a and it was pure bliss to ride on thisbaby, we cruised along at a decent pace for the next 30kms to reachDennaikotte.At Dennaikotte we asked the locals fordirections, and took a left deviation (at an Arch on the left side) in the town& continued further towards Panchapalli Dam.
This last stretch was for about 20kms, andit was a totally isolated ride. We stopped at many places as the sun wasdraining out our energies; one of the important stops was Bettarayaswamytemple. After covering about 15kms, we got the first glimpse of the wonderfulreservoir. Next 5kms we descended along the reservoir and finally arrived at PPdam.TIME: 09:30 hrsPANCHAPALLIDAM:
Alright… to be honest I was expecting asmall water body, but this baby turned out be freaking huge. But yeah theatmosphere was calm & damn peaceful.‘Tranquillity’ was the word at the place,& we both were the only ones at the place at it was a weekday plus not manyknow about this place. The water levels were totally down.When asked about getting into water it wasa “no-no” so we walked & fooled around the bund to reach the other end. Wetook out biscuits and started munching away.
We sat for about 30+mins discussing aboutthe best of 50 chapters, and as we left we spotted the canal to this reservoir.We went near the canal, the water was a little dirty but a great place forwater games. But we decided to skip it and head back.TIME: 10:45 hrs
RIDE3: (Panchapalli Dam-Dennaikotte-Hosur-Bengaluru)
This was a tiring stretch under thescorching sun. The first 20kms was the stretch back to Dennaikotte, & bythe time we had completed this we were totally thirsty and stopped for somecoconuts in the town.TIME: 11:15 hrsFrom Dennaikotte, Hosur is about 30kms werode at a decent pace on the wonderful SH-17a which offered a little shade toreach Hosur.After reaching Hosur we continued furtherto reached back Karnataka, and as we did we pulled over at a hotel for someheavy lunch :DTIME: 12:15 hrs
Once we were done with lunch, we left thehotel and back onNH-7. We cruised along the smooth highway to reach Silkboardjunction. As it was noon, the traffic was lean we eased through the city toreach back our respective homes.TIME: 14:00 hrs
CONCLUSION:I’d like to conclude this article by sayingthe following “though this was just a200kms run, it drained out more energy when compared to our much bigger runs.It was real nice to dig out a new place and this being the 50thchapter meant something special to all of us:)”
PARTICIPANTVIEW:ZETHU:Perfect rider with whom I maintain sync with onNH-7, his office stories kept us well entertained.SP: Happy that the 50th chapter is completed \t/
Before ending this article, here are some of our best (Orwhat we think are the best) chapters:[1] Maddur – The Origin.[3] Mekedatu – Destination danger.[4] Nandi Hills – Quick Return Mechanism.[17] Skandagiri night trek – Misty deathtrek.[18] Kanva Resevoir – Mechanix ride.[21] Pearl Valley– Jungle walk.[22] Talakadu – Come one, come all. (11bikes, 21 participants)[26] BR hills – Foggy forest cruise. (Coldest ride since 117 years)[27]Chamundi Hills & Balmuri falls –Classic Flawless ride.[28] Kabbaladurga Trek – Hello death!! (NDE – Near death experience)[29] Himvadgopalswamy Betta – Hot ovenride.[37] Chitradurga fort & Vani Vilas Dam– Time travel into ancient heaven.[38] MM hills, BR hills, Gaganchukki,Barachukki – Twin hills and falls ride.(600kms one day)[40] Markonahalli dam, Melukote, TonnurKere – Old School fun ride.[44] Mahadevpura – Explore that sanctuary.[45] Hogenekkal – Blood filled memories onroad. (Must read)[47] Mekedatu & Sangama – Adventureon!! (15kms forest walk)[48] Coorg(Madikeri) – Big finish to ‘11.[49] Yercaud – back on the streets. (580kms 1-day ride)[50] Panchapalli dam – 50thchapter complete :)Until next time Cia \m/
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