Sahayadri Treks

 

Best time to trek is during the monsoons, winter is pleasing. Nite treks are a big hit too. Budget Rs.100 to Rs.500 for a day’s trek.

Loads of sites talk about the various treks available from fresher to experienced ones. Me and my friends used to refer the Trek to the Sahayadri by Harish Kapadia, which documents exhaustively almost all the treks possible. I bought it again after searching it form Vinil’s book search.

For quick & reliable online reference, these guys(Deepan & Abhijeet) who own http://deepabhi.tripod.com/ have done a fabulous job. I have referred it lot many times before planning any weekend trek.

Items to carry during a single-day trek. The checklist was built over time during the various trek sites we explored.

Water	2 litres (min)
Food	bread/jam/honey
	fruits / dry fruits / nuts
	chocolates/chikki/khajur
	Sprouts / Biscuits
Wear	NO JEANS
	Full Track pants (preferrably sports wear - nylon, formal pants are also ok)
	T-Shirt (full sleeves is better to protect from insect bites & scraches from plants)
	Briefs (keep extra spare, you never know how painful the scratch may be :)
	Spare 1 pair of clothing(pack it in plastic to keep it really dry)
Shoes	Comfortable wear - not very loose, not very tight (Sports shoes are alright, it will take couple of weeks to dry them off in this weather)
Extras	Towel
	Glucon-D
	RagSack
	Tissue Paper Roll
	Paper Soaps
Medical Box	Reli-Spray
	Cotton
	Termeric
	Tiger Balm
Rules	No littering - Respect NATURE (Bio-degradable items can be thrown)
	Dump litter in your own bags, carry a separate plastic bag for it.
	Group has to be together ALWAYS
	Elect a leader whose decision is FINAL
	Jungle has wild animals like Cheetah & wild boar
	Listen to advice from villagers