Tadiandamol Peak (Coorg (Kodagu)

Basking in the warmth of the bonfire, at Magnolia Coorg, I was wondering what to do the next day. I had a couple of options in front of me - I could take the beaten path of tourist spots which I most definitely didn’t want to take, I could stay all day long in the resort , do nothing , just enjoy the nature and roam about in bicycle, or I could go trek Tadiandamol – the highest peak in Coorg (Kodagu)… Soon I came to know that one of the staff at the resort, Mr.Appachu, is a regular on this trek route and would prove to be a great company. So that’s it, decided…

Next morning, we set off at 7AM. The base is about 45 mins drive from Magnolia Resort, Coorg. The entire trek path his 3.75km but further 1.75km more the vehicle can go if it is a 4x4. But I suggest stop the vehicle here and trek from here if you want to feel the awesomeness of this mountain.

At the point of 3.50km more to peak there’s a board mentioning so and then there’s a board every half km. Its kinda nice to know how much more to go and how much is done as it helped me to mentally prepare myself!

The first half km is a plain slope of grassland with nothing much happening and then began its beauty. A point began when the route started to feel like a tropical forest with trees that towered up and its foliages that stopped the sunlight from reaching the ground and streams were flowing across. I also managed to see some fresh elephant dung near the stream. I strained my eyes much to see all around if I could spot the elephant but in vain.

Further ahead were tall grasses that had to be pushed on the sides to find the path and then the topography changed... There were huge boulders that required actually holding onto them and climbing onto them (much like Nagala West) followed by more grass land from where I could spot a peak. I was content at myself and asked Mr.Appachu if that was the peak we were gonna climb for which he replied in negative. Our peak was behind this one!!!! Ahhhhhh……..

We stopped over at one point for breakfast. Yes, Magnolia Resort gives the option to get your picnic packed if requested early. I had asked for some veg sandwiches and fruits which were aptly given to me. After trekking for about 3km, even that simple sandwich tasted divine! Remember how we found the simple bread and mayonnaise divine in the Tada trek??? I was much reminded of it…. After resting for a couple minutes and taking a few panorama shots, we continued.

Soon the topography totally changed altogether. It was almost a rainforest here! The path was more of climb on roots of huge trees with younger roots and vines that helped to hold on to while climbing up. The temperature had dropped significantly and water droplets were falling from the trees. The tree branches were filled with algae that held dew drops. It was a typical rainforest.

Soon ahead of that was the strenuous last 1km. That was the hardest part esp the last half km. The climb went very inclined and the path very narrow towards the peak. On the way I had collected a stick somewhere which helped me to a great deal. For the last bit of steep incline I most definitely needed the walking stick support. At the end of that steep incline there it was - the board that said 0km!!! The height of this peak is 1748m above sea level. This is the tallest peak in Coorg (Kodagu) and third tallest in the whole of Karnataka.

The view from here was just mind blowing. It was a bit misty and I was told that on a clear day, the Arabian Sea could be seen from there and if time permits for an extensive trek, we could climb down the valley on the other side to directly get to the beach of Kerala!!!! But that would be a more than one day trek and would require camping inside the forest which in turn requires prior written permission from the forest officials.

Anyways, it was one spectacular view from the topmost point. But even more spectacular view was going down a bit on the other side, coz right atop someone had done some sort of controlled fire which to a bit, was a black mole on the view. But going down a bit on the other side that was at the bottom of the burnt section the view was way too gorgeous to explain in words.

I saw quite a few falcons just hovering up there that dove to the depths to capture its prey and again rocket up. It was such a sight and I really felt I had to do that. Btw, did I already mention that this is a part of Western Ghats that comes under UNESCO and listed as Biodiversity Hotspot? Hopefully in future I’ll get a chance to do skydiving. Let’s see! Btw, this pic was by Mr.Appachu when a falcon dove beside him (I was sitting in the cliff at that time).

I spent 45 mins up there. At a point of time I definitely fell a bit asleep sitting on that rock cliff!!! I met a couple of other trekkers too there and our climb down was with them! Isn’t making new friends the best part of solo travel??!!! Btw, the fastest that Mr.Appachu has even climbed this was in 1.5hrs and with me, we did this in 2 hrs. Not bad, huh…

If reaching the peak was the best feeling, the second best feeling is what Mr.Appachu said. So far he had accompanied about 35 guests to this peak and I’m only the 2nd person to reach the peak and the 1st one was also a solo female traveler!!!!

To Get There:
On Google Maps: Tadiandamol Peak
From Magnolia Resort: 31 km
From Tala Kavery (starting point of River Cauvery): 43 km
Nearby places to see: Nalknad Aranmana and Chelavara Falls & Devarakadu (temple of local diety).

Timings: 6AM to 6PM. Camping or trekking beyond this timings requires prior written permission from Forest Dept
P.S: All pictures of me and the falcon were clicked by Mr.Appachu. Rest by yours truly.

Tadiandamol Peak (Coorg (Kodagu) - Karnataka)

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