Horsley Hills – A nice ride/drive for your weekend

Bangalore sees an absolutely perfect weather condition to ride, drive and travel around, during the time of October, November and December. With a little chill in the air, blue skies and warm sun it’s the perfect time to explore neighboring places on rides and drives. There are a lot of destinations around Bangalore that are worth visiting on the weekend, one of them is Horsley Hills. 

Getting there :

Horsley Hills is about 160 km from Bangalore and you will need to take the road to Hoskote , Chintamani then through Rayalpadu and Madanapalli to Horsley Hills. This is a good and easy route to be taken, or you can choose to go through Palamaneru on NH4 and then get to Madanapalli. 

Public transport Options are : One can take a train from Bangalore to Madanapalle and book a taxi from there to Horsley hills or even take local buses, though one must keep in mind that the buses are known to be crowded.

The best way however is to ride or drive to the place with one’s own bikes or cars. Once you reach the foot hills a narrow road takes you up the hill, the road is absolutely scenic and can make for an amazing ride, drive up. It is lined with Eucalyptus, Gulmohar and Jacaranda trees, making it very visually captivating. 

 Horsley Hills gets its name from the British officer W.D.Horsley, who was captivated by the beauty of the place and had a summer residence here , now it is used by the Governor of Andhra Pradhesh and hence known as the Governor’s Bungalow.

The popular local legend is of a little girl named Mallamma who was looked after by elephants, she used to treat the local tribal people of any illnesses.  When she suddenly disappeared people believed her to be a goddess and have built  a temple for her, thus the earlier name for Horsley Hills was “Yenugu Mallamma Konda”.

The main attractions of the place other than the awesome ride it self, is the High View point, Lake gangotri , Gaalibanda, the Environmental park and the Horsley hills museum. Other than this trekking enthusiasts can trek to the nearby hills, there are ample opportunities to do Rappelling and one of the few places to provide Zorbing in India [ for further information and to book an outing here with life is calling please contact us at contact.lifeiscalling@gmail.com ]

All in all Horsley hills makes for a superb weekend get away with an ample number of activities to do along with taking in nature’s beauty, works really well for a group outing.