Huliyurdurga Trek - The Tiger Hills

Huliyurdurga is about 60 km south of Tumkur town and about 22 km south of Kunigal. The hill is a solid mass of rock and has the peculiar appearance of an inverted cup. Huli resonates to Tiger and Durga is fort. Legends say that tigers used to roam and rule this area during the 16th century.

As part of our group Nagadurga capture milestone, this was the last one for most of us, as we had done the other 8 of them. So it was obvious choice for one of the weekend. We had read that it is one of the challenging climbs as the trail is trivial due to rocks, however when we started to trek we realized it was really 90' crawling on the rocks. It is evident from the pictures below. It is important to have proper trek shoes as the rock climb requires at most grip to handle.

Difficulty Level: Difficult (Due to 90' rock climb)
Distance: 1 kms (30 mins)
Best time: Any time (Monsoon might be slippery on rocks)
DIY Trek: Yes (Children can do? NO)
Trail type: It is a moderately difficult trek, and with some effort, you will be able to make it to rocks which is 90'c (If you dont have proper trek shoes, dont attempt)
Altitude: 2100 ft to 2509 ft  (Altitude gain 2268 ft)

Google maps to start point ->https://goo.gl/maps/GS9sKN8TsVSUSrvn9

History: The fortification of the hill commanding the place is about 845 metres above the sea level and were said to have been erected by Kempe Gowda, the Magadi chief. There are springs, ruined houses, powder magazines granaries, durbar hall and other remains. The temple close to this hill is said to have been built by Kempe Gowda or by Chikkadeveraya Wodeyar. It has well worked granite pillars in the navaranga. The temple of Mallikarjuna is situated on the summit of Hemagiri hill which is by the side of Huliyurdurga.  The hill is loftier than Huliyurdurga but not fortified. 

 

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