Brahmagiri Peak - Trek to the Origin of River Godavari
17-Dec-22 | Brahmagiri Peak We woke up at 5:30 am and started our walk from hotel by crossing the temple, taking Lord Trimbakeshwar's blessings for our trek, passed by temple street and finally reached the base point of the Brahmagiri trek. Here only one shop was open so early in the morning and the lady at the shop advised us to take trekking sticks (made of bamboo) for 40 Rupees each and she would return Rs 20 upon returning them back to her. We took one each trekking stick from her and started our trek. We were told that there are around 700 steps we need to take to reach the hilltop which could take around 1-2 hours. But unlike Harihar fort, this is comparatively easy since the trail is clearly defined. We trekked continuously until sunrise so that we could cover as much distance as possible. The trail is safe since there are lot of shops at each milestone and people running the shops stay there only. So we could see people wake up, freshen up and set their shops for the...