Thattekere, Lake inside a real Jungle!

This journey is of a one day trip to Thattekere, a lake some 50 odd kilometers from Bangalore. This lake is borders Bannerghatta National Park and is very very scenic.

What you will like about this place?

Clean surrounding. A pristine lake. Very less crowd. Maybe one or two families who have driven down.

There is a temple which is open in the morning (9 AM). At that time you will find few people.

Ideal day plan – reach in morning – spend the day – temple, lake and start return by 5. After 6 some of the gates that leads to this place through forest closes.

What  you need to take care of?

This is within elephant territory so be careful all the while. Do not stay back after 6.

Roads leading to this place are non existent at many places. A hatchback or sedan cannot make this place in rainy season. I had been in winter and in a swift. The road had loose gravels but could manage.

Other points:

No food joints, eating options. There was a public toilet near the temple. Not in a good shape but then inside a jungle you are probably happy with whatever you get.

Driving directions:

I have given driving directions from Marthahalli bridge. One can take the Hosur road , cross electronic city, Take the u-tuen under the first flyover after electronic city flyover toll ends, then take the first left (Bomasandra – Jigani link road). This road is also good. After you cross the junction that leads to Anekal on the left continue straight and then take left at Shriram YYY. After this continue straight for 15 kms. There are some small diversions that I have marked in the maps. At one junction you have to take left and enter the forest. This road is less than 2 kms but is untarred and in very bad state. In fact once you take the left from Jigni Bannerghatta road the road condition goes bad. The road is good in patches. Out of this 15 kms the first 4 are in very bad state then it’s quite ok.

Google Map:
https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Marathahalli,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka/Thattekere,+Karnataka/@12.8066885,77.6412039,11z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bae13b4551d0957:0x597894d77e1e4919!2m2!1d77.697419!2d12.9591722!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bae67c4787da7c9:0xc6f3c241f8dce831!2m2!1d77.590597!2d12.6791765

Photos:

Jigni Bannerghatta Road

Bad Roads

Good Roads

Bordering Bannerghatta Forest

Take this Left - this leads to inside the jungle

Temple near the lake

Pathway to the lake

Lake First View

Lake

Island in the middle of the lake