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Been planning an offbeat trek this weekend and looking to get a few more people together.

Not looking for the usual “let's do the same trek everyone has done 10 times” kind of plan 😂

The idea is a small group, a lesser-known trail, good views, some proper trekking and a chill day away from Bangalore. 🌿⛰️

I'm organising it through MADtreks, Bangalore based trekking community. A lot of people who join us come solo, so you definitely don't need to already have a trekking gang.

📅 This weekend
🥾 Moderate to Hard trek
👥 Small group
📍 Offbeat location around Bengaluru

If you're interested, comment “MAD” or DM me and I'll share the location, itinerary and other details.

Also, if you're looking for people to trek with regularly, I'm happy to add you to our trekking community.

Let's get out of Bangalore for a day. 🌿

Gooo MADdddddd........

We genuinely don’t know whether this was a brilliant idea or absolute madness😂

Last weekend, we took a group through three different trails in two days:

🥾 Merthi Gudda
🥾 Karshigudda
🥾 Gangadikal

Three mountains.
Two days.
A LOT of walking.
And somehow, everyone survived. 😭😂

What started as a bunch of people coming together for a trek turned into one of those weekends where the actual trek becomes only half the story.

The climbs.
The views.
The exhaustion

People helping each other through the difficult sections.

Random conversations with people who were strangers a few hours earlier.

Stopping for photos when everyone was supposed to be “moving fast.” 😂

And obviously… Mafia

Because apparently trekking for two days wasn’t enough torture. We had to start accusing each other of being criminals at night too🕵️😂

But that’s what we’re trying to build with MAD Treks.

Not just another group that takes you to a mountain, clicks a few photos and sends you home.

We want the journey itself to become the memory.

You come alone → meet a bunch of strangers → struggle together → laugh together → play ridiculous games → finish the trek → and somehow leave with people you’re already planning the next adventure with.

And honestly, looking back at these two days, the people were the best part❤️

We’re still going through all the photos and videos from the weekend, but here’s a little glimpse of the madness⛰️🌿

For everyone who was there, which of the three trails was your favourite?

Merthi Gudda 🟠 | Karshigudda 🟢 | Gangadikal 🔵

And for those who weren’t there…

Would you actually sign up for a 3-treks-in-2-days challenge? 👀

We’re already planning the next MAD adventures.

If you want to join future treks, drop a “MAD” in the comments or DM us and we’ll share the upcoming schedule.

See you on the next trail, MADsters❤️

We genuinely don’t know whether this was a brilliant idea or absolute madness😂

Last weekend, we took a group through three different trails in two days:

🥾 Merthi Gudda
🥾 Karshigudda
🥾 Gangadikal

Three mountains.
Two days.
A LOT of walking.
And somehow, everyone survived. 😭😂

What started as a bunch of people coming together for a trek turned into one of those weekends where the actual trek becomes only half the story.

The climbs.
The views.
The exhaustion

People helping each other through the difficult sections.

Random conversations with people who were strangers a few hours earlier.

Stopping for photos when everyone was supposed to be “moving fast.” 😂

And obviously… Mafia

Because apparently trekking for two days wasn’t enough torture. We had to start accusing each other of being criminals at night too🕵️😂

But that’s what we’re trying to build with MAD Treks.

Not just another group that takes you to a mountain, clicks a few photos and sends you home.

We want the journey itself to become the memory.

You come alone → meet a bunch of strangers → struggle together → laugh together → play ridiculous games → finish the trek → and somehow leave with people you’re already planning the next adventure with.

And honestly, looking back at these two days, the people were the best part❤️

We’re still going through all the photos and videos from the weekend, but here’s a little glimpse of the madness⛰️🌿

For everyone who was there, which of the three trails was your favourite?

Merthi Gudda 🟠 | Karshigudda 🟢 | Gangadikal 🔵

And for those who weren’t there…

Would you actually sign up for a 3-treks-in-2-days challenge? 👀

We’re already planning the next MAD adventures.

If you want to join future treks, drop a “MAD” in the comments or DM us and we’ll share the upcoming schedule.

See you on the next trail, MADsters❤️

If you’ve been checking the Aranya Vihaara portal recently, you might have noticed Karshigudda, Chikkamagaluru has newly opened for bookings.

We are heading there this Saturday, 22 August.
And since we’re already travelling to Chikkamagaluru, we’re making it a 2-day combo:

🏔️ 22 Aug — Karshigudda
🥾 23 Aug — Merthi Gudda

Two different trails, one weekend in the Western Ghats.
Honestly, I’m more excited about Karshigudda because it’s one of the newer trails on the portal and not something you see mentioned as often as Kudremukh/Netravati/Gangadikal.

We’re taking a small group this weekend and have a couple of spots left.

🌧️ Monsoon + Chikkamagaluru + a newly opened trail = pretty hard to say no to.

Forest permit registrations are being finalised today, so we’re closing the list today.

If anyone was already planning to trek this weekend and wants to join DM us to get the Registration Link.