ir0002 - Huliyurdurga 200

About:

The Huliyurdurga 200 is the route of the first BRM organised by the IISc Randonneurs. Starting westwards towards Magadi, it winds south through the scenic roads via Huliyurdurga, Koppa and then Maddur. The return includes the climbs at Manchanabele and Mahalakshmipuram.

Surface:

Except for a 12km stretch from Huliyurdurga to Koppa, roads are in good condition. This 12km stretch must be ridden gently due to primitive or non-existent roads in some patches. Road bikes with 23mm and 32mm have ridden this stretch (slowly!). A 4km stretch after Chandrappa circle has some moderately bad roads.

Traffic:

Magadi Road has little traffic in the morning, but on the return you may encounter traffic jams if you're late. Mysore Road is wide with moderate traffic. Almost all other roads are very quiet, though all roads have heavy vehicles plying on them (mostly buses).

Terrain:

Here is the elevation profile generated by utrack.crempa.net for the route from data provided by gpsvisualizer.com, there is about 1800m of climbing, with some very steep climbs (6%) and descents.

Map:

This is the route map provided below for reference. You can also download a GPX track of the route. Please note the map and GPX are provided for information only. The cue-sheet is the official guide to the route. The map can also be seen in the classic Google Map view or in a larger "full view".

Cue-sheet

The cue-sheet can be seen here.

Photos

Some photos taken during the recce rides can be seen here:

Credits

Map: Alex, Sreepathi

Photographs: Alex (Mock), Sreepathi (Recce)

Cuesheet: Sreepathi, and the authors of the Savandurga 100 Cuesheet