Turahalli forest view point (Karishma hills), Bengaluru with Nano

Turahalli forest off Kanakapura road has a nice view point, unofficially known as Karishma hills.

I was unaware of this destination in Bengaluru all these years, until recently when a cousin went there. When I had the new Tata Nano Twist at my disposal and was wondering where to go, this place struck me and we went there. This post has some photos and basic information about Karishma hills, Bangalore. 

Turahalli forest view point (aka Karishma hills)- not sure why it is called so- is a small rocky area off Kanakapura road, overlooking NICE road. It is about 13 kms from Banashankari area. It is not really a hill but certainly worth a quick visit if you’ve never been before.  

 

Reaching Karishma hills

Once at Kanakapura road, after crossing nice road underpass, need to take a right turn at Vajarahalli road. (If you've crossed Nandi Toyota on your left, you've gone too far)  After few kms, you’ll enter an area that appears foresty (Turahalli Forest area in google maps). The road turns left and proceeds further, to go to view point you need to go right. If you go in big cars you may have to park it here and walk the next 1 km. If you go on bikes or small car like Nano, you can drive till the end.

This place is not listed on Google maps. If you search using Karishma hills, map will take you to an apartment complex with same name located closeby, which is not where the viewpoint or rocks are located. Be careful to follow the directions above.

What is there at Karishma hills?

Few rocks and trees, offering good view of the city and sunset. A small temple also exists. No other facilities exist on top. We saw few people walking around and it looked like a trekking trail is available around. We didn't explore that part.

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Other nearby places: Trimoorthy temple * Bilikal Rangaswamy temple * Art of Living Ashrama * Pyramid valley * Pearl Valley *