Hesaraghatta Grasslands Travel Guide | A Weekend Travel From Bangalore
Written in 2021. Prices, timings and routes may have changed since; check before you go.
When to go Bengaluru through the year
Easiest: Jul, Nov to Feb. Tap + for the month-by-month weather and where these numbers come from.
- January: Easy. Daytime about 29°, night about 14°. Rain: dry, about 5 mm.
- February: Easy. Daytime about 32°, night about 15°. Rain: dry, about 4 mm.
- March: Mixed. Daytime about 35°, night about 18°. Rain: dry, about 16 mm.
- April: Mixed. Daytime about 36°, night about 21°. Rain: some, about 39 mm.
- May: Mixed. Daytime about 33°, night about 21°. Rain: wet, about 125 mm.
- June: Mixed. Daytime about 29°, night about 20°. Rain: wet, about 104 mm.
- July: Easy. Daytime about 28°, night about 19°. Rain: some, about 100 mm.
- August: Mixed. Daytime about 28°, night about 19°. Rain: wet, about 148 mm.
- September: Mixed. Daytime about 28°, night about 19°. Rain: wet, about 138 mm.
- October: Mixed. Daytime about 28°, night about 18°. Rain: wet, about 143 mm.
- November: Easy. Daytime about 27°, night about 17°. Rain: some, about 80 mm.
- December: Easy. Daytime about 27°, night about 15°. Rain: some, about 36 mm.
Nilabh: Mild all year, but not equally easy. December to February is the driest and coolest, 27 to 32° by day with nights near 15°. March to May is the hot stretch, up to about 36° in April, and the rain returns in May and stays until October. For anything outdoors near the city, I'd plan around the cool, dry months.
Ten-year averages (2015 to 2024) from NASA POWER satellite data. Conditions change; check before you go.
Where do these numbers come from, and how far can you trust them?
The figures come from NASA POWER, a free NASA project that publishes weather estimates for every point on Earth, put together from satellites and weather models. We took every day from 2015 to 2024 for this place, and averaged each month: the usual daytime high, the usual night low, and the rain.
We compared it with official weather-station figures for a few places. Over flat land it matched closely; in the hills and on islands it can be a few degrees out, and then the strip says so.
Easy, Mixed and Hard are our rule of thumb, not a forecast. Hard means days above about 37°, rain of about 250 mm a month or more, or nights close to freezing. Mixed means days above about 32°, rain over about 100 mm a month, or cold nights (below about 8°). Easy is everything else.
An average is not the weather on your dates, and it knows nothing about festivals, crowds, road closures or this year's monsoon. Check a forecast a week before you go.
Hesaraghatta grasslands-Escape from congested Bangalore city for a quick refreshing head out. Make it a solo, couple, or a group road trip to Hesaraghatta. I urge you to respect the local culture & mother nature.
What would you do when you get an unexpected long weekend in the form of Friday being a holiday? Sleep, movie, or head out? Obviously, for me, it was the later one. Bangalore, is becoming dense, concrete, and congested city day by day, however, if you go beyond 60 Km from city limit, there are ample places to visit near Bangalore for a day trip.
You can take a solo, couple, or a group day trip around Bangalore within a radius of 50- 150 Km. The best part of these tourist places near Bangalore is that they are still somewhat less crowded, green and gives you a much-needed detox from the city’s full life.
Now Is the Best Time to Visit Hesaraghatta
Arkavathi river runs parallel to Hesaraghatta Road comes to life after almost 10 years and now you can witness increased water pocket in Hesaraghatta lake reports times of India. We suggest you plan your Hesaraghatta on the coming weekend. However, please respect the nature and the local culture.
Hesaraghatta grasslands- last surviving grassland in & around Bangalore
I along with my office colleague planned the visit to Hesaraghatta grasslands, the last vast grassland left in around Bangalore. Hesaraghatta grasslands are roughly around 50 Km from Bangalore city which translates to 1.5- 2 hr. Ride considering which route you take and at what time you leave the city. We took Yashwantpur road to exit the city.
Once you exit the city limits, the roads become narrower but a welcome sign of less crowded and congested place like that of Bangalore.
We were a total of eight folks with five bikes to roar towards Hesaraghatta grasslands in the morning of July 8th. We passed Yashwantpur metro station at around 6 AM and so reached the Hessarghatta grassland by 7 AM.
We recommend following google maps or checking from local the exact route to the grassland. Now, on entering the grassland, we saw a big board of “No Entry” by local police. The “No Entry” is for not taking your vehicle inside the vast grassland, plastic, alcohol. This is done to prevent further damage to the last standing grassland by so-called humans.
We parked our bikes outside the grassland and entered through the gate. The weather was pleasant and cool with early morning dew on the grass. For all of us, the grassland gave a much-needed welcome from the concrete jungles of Bangalore; the air was cold, fresh and soothing. The photography session was on, as we keep walking to the end of grassland.
There were also bunch of trees on our left side. I believe the authorities had planted new saplings of trees in the other corner of the grassland, which is a welcome sign. After spending a few hours, we left the Hesaraghatta grasslands and enquired about the lake that we googled a day before.
Hesaraghatta Lake
The so-called lake is now only dry bed with few pockets of water here and there. This gave us some disappointment; however, we saw a silver lining in this situation. We zoomed our bikes comprises of Royal Enfield, Pulsar, Apache, RxZ on the lake bed and did some adventurous bike sporting.
Why Hessarghatta Then?
There isn’t a lake around anymore but it’s simply serene. Beautiful location for you to do a bike ride, walk or take a picnic basket. So , I would recommend going for greenery, peace and for some time off
I think one can enjoy a lazy weekend here admiring nature and in the company of cool winds. However please pack your garbage of foods, snacks, and other items with you and do not dispose of it around.
After all these refreshing activities, it was time to return to our homes in Bangalore. We had our breakfast just before Yashwantpur at a local shop. As expected, we faced massive traffic on Bangalore roads while returning to our homes. Nevertheless, it was a day well enjoyed and spent with activities of what we thought of.
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Hesaraghatta grasslands route
From Bangalore, head to Yashwantpura road and then all way to the grassland.
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this is a wonderful trip, and my bike drive trip......open to do more.
Great post.I like to bike drive but short drive.
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There are many Farms around Hesaraghatta and the every day life of the people living here itself makes a great photograph. It is a different world altogether from the other places to visit in Bangalore.
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