17 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2026Dates
4 days / 3 nightsDuration
1,400 kmDistance
8Travellers
Route
Start: Hydernagar, Hyderabad - Sat 17 Oct, 6:45 AM
Hyderabad → Suryapet → Kothagudem → Bhadrachalam → Parnasala → Dummugudem → Paidegudem → Kistaram → Chintagufa → Dornapal → Sukma → Darbha → Tirathgarh Falls → Jagdalpur → Chitrakote Falls → Matnar Hills → Tamda Ghumar Falls → Chitradhara Falls → Jagdalpur → Geedam → Bijapur (Mahadev Ghati) → Bhopalpatnam → Sironcha → Kaleshwaram → Medigadda Barrage → Mahadevpur → Manthani → Peddapalli → Karimnagar → Siddipet → Shamirpet → Hyderabad
Road conditions: slow sections
Progress was slowest on the interior forest road from Paidegudem to Dornapal, driven in the dark with no proper road and almost no mobile network.
| Section | Reason for low speed |
|---|---|
| Paidegudem → Dornapal (Sukma) | Interior forest road at night: no proper road, no lights, almost no mobile network, and a loaded car |
Day-by-day plan
| Date | Route / activity | Km | Depart → arrive | Night stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hyderabad → Suryapet → Kothagudem → Bhadrachalam → Parnasala → Dummugudem → Paidegudem → Kistaram → Chintagufa → Dornapal → Sukma Map ↗ |
568 | 6:45 AM → 1:26 AM (18 Oct) | JMR Hotel–Royal Sukma | Breakfast at Sri Sampoorna Hotel (7:38 AM). Lunch in Bhadrachalam and temple darshan (3:22–4:41 PM). Seethamma vari Naracheeralu and Parnasala temple in the evening (6:00–7:00 PM). Toughest stretch of the trip: the forest road from Paidegudem to Dornapal in the dark (about 8:00–11:00 PM), with almost no mobile network, a broken road, the car loaded with 8 people and roof luggage, and only CRPF camps on the way. Late dinner at UP Dhaba, Dornapal; reached the hotel in Sukma around 1:30 AM. We had planned to stay in Bhadrachalam and go via Konta on the 18th, but decided to push on the same night. |
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| 18 Oct 2026 |
Sukma → Darbha → Tirathgarh Falls → Jagdalpur Map ↗ |
113 | 1:21 PM → 7:37 PM | Jagdalpur | Rest morning after the late night. Late breakfast at Shree Shree Restaurant, Sukma (11:41 AM–1:16 PM). Break at Darbha. Tirathgarh Falls 4:25–5:45 PM. Reached Jagdalpur by 7:00 PM. |
| 19 Oct 2026 |
Jagdalpur → Chitrakote Falls → Matnar Hills → Tamda Ghumar → Chitradhara Falls → Jagdalpur Map ↗ |
118 | 9:12 AM → 6:36 PM | Jagdalpur (second night) | Waterfall day. Chitrakote Falls 10:50 AM–12:21 PM, Matnar Hills viewpoint, Tamda Ghumar Falls 1:40–2:15 PM (past Mendri Ghumar), Chitradhara Falls 3:39–5:26 PM. |
| 20 Oct 2026 |
Jagdalpur → Geedam → Bijapur (Mahadev Ghati) → Bhopalpatnam → Sironcha → Kaleshwaram → Medigadda Barrage → Mahadevpur → Manthani → Peddapalli → Karimnagar → Siddipet → Shamirpet → Hyderabad Map ↗ |
599 | 6:21 AM → 8:15 PM | Home | Long drive home. Break at Geedam (7:38 AM). Family group photo at Mahadev Ghati viewpoint, Bijapur (9:48 AM). Fuel at IndianOil, Sironcha. Kaleshwaram on the Godavari (1:00 PM) and Medigadda Barrage (1:56 PM). Short stops at Mahadevpur, Peddapalli and Karimnagar; last break at Shamirpet. Home in Hydernagar at 8:15 PM. |
Travellers
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