Cycling is probably the only other thing I can manage at a stretch for twice as many hours longer than I sleep. Bangalore doesn’t make it easy to pedal within the city, but here are some longish paths I have found worth meandering around the town.
If you need a handy checklist for long distance riding, check it out here.
- A 100 km round trip to Thalli, the erstwhile Little England (March 2026)
- A 300 km Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore bag-packing ride (December 2025)
- Incomplete Rajyotsava 200K BRM but a memorable 185 km ride (November 2025)
- Village 200K BRM attempt paused by puncture (September 2025)
- An Imperial Century (160 km) ride to Chintamani (September 2025)
- A 100 km downhill and back uphill from Bangalore to Shoolagiri (August 2025)
- Century Ride to Dodda Maralwadi and back via Jigni (August 2025)
- A one-way 115 km ride through North Cauvery Wildlife Reserve to Anchetty (June 2025)
- To Hesaraghatta Lake and back via ORR for a 115 km ride (May 2025)
- A 100 km loop through farmlands around Bannerghatta National Park (March 2025)
- A scenic route looping 200 km in North of Bangalore (December 2024)
- Highlights from 80 km ride around Khao Yai National Park outside Bangkok (November 2024)
- A 100 km route around ORR including Avalahalli Forest in Bangalore (August 2024)
- Hennur Bamboo Forest and East Bangalore stomping for a 100 km loop (April 2024)
- A 165 km loop between the city and the airport (December 2023)
- Banks of Cauvery River in Bheemeshwari (85 km each way) (November 2023)
- 100 km loop through cityscapes and farmlands to Chikkatirupati and back (June 2023)
- Westbound to the beautiful Big Banyan Tree for a 90 km ride (December 2021)
From the Data
What six years of ride data, a 300 km brevet, and some Zone 2 suffering actually teach:
- Consistency Compounds - Insights from 6 Years of Cycling Data — six years of ride data on the power of showing up
- Retrospective from Surviving A 300 km Cycling Ride — notes from the far side of a 300 km ride
- Zone 2 Training - The Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast of Cycling — why riding slower makes you faster
- Why Gada Training Became My Secret Weapon for Long-Distance Cycling — an ancient mace meets modern endurance