Day Trip to Chekittimammedi

Chekettimamedi is a small village about 30 Km NE of Hyderabad. We went there on a day-trip to explore what seemed like interesting terrain. We got there in an hour, and after about half an hour of trying to figure out a path to the lake with the car, we ditched it midfield amongst some brick kilns and slushy soil. Gathered up our gear and began the kilometer long walk through the countryside with poor visibility of the trail and a meandering dirt path. After about a 20 minute walk we entered a wide open space and could hear some kids voices much before we actually could see them. There were about half a dozen of them taking a dip in the lake as their mothers did their washing. We were something of a curiosity to them, as they quickly got out of the water and followed us to the other side of the lake to see what we were up to.

A quick lunch, and we began our climb up the hillock which was quite scenic and fairly easy for the kids. It took us about 30 minutes to find the peak as we circumnavigated the path. Alisha led the way, and found us a nice track using her good instincts.