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Location                                                                      Chembra peak >Meppady (Nearest town) > Kalpetta (District headquarters of Wayanad) > Kerala > India
Distance from Bangalore  320 Kms
Trek starting point Chembra peak foothill
Trek difficulty Level Moderate  
Chembra  trek distance 4.5 KMS (oneside)
Chembra peak height 1790 Mts 
Time to trek 3 – 4 (hours one side)
Camping site Not Allowed
Best time to trek Sept to Feb
Permission Required, should be taken forest office
Trekking fees TBD
Contact Number TBD
Information in detail:

Chembra peak is one of the beautiful hill in south India. Foothill of the peak is covered with tea estates. Chembra peak comes in Wayanad district.

Chembra peak trek starting point :

Chembra peak situated in Waynad district in Kerala state.  Getting to trek starting point(from Bangalore) is bit difficult by public transport.  If you are travelling in public transport then you can catch KSRTC bus to Kalpetta. From Kalpetta you required to catch another bus to Meppadi(Kalpetta -14 Kms – Meppadi ). From Meppadi you can hire jeep to reach chembra trek starting point (Meppadi – 10 Kms -chembra trek starting point )

If your are planning to go by private vehicle then driving route from Bangalore will be: Bangalore -100KMs -Mandya -44 – KMS -Mysore -22KMS – Nanjanagud -36KMS – Gundlapet  -58KMS – Sulthan bathery – 23KMS- Kalpetta  -12KMS- Meppadi  -10KMS- Chembra 

Bangalore – 305KMS – Chembra. AIRAVAT (VOLVO AC) : Timings-22:45,23:14 Journey Hours:06:28, RAJAHAMSA EXECUTIVE: Timings – 21:04,21:29,21:59,22:29,23:01 Journey Hours:08:00

Fresh up/ Lodge :

Kalpetta is place where you can find few decent lodges where you can fresh up in morning / stay after your trek.

Chembra peak trek distance :

Total  length of trek is about 4.5 Kms (onside). Distance between trek starting point till watch tower is about 1KMS. From watch tower to Heart shape lake is about 2 KMS far. Distance between heart shaped lake and Chembra peak   is about 1.5 KMS.

Chembra peak trek difficulty:

This is moderate trek for average trekker. Trek from starting point till watch tower is pretty easy.  From watch tower till heart shape lake trek difficulty level is easy. Actual difficulty starts from heart shape lake. From heart shape lake till peak trek is difficult.

Time to trek Chembra peak :

Initial trek trail from starting point to watch tower requires 15 – 20 Mins to trek. From watch tower to heart shape lake requires 1 – 2 hours to trek. It requires another 1-2 hours to trek from heart shaped lake to chembra peak.

Chembra peak Camping sites:

Camping  at Chembra peak is not permitted

Best time to trek  Chembra peak :

Best time to trek will be September  to March. Post monsoon will be better as it will be more green and more cloudy. November, December and January will be ideal time to trek. In February and march grass will turn into yellowish. March onwards it will more dry but you can trek. Avoid rainy season as it will be more slippery     

Getting Permission for trekking :

You will get on spot permission in forest office. You can get guide in forest office only.You will get permission between 7AM-2PM

Chembra peak trek route :

Trekking trail is about 4.5 KMS from starting point, Trekking trail can be classified into 4 parts.

Stage-1:

This is from trekking starting point till watch tower. This is pretty easy trek trail as you can enjoy lush green scenery and tea estate.

Stage-2:

This is stretch between Watch tower till end of forest, In this stretch you will be trekking inside forest(In-fact it is not a  big forest), This stretch will be having moderate difficult.

Stage 3:

Open space trek till Heart shape lake: This trek trail is varies from easy to moderate difficultly level.

Stage-4:

Heart shape lake to peak: this is where your real trek starts. this is steep part of the trek. In heavy rains it is advised to not to trek this stretch . If you want to trek in summer then start trekking in early morning as it will be heard to trek in afternoon.

Trekking Photos:
Twin peaks which are there next to chembra peak

Heart shape lake view (Photo clicked near to peak)
 
View from chembra peak