Photo Travelogue :
Guwahati is surrounded by green hills on all sides ( within city limits ). And your life is incomplete if you haven't climb one of those. Some of these hills are Nilachal ( Kamakya ), Nijorapar, Kharguli ( Nabagraha ), Sarania hill ( Gandhi Mandap/Iskcon ) etc. These are not large mountain-type hills, but of average height ( 400-600 ft ), where in most ~ people reside as well. In some hills where inhabitants are few or none, wildlife exists and occasionally we get news of elephants trampling over some house or appearance of tiger and leopard in some locality. These ( wildlife ) hills are located mainly to the south of the city, nearer the Meghalaya border. One such is the Narakasur Hill. Its quite a big hill, in length and also height, and I trekked only 3 kms on the safer side of it i.e the road that goes to Guwahati Medical College Hospital ( GMCH ) via Bhangaharh. Here people reside, but most of the hill is filled with tall trees ( sal & teak, along with other varieties of foliage ). The area especially the entire stretch near the college is all green, with sunlight barely able to penetrate, making the place quite cool throughout the year. Very few vehicles ply too here, hence, it is quiet and smoke-emission free. With some observation decks, it also gives panoramic views of the city below. The place also has a spook quotient attached to it, as the whole trail look quite spooky and with numerous deaths occurring in the hospital above, there might be spirits lurking around too. I found the stretch that goes to the girl's nursing college and hostel particularly spooky. Even in broad day-light, the place looks dark and eerie ( thanks to the tall trees ) and it is far ~ in a remote corner of the hill. One has to pass the main college, take left and then go down a bit. The grounds of the G.M.C boys hostel are rumored to be haunted as well. This place used to be a dumping ground for dead bodies before the hostel was built. Not a place to go alone at night.
loved walking the entire stretch ~ from base to GMCH...
guwahati city view from top...
there is a short-cut trekking route which is quite steep with hair-pin curves...
since, the one way trek to GMCH is 3km, coming down same way makes it a 6kms trek...
( I didn't go the Kalapahar trail which is opposite the college, and far longer, till Birubari )
doordarshan TV tower perched atop the hill near the GMCH complex...
A hill, to the south of Guwahati is named after Narakasur, also known as Kalapahar ( wiki )
Address : Narakasur Hill, Gauhati Medical College Hill-Top Rd ( GMCH Rd ), Bhangagarh, Indrapur 781032, Guwahati, Assam, India
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