Bike trip to Bogatha waterfalls (near Etturnagaram), Laknavaram Lake from Hyderabad in October 2015

Travelogue of a single day ride by two friends (Raghu Jayaraman and Naveen Kalluri) in a single bike from Hyderabad to Bogatha waterfalls (near Etturnagaram) & Laknavaram Lake and back in October 2015.

1. Total distance clocked around 550 kms+.
2. Route: Hyd-Warangal-Mulugu-Etturnagaram.
3. Started at 5am from Uppal, Hyderabad. Six lane toll road before Ghatkesar till Raigir, which suddenly becomes a single lane all the way.
4. Reached Hanamkonda at 6.50am. After breakfast, started at 7.45am, less traffic and good roads till Pasara, after which a mini forest section with a single road for around 30kms. This stretch is quite narrow. As it was a long weekend, lots of vehicles started coming.
5. Before Etturnagaram saw another new wide road branch off, still we proceeded and reached the town at 9.15am. After some enquiry, learnt that the new road was the one we were supposed to take to the falls which leads to Bhopalpatnam as well.
6. Proceeded on that magnificent bridge and few kms ahead took a narrow strip to the falls. Spent around an hour near the falls, which had less water. Should be a good sight during the monsoon.
7. Started around 11.am, and went to Laknavaram lake and spent an hour there. Good amount of crowd, lined up for the boating.
8. Reached Hanamkonda at 2pm, and after lunch departed at 3pm and reached Hyd at 5.15pm, with couple of minor breaks in between.
9. One interesting fact about the newly constructed bridge at Etturnagaram is that it reduces the road distance by a whopping 175 kms to go across the river, as per some news links.