The Epic Sahyadri Trail
India's first continuous, fully mapped and documented long-distance hiking trail. Walked end to end, on foot, to put it on the map. Free, forever.
- 1,724
- km of trail
- 40
- stages, free
- 78,437
- m of elevation
- 70
- days walked to map it
A 1,724 km village-to-village hike through the spine of the Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri.
India has more walking trails than roads — yet not one you could confidently set out and walk from end to end. These paths are ancient, worn in over generations by villagers crossing ghats and moving between hamlets. They exist on the ground, but not on any usable map, and they are quietly disappearing as roads arrive and villages empty out.
So we walked the whole thing. Over 70 days, HikeX co-founder Manav covered 2,033 km on foot — verifying every trail, marking water sources and hazards, and documenting the villages, forts and shrines along the way.
The result is a public record: 40 stages across 11 sections, released one at a time, with the maps, water, exits and hazards spelled out. Free, with no ads and no paywall.
All 40 stages
Route, terrain, hazards, water, exits and how to get there — released one stage a week.
Browse the stages → The fieldwork70 days on foot
The day-by-day record of the mapping expedition — field notes, Strava logs and route data.
Read the diary → SupportKeep it free
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