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Bangalore to Mysore distance is about 140km, if you take the Bangalore to Mysore highway. There are numerous attractions around Mysore and on the way to Mysore. Let's see explore them in the order from the Bangalore side.

The route is like this : Bangalore – 50km -> Ramanagara – 30km -> Maddur – 20km -> Mandya- 22km -> Srirangapatna – 13km -> Mysore City.

Attractions around Ramanagara

The 500 years old Big Banyan Tree ( Dodda Alada Mara) boasted to be the one of the biggest in its type is located a little south of the Kengeri township. This is single sprawling tree that covers about 3 acres. If you are not able to visualize it, the whole park is set under this single tree! After Kengeri , watch out for the Rajarajeswari Engineering and Dental College (3km after NICE road junction) on your right. Take the right diversion from the highway that goes by the college campus. It's about 7km detour from the highway.

About 50km from Bangalore, the highway cuts through Ramanagara , with its characteristic cyclopean boulder strewn geography. And obviously its a popular spot among the trekking and bouldering enthusiasts.For those Bollywood buffs, the legendary Hindi movie, Sholay, was shot in the boulder strewn landscapes of Ramanagara. So is the English classic, David Lean's A Passage to India. That fictional 'Malabar Caves' in the movie where Miss.Quested went missing is Ramdevarabetta, an imposing boulder outcrop.

Towards Wayanad You can find detailed descriptions, if you are heading straight from Bangalore to Wayanad.