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Deomali
is
odisha's
highest
peak.
It
stands
tall
over
1600
metres.
This
was
my
second
visit,
first
on
a
motorbike
and
second
on
a
jeep.
The
entire
feature
is
motorable.
If
you
decide
to
go
to
the
end
of
the
road,
there
is
a
small
walk
of
40
mins
(one
way).
There
is
no
trekking
organised.
There
are
no
rooms
at
the
moment,
you
can
camp
anywhere
on
the
3km
road.
Tents
are
also
available
for
rent.
The
best
is
to
carry
a
tent
and
a
sleeping
bag
with
you.
It
does
get
windy
and
the
temperature
drops
very
fast.
So
please
carry
a
jacket,
smurf
and
a
cap.
Wherever
you
camp
or
sir,
kindly
look
around
as
there
are
broken
glasses
everywhere.
Water
and
food
are
not
easily
available.
So
best
is
to
be
self
sufficient.
If
you
want
a
good
sunrise,
look
out
for
the
weather
reports
or
else
you
would
sometimes
wait
till
10am
for
the
sun.
The
roads
to
the
deomali
entrance
are
great.
They
charge
fees
depending
on
your
vehicle/
activity
chosen.
Speak
at
the
entrance
and
you
will
have
an
idea,
the
cost
is
very
less.
There
are
multiple
ways
to
reach
deomali.
You
can
also
club
it
with
a
large
number
of
waterfalls,
choice
is
yours.
I
was
planning
initially
to
do
this
first
prior
to
reaching
semliguda,
but
I
crossed
it
at
nearly
2pm.
So,
I
decided
to
not
do
it
then
as
it
would
become
dark
and
i
would
not
be
able
to
explore
much.
I
drove
to
deomali,
on
my
way
back
from
semliguda.
I
took
a
left
turn
from
kundli(15km
from
semliguda,
directions
are
marked
everywhere
to
deomali).
After
this,
the
next
left
is
approx
at
32km
(from
semliguda).
You
cannot
miss
this
as
it
says
WELCOME
TO
DEOMALI.
The
entrance
is
roughly
6km
from
here.
The
deomali's
final
top
is
3km
from
the
entrance.
Washroom
facilities
are
very
limited.
Try
to
avoid
weekends
and
bank
holidays.
It
is
almost
like
a
city
on
the
top.
There
are
various
roads
from
the
top,
which
lead
to
Andhra
and
odisha.
You
can
decide
on
top
by
speaking
to
locals
or
checking
on
maps.
Range
is
limited
and
there
is
a
work
underway
of
the
communication
tower
of
jio.
Do
not
break
bottles,
litter
and
play
music
at
loud
volume.
Also,
respect
the
locals
and
do
not
bargain
with
them.
Preserve
this
beautiful
place
and
let's
not
make
it
a
garbage
dump.
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