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Morena & Chambal Loop© Anuppyr007 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Morena & Chambal Loop

Two days in the ravine country north of Gwalior: a circular yogini temple that may have inspired Parliament, two hundred reassembled eighth-century temples, and cheetah country in the Kuno grassland. Three Tier-4 and one Tier-3 site in 48 hours.

Duration
2 days
Distance
336 km
Check-in points
405 pts

The route

Stops, in order

  1. 1Gwalior FortGwalior · Madhya PradeshA hill fort Babur called the pearl among Indian fortresses — three kilometres of sandstone wall, a tiled palace, and the second-oldest written zero in the world.30 pts
  2. 2Chausath Yogini Temple, MitaoliMorena · Madhya PradeshA circular eleventh-century temple of 64 yogini shrines on a hilltop — widely said to be the model for the Indian Parliament building.150 pts
  3. 3Bateshwar Temple GroupMorena · Madhya PradeshAround 200 small eighth-century temples rebuilt stone by stone from rubble, in Chambal ravine country, by an archaeologist who negotiated with dacoits to do it.150 pts
  4. 4Kuno National ParkSheopur · Madhya PradeshGrassland and kardhai forest in the Chambal valley, and the only place in India where you can look for cheetah.75 pts

Each stop in detail

Gwalior Fort© Anuppyr007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
T2
30 pts

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

A hill fort Babur called the pearl among Indian fortresses — three kilometres of sandstone wall, a tiled palace, and the second-oldest written zero in the world.

7 hrs4.6(2210)ModerateGets crowded
Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli© Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0
T4
150 pts

Morena, Madhya Pradesh

A circular eleventh-century temple of 64 yogini shrines on a hilltop — widely said to be the model for the Indian Parliament building.

2 hrs4.8(96)ModerateRarely crowded
Bateshwar Temple Group© Anamdas · CC BY-SA 4.0
T4
150 pts

Morena, Madhya Pradesh

Around 200 small eighth-century temples rebuilt stone by stone from rubble, in Chambal ravine country, by an archaeologist who negotiated with dacoits to do it.

3 hrs4.9(74)EasyRarely crowded
Kuno National Park© M G Chandrasekr · CC BY-SA 4.0
T3
75 pts

Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh

Grassland and kardhai forest in the Chambal valley, and the only place in India where you can look for cheetah.

12 hrs4.3(380)EasyRarely crowded