Malayagiri Trek
Angul, Odisha
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1,188 mhighest point- Max altitude
- 1,188 m
- Days
- 1 day
- Distance
- 14 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Wikipedia rates the easiest route a hike or scramble; a July 2026 rescue report describes rocky, slippery ground and dense forest where three trekkers lost the trail.
About this trek
Malayagiri
Malayagiri is a forested hill of about 1,188 m in the Malayagiri hills of the Garhjat Range, near Pallahara in Angul district, Odisha. The climb starts from Pallahara and goes up forested slopes to the peak. Little route detail is published, and trekkers have lost their way on the rocky, slippery slopes under dense canopy. Go with a local guide and check with the Pallahara forest office first.
The route
Day by day
Day 1 · highest point
Pallahara → Malayagiri peak and back
166 m → 1,188 m → 166 m
Ups and downs
Altitude profile
Where it is
Map
Trailhead and high point only — not a recorded track. Use it with a proper map.
Weather
Next 5 days on the trail
Live forecast for the trailhead and the high point. Mountain weather changes fast — check again on the morning you start.
Trailhead · Pallahara
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High point · Malayagiri peak
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Each day: high / low °C · rain mm and chance · snow cm · wind km/h
Weather data: Open-Meteo.comModel forecast, not an official warning. For alerts follow IMD and the local administration.
Plan the trip
How to reach
- Trailhead
- Pallahara
- Nearest railway
- Talcher Road
- Nearest airport
- Bhubaneswar (Biju Patnaik International Airport)
- By road
- Angul (about 91 km by road to Pallahara)
- Drive
- About 4.5 h from Bhubaneswar
Plan the trip
Permits and fees
We could not confirm the current permit rules and fees from an official source. Check with the local forest department or tourism office before you go.
Plan the trip
Cost
Self-guided
₹1,000–3,000
With an operator
Free
Per person, ex-Pallahara. No operator publishes a price for this hill; guided is shown as 0 because none was found. Self-guided is a rough estimate: shared transport from Angul, a local guide if one is arranged, and food.
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Packing checklist
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Know before you go
Good to know
- Mobile network
- Not confirmed; the July 2026 rescue was traced by phone coordinates about 7 km inside the hills, so some signal exists at least in parts.
- Last ATM
- Pallahara town (not confirmed)
- Nearest hospital
- Pallahara town for first care; Angul for larger facilities (not confirmed)
- Water
- Not confirmed; carry your own water. A climber's note mentions a waterfall about 7 km away.
Highlights
- Summit of the Malayagiri hills, a subrange of the Garhjat Range, at about 1,188 m
- Dense forest cover on the slopes above Pallahara
- A paved road is reported to run toward the top, according to a Wikimedia Commons photograph
Risks
- In July 2026 three trekkers from Keonjhar lost their way and spent about 22 hours on the hill before a joint police, forest and fire service rescue; terrain was rocky and slippery with dense canopy.
- No official trail, permit or forest-department guidance was found: ask the Pallahara forest office before going and take a local guide.
- Monsoon (June to September) makes the slopes slippery and visibility poor.
Know before you go
Questions
Where is Malayagiri?
Malayagiri is a peak of about 1,188 m in the Malayagiri hills, a subrange of the Garhjat Range, near Pallahara town in Angul district, Odisha.
How do I reach Pallahara?
Pallahara lies on NH6/NH23, about 91 km by road north of Angul. It has no railway line of its own; the nearest station is Talcher Road.
Is a guide needed for Malayagiri?
A July 2026 news report describes three trekkers getting lost in the forest for about 22 hours, so a local guide and informing the forest staff are strongly advisable. No official guidance was found.
Is Malayagiri the highest peak in Odisha?
No. Wikipedia notes Deomali (1,672 m) and Galikonda (1,643 m) are higher.
In an emergency
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- 112All emergenciesIndia’s single emergency number — works in every state
- 108Ambulance
- 1077District disaster control room
You are in
District: AngulOdisha
- Nearest hospital
- Pallahara town for first care; Angul for larger facilities (not confirmed)
- Last ATM
- Pallahara town (not confirmed)
- Phone network
- Not confirmed; the July 2026 rescue was traced by phone coordinates about 7 km inside the hills, so some signal exists at least in parts.
Before you set off
- Tell someone your route and when you will be back.
- Carry a charged phone and a power bank.
- Download an offline map of the route.
- Turn back if the weather turns bad — the mountain will wait.
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Where this comes from
Sources
Last reviewed:
- Malayagiri — Wikipedia
- Three stranded trekkers rescued after 22 hours from Malyagiri forest in Odisha — OdishaBytes
Photos: Sakar Tiwari, CC BY-SA 4.0
