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The trail-card variants TrailCardOverlay was chosen over. They still paint from the same token contract, so they still answer a new theme — which is the only reason to keep a rejected variant renderable rather than in a screenshot.

TrailCard · HighlightTag · Rating — three up, stats only, no prose

The densest of the three. Dropped because at three across the cover is too small to carry a place, which is what a trail card is mostly for.

Mouth of the immovable rock cave Members
Easy 4.5

Immovable Rock Cave

south-west of Bengaluru

Length
2.4 km
Gain
+124 m
Drive
1 h 08
CaveScramble
The stone arch on the scramble
Hard 4.5

Stone Arch Scramble

south-west of Bengaluru

Length
2.5 km
Gain
+367 m
Drive
2 h 16
TempleScrambleArchExposed
The hidden sister falls
Mod–hard 4.5

Hidden Sister Falls

east of Bengaluru

Length
2.0 km
Gain
+215 m
Drive
1 h 55
BushwhackWaterfall
Lakeside path on the crystal lake loop
Easy–mod 5.0

Crystal Lake Loop

north-west of Bengaluru

Length
4.5 km
Gain
+111 m
Drive
1 h 33
CampingLakeHilltop
Forest path in the verdant valley
Moderate 4.0

Verdant Valley

south-east of Bengaluru

Length
6.9 km
Gain
+154 m
Drive
2 h 27
LakeForest
Still water in the divine hollow
Easy 4.0

Divine Hollow Trail

south of Bengaluru

Length
0.9 km
Gain
+14 m
Drive
1 h 26
LakeQuarry

TrailCardWide-TornEnds · HighlightTag — two up, name under the coverspec’d

The closest runner-up: same width as the overlay, but the name sits under the photograph instead of on it, which costs a line of height and reads as a list rather than a set of places.

The cave mouth on the Cavern Crimson loop
Moderate 4.0

Cavern Crimson Loop

south-west of Bengaluru

A lake, a hilltop and a cave strung into one loop — the long version of the ridge walk, best done before the sun is up properly.

Length
3.9 km
Gain
+224 m
Hike
3 h 29
Drive
1 h 59
LakeHilltopCave
Tall trees on the Forest Cathedral trail Members
Moderate 4.5

Forest Cathedral Trail

north of Bengaluru

Unmonitored access, so we go in as a group and come out as one. The climb is in the trees the whole way; the lake is the reward.

Length
3.5 km
Gain
+191 m
Hike
3 h 00
Drive
1 h 30
LakeForest
Dolmens on the Ancient Stone Crest
Easy 4.0

Ancient Stone Crest

south-east of Bengaluru

Open access, low gain, flat ground at the top for tents — the easiest camping night on the list, and dogs are welcome.

Length
2.3 km
Gain
+67 m
Hike
1 h 56
Drive
1 h 57
CampingPet-friendly
The ridge on Mahout's Mountain at sunset
Easy–mod 3.5

Mahout's Mountain

south-east of Bengaluru

The sunset hill. Two hours out, an hour up, and the whole plain goes gold from the top — camp if you'd rather not drive back.

Length
2.8 km
Gain
+184 m
Hike
2 h 38
Drive
2 h 06
CampingHilltop