For those of you who would like
to climb the hills to Tirumala to fulfil a vow, there
are two well-laid stone footpaths leading to Tirumala.
These paths are called sopanamargas.
The more ancient of the two sopanamargas
which starts from Alipiri at the foot of the hills,
is about 11 km in length, and is the commonly-used route.
The other sopanamarga from
Chandragiri, though only about 6 km in length, is a
more difficult route. It is mainly used by the local
people and traders.
APSRTC runs two free buses from
the Tirupati Railway station to Alipiri, with a frequency
of 30 minutes. Pilgrims who intend to walk up the hills
to Tirumala can use these buses.
