Trekking in Maharashtra

Trekking has become popular these days. There are many blogs on the Internet to guide you for the trek you desire. But what matters is how well prepared you are for any trek. My love for trekking has taught me a lot of things which I would like to share with you all. It is strictly for trekking in Maharashtra. Some points you might have never heard about, while some are basic but still ignored. 1. Start with Easy trek Many a times I have seen people doing their first and only trek swearing themselves to not do it again due to bad experience. You cannot have a good experience if you expect picnic. You cannot have a good experience if you aren’t well prepared. So what can you do?  Choose an easy level trek for your beginning. I would personally recommend treks like Sinhgad, Lohgad or Karnala which take less time for hiking. Then you can plan your trek to forts like Salher, Torna, Harishchandrgad. During trek when you are tired, avoid sitting down on the trail. This will

15 june 2018  Night trek to Mt. kalsubai Ever since I started trekking I always wanted to go to the Mt. Kalsubai which is the highest peak in maharashtra and also called as everest of maharashtra. Its summit situated at an elevation of 1646 meters (5400 feet).Finally the moment had come for which I was dying. I got a call from my friend stating we are going for it and no excuses to be entertained and then the journey starts. It was Night trek to Kalsubai with few trekkers united by my friend. This was a pre monsoon trek to experience the mesmerizing view of fireflies in harischandragad-kalsubai wildlife sanctuary. Fireflies mate during the pre monsoon period and the best way to witness these creatures is by going to a fireflies trek. Western Ghats are filled with places where these shiny creatures come out in millions at night. The name Kalsubai has given to the mountain on the woman who used to live in this mountain according to the villagers living at the base of Kalsub

Harishchandragad trek - The dream trek for every trekker. It has 3 main routes from which one can reach the fort, they are Nali chi vat (very difficult), Khireshwar(difficult) and Paachnai(easy). Me and my 12 friends started our journey to the base village of Harishchandra gad around 1 pm from pune. We reached base Village Khireshwar at 5 pm. The road leading to the base village is a mud dam called Pimpalgaon Joge dam. The dam and the surrounding area offers a scenic view of the area. You can freshen up here. You can arrange breakfast, maybe poha and tea, from one of the local houses. Pimpalgaon joge dam road We started our trek via Khireshwar route at 5.30 pm. The main trail starts from behind the base village, leading to the base of the mountain. Take a narrow track that leads to the back of the village and extends into a wide grassy plain that forms the foot of the mountain. Keep proceeding on the same path and 15 minutes later, the track narrows down beneath a s