Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Lohagad Trek


I had done a trek to Lohagad on 7th July. There is a fort on top of the  hill which is of 2000 year old. Lohagad fort is also known as Iron Fort. It  is on west of Visapur Fort(They are twin forts).
Trek Location
Name: Lohagad
Base Village : Lohagad Base
Distance: 130kms from Mumbai(approx)
Route to reach base: From mumbai take eastern express way take the next  exit from lonavala(Karla exit). Once the exit is taken, there is Kusgaon  Toll Plaza. Then travel towards Malvali station and from there direct route  towards Lohagad base
Ascent time: 2hrs
Descent time: 1hr 30 mins
Height of the Lohagad fort: 3400ft
Trek Experience: Started from Mumbai early in the morning. Reached Vashi.  Boarded the bus arranged by the trek organizers. Reached the base. Had a  good view of waterfalls at Baje(near the base) and nice view of top of  Visapur and Lohagad Forts covered with little fog.Started ascent. There was  little drizzle during ascent. The path is very slippery due to rain.  Reached the Lohagad Fort. Very Well constructed Fort. It was raining  heavily and the fort is covered with fog. Had Lunch. Explored the fort. The  view of Vinchu Kata is amazing. Initially it was not visible at all due to  fog. Once the fog was cleared the view was awesome. There was a huge 16- sided lake on the top. There was a spot where I experienced reverse  waterfall. It was a thrilling experience. Started Descent. The path became  more and more slippery due to heavy rainfall. Got Completely wet. The view  of Waterfalls of surrounding hills during descent is wonderful. Reached  base. Then started to Mumbai and reached home safely. Overall an awesome  experience and wonderful trek duing monsoon.
                                   

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