Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Trek to Chanderi


I had done a trek to Chanderi on 1st July. It is actually a hill and the top is big rock(pinnacle) and technical climbing skills are required to reach the top. I went upto the base of the pinnacle. 
Trek Location
Name: Chanderi
Base Village : Tamsai
Distance: 53km from Mumbai and 14 km from Panvel
Route to reach base: From Mumbai take eastern express way, reach Panvel. take a rick(or tum tum) and reach tamsai.
Ascent time: 2hr 30 mins
Descent time: 2 hrs
Height of the Chanderi: 2330ft
Trek Experience: Started from Mumbai early in the morning. Reached Juinagar. Friends picked me in Scorpio and we reached Panvel. Then with help of trek organizers reached the base village Tamsai. Road is ok, mini buses can go by the route.Had Idli has breakfast. Then set off for the trek. No rain even at start of July. Scorching heat. I got wet by sweat but not by rain. The path to the top comprises steps, passes through forest and waterfalls. Lot of water streams are seen on the way. Steps are very steep. Reached the top(base of the huge rock) by noon. There is a cave on  the top and Shiv Mandir is present inside the cave. Had lunch at the cave. Then Explored the hill. Very good panoramic view of various other hills Mhaismal, Prabalgad, Matheran, Irshal, Shri Malangad, Navra-Navri. Started descent. The path is very slippery. There was little drizzling while descending. Reached base by evening. Had Snacks and then left for Mumbai and reached home. There is another route to Chanderi via vanghni(tougher than the one i took).

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