Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Trek To Naneghat

I had done a trek to Naneghat on 7th July. Naneghat is the mountain pass near Junnar in Pune district of Maharashtra which was extensively used as a trade route  between Kalyan and Junnar during the reign of the Satavahana (200 BCE–190 CE). Literally, the name nane means "coin" and ghat means "pass". The name is given because  this path was used as a tollbooth to collect toll from traders crossing the hills. The pinnacle at naneghat is Nancha Anghta.
Trek Location
Name: Naneghat
Base Village : Naneghat Base
Distance: 130kms from Mumbai(approx)
Route to reach base: From Kalyan travel towards Murbad and then to Tokavade and to Vaisakhare village. There a sign board of Naneghat will be present.
Ascent time: 3hrs
Descent time: 4hrs
Height of the Naneghat fort: 2750ft
Trek Experience: Started from Mumbai late in the night on friday from office. Reached Thane by 1:00 am. Picked up one more co trekker and started from Thane by 1:25  am. Reached the Bhivandi toll naka by 1:35 am. Went on the Kalyan road. Taken a right turn to Murbad around 1:50 am. REached the toll gate around 1:52 am. Within five  minutes we reached Kalyan fadi bridge. Taken left after the bridge and went straight laong the Jucntion circle. Then crossed a small bridge at 2:09 am and taken right  and then followed the road right till Naneghat base.(there is a sign board on the rightside of the road showing the path to Naneghat). Reached the base by 3:15 am. I  am at the base until 5:30 am waiting for other trekkers, then had done warming exercises and started for the trek. Initally the path was little steep. It was dark.  Used the torch on thte way. It was muddy road. Soon I reached the first water stream. The rocks in the stream are very slippery. Crossed the stream. Still there is no  sign of rain. Continued towards the top. Reached the second water stream. Reached the flat plateau. Once I corssed the plateau the path is full os small rocsk. The  slope increased. Slowbly light poured in. The path is clearly visible. Came across bolders and kept on climbing the rocks. Reached the base of the steps which led to  the top of the Naneghat. Climbed the steps. Reached the caves on the top by 8:30 am. Had breakfast. It was raining very heavily. Added by strong winds. Explored the  top of Naneghat. The cave was opened. Went inside the cave. It was very good. It was very cold outside the cave. Cave was a relief for the cold and strong winds  outside. Taken some rest in the caves while attending the sessions by one of the organizers. Started descent by 10:30 pm. During descnt the full path is flooded with  water due to heavy rain. Rocks are too slippery. Slowly climbed down the steps and then the rocks. Reached the flat plateau. Once agin corssed the two streams and then  reached the bsae from where we started. While coming down collected the garbage. By 2:30 pm reached the base. By 3:30 pm started from the base and then reached Shiv  sagar hotel and had lunch or snacks and then left for mumbai.All is well

                        

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