9 th March 2014 (Sunday) we started early morning @ 5:30 am from
Chembur Mumbai towards Thakurwadi, Panvel for start our trekking from
thakurwadi to Kalavantin.
Kalavantin durg, a fort situated
exactly opposite to prabalgad at an elevation of around 2300 ft. Its named after
a Queen during Shivaji Maharaj period and from its structure, height and
elevation it can be understand that it used to be a watch tower during that
time.
The route we
followed;
Chembur---àPanvel--à we went via Mumbai Pune
Highway(old)-----à-Shedung Phata to
Thakurwadi----àparked
vehicle in the village ----àstart
trekking-àPrabal
Machi Village--à
Kalavantin durg
We reached Thakurwadi at around
7:15 am . Parked our vehicle in the village and start our trekking. The weather
was quite pleasant in the morning. We could hear the sounds of birds. From the
road we could see the tip of Kalavantin and prabalgad. There was an orange flag
visible on top of both. Our mission was to reach there at Kalavantin. We have
to trek the first mountain to reach prabalmachi village from there again the
second phase of trek to kalavantin. Though there was a well trek path to
prabalmachi village we took a “Saral” route. In Marathi “saral” means straight
path. The elevation was quite straight and it was an amazing, exciting , adventurous
feeling while climbing up. It also saved
around 30 minutes time for us. Enroute we could capture some amazing pics and
scene. We reach prabalmachi village
around at 10:00 am. There was a small place to have breakfast and lunch at
prabalmachi village. They provide facility for staying overnight and also guide
for the trek to prabalgad and kalavantin. It’s a well managed place. We had our
breakfast there and ordered for the lunch for the day.
We started the second phase pf
trek to Kalavantin. It took aother 1 hr 30 min to reach the peak . It was an
amazing view from the top. We halted there for an hour and enjoyed the scenic
beauty. Afterwards we returned to the prabalmachi village and had our lunch and
returned back.
It was one of the tough trek and
more adventurous than any other trek I had
before.
One can plan for a 2 days stay
there at prabalmachi to complete both the trek of prabalgad and kalavantin.
Trekking team: Jaideep, Ajit, Yogesh, Nalin, Amarnath, Patel
Pictures are very nice. Thanks for sharing. A city fascinatingly involved in industrial activities and a major religious centre at the same time, Durg is an ancient city which finds mention in the Mahabharata and Chinese manuscripts as well. With its scattering of temples, the city invites a number of tourists to its warm embrace, specially during festivals like Navratra. Today, the place is also a hikers' and bird watchers' favourite. Check out all best hotels in Durg also.
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