Mumbai Hikers Community 30.05.2015

Posted: 29 May 2015 01:54 AM PDT

TAT - Rainy trek to beautiful "Kankeshwar Temple" on 13th June 2015. The Adventure Trekkers invites you to amazing, awesome, beautiful trek to historical "Kankeshwar Temple" on 13th June 2015. About Kankeshwar: - Kanakeshwar Mandir: It is situated about 17 km away from Alibag to Karlekhind – Chondi road.13 km from Alibag in Northeast direction is this very famous Shiv temple on a 900 ft. high hill. It is a 5000 ft. long climb on well paved stairs, which takes around one hour. Landmarks along the route are tombs of MohanGiri and Balgiri, Nagoba Rest, Jambhali Plateau, God's stair, Gaymandi etc. The fatigue of the uphill climb vanishes the moment one enters the scenic temple premises . It comprises various small temples of Sri Paleshwar, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balram Krishna and Lord Shiv. The special attraction is an ancient sweet water tank enclosed in traditional structure of black stone. The ancient temple was built by Raja Ramdeorai yadav. The height of the Shiv temple is 54 ft. The front gate has Lion sculpture on both sides with traditional lamp-pillar(deepmaal) in front. The 4 ft. long 'Pindi' of Lord Shiv is silver plated. The premises also include Nagaar-khana, Bheem Kunda, a garden for flowers to be offered to the Lord, Sri Ram Ganesh temple and Gomukha. Every year, there is a fair on Kartik Poornima in Hindu calendar. On this hill, a variety of herbs are found. Little info about trek: - Type: - steps climb  Difficulty: - easy  Height : - 900 ft Duration: - 1 1/2 hours Place: - Alibag Fees: - 700/- Full Itinerary of trek: - Meeting point for all participants @Panvel railway station @7:30 am. 08:00 am Start travelling from Panvel to Kankeahwar by private vehicle. Breakfast in route  10:00 am Reach base village and star ascend. 11:30 am Reach a top, take Darshan, explore area. 12:30 am Lunch (carry packed lunch) 01:30 am Start descend. 02:30 am Reach base & visit kihim beach (if everyone agreed) 05:00 am Start return journey into panvel,. 07:00 am Reach Pan... Read more

Posted: 28 May 2015 06:39 AM PDT

TAT – OVERNIGHT TREK TO "SUDHAGAD" ON 20th & 21st june 2015. Little info about fort: - Type: - Hill type District: - Raigad Grade: - Medium Height: - 590 M Time to ascend: - approx. 2 hours. Detail of the fort: - Sudhagad is one of the ancient fort in sahyadri. It was the glory of "Bhor state". Initially, sudhagad was called as "Bhorapgad" during empire of Shivaji Maharaj. This fort was named as "Sudhagad". It is called the replica of Raigad. Famous Points: - Pant sachiv wada Bhorai devi temple Bhoreshwar temple Pachchapur darwaja Hattimal Takmak tok of Sudhagad Dindi darwaja.  The tentative itinerary of the trek is given: - Meeting point of Mumbai & Pune peoples: - Panvel Railway station @ 08:20 pm on 20th June. Mumbai peoples catch 06:54 pm CST-Panvel local. So you will be panvel @ 08:13 pm. (use m-Indicator for time table) Pune peoples use bus service because there is no trains on that time to come panvel. 08:40 pm Catch Diva-Roha passenger train to Nagothane. 10:12 pm Reach Nagothane station, dinner time. 11:00 pm Move towards base village "Pali" in a private vehicle. 12:00 am Reach pali, introduction, instruction and start trek. 02:30 am Reach on top, rest of the day. 06:00 am Wakeup call, refreshment, breakfast & tea making. 07:00 am Exploration of fort. 09:00 am Start descend  11:00 am Reach base village & move towards Pali, Ballaleshwar temple 12:00 pm Reach Pali, take Darshan. 01:00 pm Have lunch in Dhaba/ hotel/ village. 02:30 pm Move towards Nagothane station. 03:30 pm Reach station and catch  04:16 pm Roha- Diva Passenger train. 05:50 pm Reach panvel and go back home. ………………………………………………….TREK ENDS…………………………………………………………. Don't Miss 06:54 pm CST-Panvel local, if u miss this train you miss the trek. (no refund of your money) Fees: - The fees of the trek will be rs. 800/-  Rs. 500/- Paid in advance to book your seat. If you no paid advance your seat is not confirm. Includes: - Train tickets from Panvel to Nagothane. Travelling f... Read more

Posted: 28 May 2015 03:23 AM PDT

Hello Wanderers, We are glad to invite you for a Trek to Harihar fort(Harshagad) on 21st June 2015. General Information: The fort of Harihar, lying on Trimbak range, was of significant importance in earlier periods, as there used to be a route crossing this range connecting Maharashtra to Gujarat.Trimbak range has spreaded its arms to the north of Igatpuri and west of Nasik. It is divided mainly in two parts, with forts of Basgad, Utvad, hill of Fani, Harihar and Trimbakgad on one part while the forts of Anjaneri and Hargad on the other. Vaitarna is the main river in this region. But due to the one – sided slope of Sahyadri, the water flows away from this region. There is an absolute shortage of water from January to March in this region. The fort appears to be rectangular in shape from its base village. Grade: Medium Meeting Point: Kasara station Catch Second Last Kasara Local on 20th June 2015 [Saturday night] For your convenience Kasara local time table is as follows: 10:50 pm : CST 10:57 pm : Byculla 11:05 pm : Dadar 11:13 pm : Kurla 11:18 pm : Ghatkopar 11:34 pm : Thane 11:57 pm : Dombivali 00:07 am : Kalyan 01:18 am : Kasara Expenses: Rs 800/- per head – Book Now Includes: – Travelling from Kasara to Kasara – Breakfast and evening tea. (Please carry packed lunch for the day.) For Registration or queries, Contact:  8425076272 / 8425076270 OR write to: info@aberrantwanderers.com For SMS Inquiry: Please drop a message as "trek inquiry" at 8425076270, we will get back to you ASAP. Old memories of Harihar Fort: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.749752005060670.1073741865.443370295698844&type=3 Things to Carry:     Carry packed lunch for the day.     Good trekking shoes.     Raincheater (Optional)     Camera, Cell Phone, Cap(Optional, wrap it in plastic, water proof protection)     Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments     Personal basic medical kit     A haversack to put all these things Let's enjoy the nature in Wanderers style with ru... Read more

Posted: 28 May 2015 03:20 AM PDT

Hello Wanderers, We are glad to invite you for Trek to Mahuli fort on 7th June 2015.   General Information: Mahuli Fort (2815 ft) in Asangaon is highest point in Thane district and its surrounded by dense forest. This mountain range is also famous because of various rock-climbing pinnacles like Vazir. This fort has three nice caves and a water cistern. This fort was part of Swarajya formed by The great Maratha Chhatrpati Shivaji Maharaj. Grade: Medium Meeting Point: Asangaon station 09:05 amPlease catch semi fast local train to Asangaon. For your convenience Asangaon train timings are as follows: 07:18 am : CST 07:25 am : Byculla 07:32 am : Dadar 07:39 am : Kurla 07:43 am : Ghatkopar 07:59 am : Thane 08:21 am : Dombivali 08:30 am : Kalyan 09:05 am : Asangaon Expenses: Rs 500/- per head – Book Now which includes – Traveling from Asangaon to Asangaon – Breakfast and evening tea. (Please carry packed lunch for the day.) Some old memories at Mahuli Fort:https://www.facebook.com/aberrant.wanderers.5/media_set?set=a.1399316826958943.1073741829.100006419172659&type=3  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.711297415572796.1073741852.443370295698844&type=3 For Registration or queries, Contact:  8425076272 / 8425076270 OR write to: info@aberrantwanderers.com For SMS Inquiry: Please drop a message as "trek inquiry" at 8425076270, we will get back to you ASAP. Things to carry: A Water Bottle (~2-3 Ltrs), Camera, Cell Phone, Cap(Optional, wrap it in plastic, water proof protection) Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc. Extra Pair of clothes, Good trekking shoes A haversack to put all these things Let's enjoy the nature in Wanderers style with rules and lots of fun —–Aberrant Wanderers Team. ... Read more

Posted: 28 May 2015 02:17 AM PDT

Dear Friends we invite you all for Monsoon trek to Kalsubai fort highest peak of Maharashtra on 14th June 15. Kalsubai Peak is the highest peak (1646 meters) of the Sahyadris on the border of Igatpuri Taluka, Nashik district and Akole Taluka, of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. 'Kalsubai' temple is located at the top most peak of Sahyadri mountain range of Maharastra. The main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara. The main route to the temple is at small climbing slope . It usually takes three hours to reach the top from Bari. There small huts in this area who could be very helpful in case of any emergency. There are three iron ladders along this route. There is a well near the last iron ladder as one approaches the top but the water is not potable during the summer. The rest of the route is without water, so it is best to fill water bottles in Bari. It is an easy hike, but parts of it are quite steep. Reptiles like lizards and snakes could be spotted sun-bathing during winter mornings near the ladders. The vastly spread out backwaters of Bhandardara attracts ones attention from the top. To the north of the mountain range forts such as Ramsej, Harihargad, Brahmagiri, Anjaneri, Ghargad, Bahula, Tringalwadi, Kavnai can be seen. To the east one can spot Aundha, Vishramgad, Bitangad, to the west Alang, Madangad, Kulang, Ratangad (south west) and to the south Pabhargad, Ghanchakkar, Harishchandragad can be seen.   Fort infoType: PeakHeight: 5400 Feet above MSL (Approx)Grade: Easy- mediumBase Village: Bari. The itinerary for trek is: Meeting at : Pritam Hotel Dadar East 11.00 pm (On Saturday 13th June 2015)Pick up Points : Nitin Company Junction , Thane 11.45 pm. Reach Base Village by 5amBreakfast by 6 amStart Trek by 6:30 amReach the top of Kalsubai by 10:30-11:00 amRest for some time.Start Descending by 11:30 amReach Base Village by 1:30 pmLunch at the Base Village.Start our Return Journey by 3:30 pmReach Mumbai by 8 - 9 pm (D... Read more