Jun 30, 2008 11:14 AM
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Trekking to PETH FORT, Karjat on sunday 22 jun 2008 with BARC staff
club. this Fort come before bhimashankar from Mumbai. this near to
bhimashankar
This
was to be my first trek to the fort
of Peth. Also known as Kothaligad,
this is a small fort about 25 kms from Karjat station.This place lies
in the Sahayadri mountains.
The fort was a watch post for
soldiers guarding the Bhor Ghat, which was an important trade route
between Pune and Kalyan. Once you reach the top, you can have a great
view of Karjat and Bhimashanker. In the monsoon, this is a wonderful
trek and, especially during the weekends, you will find people coming
in big groups for this trek.
View next photoThe best view for me was when I reached a
pleateau.The fresh air and absence of traffic made me feel great. Peth
(Kotilgad) – 1550 ft is a small fort with a large cave at its base. It
is detached from the main range. It has an interesting fortification at
the top in the shape of a funnel with rocky staircase carved in the
middle. This funnel is known as Kotligad. The lower plateau is
connected with Wandre Khind on the ghats in the east.
We reached
Karjat station at around (9:00 a.m.). we alighted at the base village
