Prabalgad Trek
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,074 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 902 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,436 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 200 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 4 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1704
- Uploaded
- August 11, 2013
- Recorded
- August 2013
near Vajapūr, Mahārāshtra (India)
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Itinerary description
Prabalgad is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel, visible from the Mumbai Pune expressway. The elevation of this plateau is 2324 feet.
It was known as Muranjan until it was taken over and renamed by the Maratha forces under Shivaji's rule. The fort has a couple of sister forts, Kalavantin Durg and Irshalgad.
The flat top area of the fort is covered by dense forest. There is a Ganesh Temple at the top. There are also some scenic ruins of old buildings and a few water tanks.
Take a local guide if you want to explore on top as the plateau is rather huge and the dense forest disorienting.
To reach the base village, Thakurwadi, take the old Mumbai-Pune Highway, exit left at Shedung Phata (at the point where the Kalamboli-Mumbai bypass road meets the Mumbai-Pune highway). Thakurwadi is down the road.
The actual location of the center of fort is 18.97120 N, 73.22381 E.
It was known as Muranjan until it was taken over and renamed by the Maratha forces under Shivaji's rule. The fort has a couple of sister forts, Kalavantin Durg and Irshalgad.
The flat top area of the fort is covered by dense forest. There is a Ganesh Temple at the top. There are also some scenic ruins of old buildings and a few water tanks.
Take a local guide if you want to explore on top as the plateau is rather huge and the dense forest disorienting.
To reach the base village, Thakurwadi, take the old Mumbai-Pune Highway, exit left at Shedung Phata (at the point where the Kalamboli-Mumbai bypass road meets the Mumbai-Pune highway). Thakurwadi is down the road.
The actual location of the center of fort is 18.97120 N, 73.22381 E.
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