Kokandiva — Local services in Maharashtra

Konkandiva Fort is a fort located 70 km from Pune in Maharashtra. This fort is on the boundary of Raigad and Pune district. The fort was important as a surveillance fort to keep watch on the possible attack on the Raigad fort through Ghol Village side along the Mutha river.There are two routes to reach the fort. The route from Konkan region is tough and the nearest town is Mahad which is 61 km from Mumbai. The base village of the fort is Sandoshi which is 32 km from Mahad. The trekking path passes through the kavlya ghat hillock north of the Sandoshi. The second route starts from Village Gajarewadi which is near Ghol in Pune district. This route is very safe and wide. Both the routes meet at a col on the northern side of the fort. The trek path is then steep and requires efforts to climb in...

It is a small but beautiful fort. It is ahead of Panshet dam and it takes 2hrs to reach the base village. The last 10km road is off-road so bike and 4 wheeler with good ground clearance will go. It takes about 1,5hrs to walk from Ghol to Garjewadi. From Garjewadi there are 2 routes to go. One route goes directly to the fort base and another route goes towards Sandishi village. On this route you should take the left side route to the fort. It takes 25 mins to climb up the first patch. There is a cave and some water tanks. From here there is a small climb to reach the top. The view is amazing. Rajgad fort is very close. Lingana fort and a few other forts are also visible. It takes a maximum of 45 minutes to climb the fort. There is no drinking water source ...

This is a thrilling trek which requires moderate endurance. A long hike through hills and jungles and then steep mountaineering takes you to the top. There is a cave with a water cistern just below the pinnacle. One can take vehicles to the nearest village Garjaiwadi. Take your vehicles to Garjaiwadi or it will be a very long trek from Ghol village. Another route comes from Kokan from...