Manikgad Fort - Gherakilla Manikgad

Name: Manikgad Fort - Gherakilla Manikgad
Address: Takurwadi, Gherakilla Manikgad, Maharashtra 410220, India, 410220, India

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Manikgad Fort

Address :

Takurwadi, Gherakilla Manikgad, Maharashtra 410220, India

Postal code :

410220

Opening hours :

Tuesday	Open 24 hours
Wednesday	Open 24 hours
Thursday	Open 24 hours
Friday	Open 24 hours
Saturday	Open 24 hours
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Categories :

Tourist attraction , Fortress ,

Takurwadi, Gherakilla Manikgad, Maharashtra 410220, India

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S	Suhas Gosavi (SUヅ) on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It's medium easy trek fort near located in khalapur-patalganga. You get local buses for fort from panvel st bus stand.You can go there via old mumbai pune highway fastest route with tolls with private vehicles. You have to carry food because there is no nearby any hotel or food station available. Water is available on top of fort having name of panyachi taki...2hrs needed for climbing the fort. Climbing is quite stiff. On the top one lake and 7-8 water tanks..in which 2 are ready to use for drinking water. Chunyach ghana, lake, rajwada, flag, temple are the place to visit. Mansoon is always better season to visit forts.
N	Namrata Suryavanshi on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I visited this fort couple of weeks back via Pen and must say that it was quite an adventurous trek as it is not the traditional route to the fort. There were no steps and at and entire path had stones and rocks. This route we used to climb fort was from Pen side but seems like the actual ascend to the fort is via Rasayani as this route had no steps at all. Please make sure that you carry lot of water as there is no water facility on the way. While climbing through Pen side , you will come across lot Carissa carandas plants on the way bearing sweet berries. They are known as Karvanda in Marathi. Make sure you pluck them and eat as this experience is beautiful. At the fort, there are two temples, one is a Shankar Temple and other is a Ganesha temple. There are around 6-7 Water holding ponds up there with one tank having a rope and can to pull up water but we also saw snake in the pond next to Shankar Pind thus it's advisable that you carry water. There are very few remnants on the fort but what the view that you see from top is breath taking. T strategic importance of the fort was to oversee the trade route between Pune and Mumbai Coastal, and you can see both Mumbai and Pune in Horizon. It is truly a mesmerising view and worth the climb :)
A	Akshay Palve on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Manikgad (1877 ft.) is the complete package of challenges, adventure, nature beauty, small waterfalls. ❤️⛰️ Greenish trail, rain, breathtaking views from the top, foggy climate, chilled air and many more which makes our trek memorable.?✌️ 2nd challenging trek after Peb fort.? Main challenge of this trek was forest which we must cross to reach at the top of the fort. If you don’t have proper trail route or guide with you, then 100% you will be lost in that forest because at multiple points there were multiple paths & choosing the correct path will only show you the destination.
s	suprith jain on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The trek is awesome. But its very confusing. So plan accordingly
R	Rutvij khatu on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Manikgad is located in Raigad district of Maharashtra. It was built to look upon the trade route from Maval (Pune) to the coastal ports. The mountain looks spectacular and looks easy but requires a high level of endurance of the trekker for long walk. Manikgad fort is situated near Vashivali (Rasayani MIDC), which is 27 km from Panvel. The fort is clearly visible while travelling across the old Mumbai-Pune Highway. Direct buses are available from Karjat to the base village of Vadgaon (another base village), or via the chowk. The trail from Vadgaon is longer than the one from Vashiwali. Vashiwali can also be reached from Panvel station by shared auto-rickshaws or ST buses.
D	Dhanraj Katkar on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Manikgad built by sarkhel kanhoji angre in 1700s. Manikgad was primarily used to watch maval trade routes and coastal area. Currently there are few things to watch on the fort. Hanuman gate(darvaja), various water cisterns, darya take(big water cistern), mahadev temple, chunyacha ghana(trench used for churning lime), some watch towers(buruj) and lots of scenic views to watch. How to go: There are many ways and base villages to reach However the preferred route is from thakurwadi base village. The route from jambhivali is longer, confusing and in monsoon usually there is no trail to follow. Manikgad trails are very confusing if you are going via jambhivali base village. Were lost for few hours searching for the trail to reach jambhivali. If search for directions for manikgad it leads to jambhivali, instead search for bike parking point. Cheers.
A	Abhishek Karanje on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Few remains are there on the top. Carry min 3 ltr of water with you as at the top and the route of about 3 hrs there is no water available. Two routes are available to go on top one is easy ant the other ( नाळेची वाट ) is little hard, via Washivali and Thakarwadi. At Washivali you may contact Mhatre family for tea, breakfast before or after trek as they helped us a lot.
B	Boy On The Saddle Alfred on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wonderful trek to witness during monsoon, as it is surrounded with lush greenery. The trails of this trek can be confusing so it is best to go with someone who knows this trail as we got lost many times during the trek. There's a lot of water streams that you get during monsoon and during summer this trek can hectic, as it will test your endurance during the long walk of this trail. There are multiple ways to reach here, we took the route from Panvel and there's another one at Penn (which we ended up at accidentally since we missed our main trail). Overall, it is a nice place for a monsoon trek!