Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Team FONA – trek to Kalyangad

Photo location – Katraj bridge (on the way to Satara)

fona group on the way to Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Fort Kalyangad view from base village Nandgiri

Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Difficulty level

Easy
height is 3500 feet,

Time to reach is around 15 minutes since you can drive down till fort foothill. else 45 minutes to climb from foot

What to see !

– Sri Parshwanath Jain Cave Temple

– Hanuman temple

– memorial of Kalyan Swami

– temple of Lord Ganesha

– will be able to see forts Jaranda, Ajikyantara, Chandan, Vandan, Vairatgad
Place to stay/take food & water

Water – cistern at fort top, however water is not drinkable

Food and stay – You have to carry food on your own and stay no necessary since small trek

Location

Google coordinates

How to reach

Drive down to Nandgiri (Dhumalvadi) or board a bus for Kinhaee and get down at village Nandgiri

Precautions

– use proper trekking gears for this trek
– caves may have honey bees and water levels can be high depending upon the season, be careful, wait for some time once you enter the caves till the time you get acclimatized to the darkness.
– you may carry powerful torch if you wish to observe the caves carefully

View of fort, till this spot you can drive down in car/bus

bus can reach to the fort foot hills, since we wanted to cover Yamai devi spot we decided to drive down to save time, look at the road, if it is raining you will not be able to get with bus !

bus goes upto top of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Look at the mega wind mills revolving their huge blades inside the clouds

wind mills at Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

On the way there is spot where you will be looking at wind mills from a very close distance where you can listen to the wind cutting sound, and its a photo spot for you

The first view to the steps to the fort, look at the old tree with roots wrapped around, its a good photo spot

First one would like to have look at the caves for which this fort is known for, there is no light provision inside caves, so if you are keenly interested recommended to carry a powerful torch

going inside famous caves of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Shri Datta temple inside the caves

datta temple inside caves of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Sri Parshwanath Jain Cave Temple

parshwanath temple inside caves of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Rocks inside caves, see the water around, we did not dare to get inside since it was deep dark, and we did not had the powerful torch with us

inside caves of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

water inside caves of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

Entrance to the fort, still in good condition

entry door (daravaja) of Kalyangad Fort, Nandgiri Village, Satara

View of entrance from the Hanuman temple

Hanuman temple

as you get over the top, look at some construction showing stay and bathroom facilities, however this is not maintained, doors are stolen, things are in bad shape