Kalavantin durg trek known for the most famous steps carved till fort top was the most awaited trek for me & Bajaj team. This trek I did years back when I used to gofor trek alone, later I joined team FONA where all treks are done with friends and family 🙂
Kalavantin Durg Trek or Sulka (Pinnacle)
Kalavantin Durg is easily seen from Panvel highway. Just look at it located opposite Matheran and next to Prabalgad Fort.
Kalavantin is a 500m high pinnacle on the northern edge of the Prabal plateau.
Kalavantin Durg is good one day Trek near Mumbai
Kalavantin Height – 500 meters or 2300 feet
Kalavantin Difficulty: Medium [recommended under expert guidance]
WARNING : There are cases of death at Kalavantin Durg so be cautious and do this trek under certified trek guide only
Pune trekker dies after falling into 700-ft gorge in Panvel
Suggestion : User proper trekking shoes for this trek is a MUST.
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How to Reach Kalavantin Durg or Prabalgad from Mumbai
By Train from Mumbai
- Get down at Panvel railway station on Harbour Line
- Take State Transport Bus till Kopoli or get down at Shendung Phata
- Shendung Phata to the road near base village Thakurwadi by Rickshaw (share)
- Walk further through hills to Thakurwadi
How to Reach by Car Mumbai to Kalavantin Durg or Prabalgad
- Â Â Â Drive till Shedung Phata Panvel on old Pune express way
- Â Â Take a turn towards Thakurwadi Village from Shedung Phata
- Â Â Landmark Zoia Mountain Spa near Thakurwadi Village
How to Reach Kalavantin Durg or Prabalgad from Pune
- Pune to Panavel (get down at Shendung Phata)
- Shendung Phata to Thakurwadi (Vardoli) @ 11 kms
- Bus/Car can travel upto hills
- (you can push Bus upto end and you have some space at the end to turn your bus around (somewhat difficult but can be managed 🙂
- Then you can start walking to Thakurwadi, route is steep upto Thakurwadi
- Front Thakurwadi you can proceed to Kalavantin Sulka
Approximate time required from start of hill bottom to Thakurwadi to Kalavantin Sulka is @ 2~3 hours.
Food Arrangement at Kalavantin Durg or Prabalgad
- You can get food and water (natural mineral) from Thakruwadi from the Adivasis (tribal)
- You have homestay and camping option at Prabalmachi Village (see phone numbers given in this post)
- You can also carry your own food and cook there.
Needless to say that it was lush green all around, you may like to see all photos posted at Flikr for this trek.
Namdev 9209461474 / Balu 8097089491 / Nilesh 8056186321 (food and stay)
Best Time to Visit Kalavantin Durg
- Fantastic to visit throughout the year
- Due to increased popularity of Kalavantin Durg it is heavily crowded during monsoon seasons, it will create difficulty since on the steps people will line-up for climbing and descending, so suggest to reach as early as possible.
Anyway just have look at below photo showing the carved steps, believe me they are difficult to climb during monsoon season but thrilling experience too …
By the way Vijay reached so early at fort top that he completed both Prabalgad and Kalavantin durg in a day !! Below photo shows the top of Kalavantin durg where Vijay is showing pride of Maharashtra 🙂
And here is the most most famous steps view of fort steps, unforgettable moment to see this .. a must in a lifetime … just go for it …
Bajaj auto limited 165th trek to Kalavantin Sulka – Pinnacle (some times called as Kalavantin Durg)
Our Trek leader was Mr. Vasant Thombare who is our sports officer.
Team Bajaj moving to the base village
Bajaj trekking group celebrating at the fort top
Wild flowers are seen all over the way, amazing colours of nature, specially if you visit during month of September then you will get flowering photographs
Cheers !
Kothaligad is exactly stands in front of Kalavantin Durg,
If you wish to get detailed information on Kothaligad trek the visit my blogpost
Dear Tourist,
Machi Prabal is an ancient and beautiful village. It is situated half-way up a mountain (such a plateau or ledge is called a "machi" in Marathi) at the base of the fort Prabalgad. Because of the two forts Prabalgad and Kalavantin and the natural beauty of the surrounding regions, many visitors and fort-enthusiasts are attracted to this place.
To fully explore this area, you will need at least two days. However, many visitors have had some difficulty in finding food and lodging near this village. Some visitors would return home after one day tour and others would spend the night sleeping outdoors on the grass and eating whatever they could bring or manage to obtain. It is also hard for ladies and children to stay here comfortably.
In order to provide a solution to this problem, the Bhutambare family has started a Kalavantin Durg & Prabalgad Dharshan Guide, Lodging& Food Service to help visitors. We provide you a tour package including every service you would require. The Bhutambare family provides these services using their own home as the base of operations.
Suggestions and feedback about the services provided by this venture are most welcome. Your suggestions will help us improve the service experience that we provide to other tourists like you.
Please e-mail your suggestions to: neel.nilesh0506@gmail.com or kalavantinprabalgad@gmail.com
You can contact me through my mobile-phone at 08056186321 (Please remember to add the "0" at the beginning.)
You are also welcome to read our blog to learn about news & updates from our side: http://prabalgad.blogspot.in/