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Pratapgad
 At a Glance
Trek Pratapgad
Alias -
Type Hill Fort
District Satara
Height above mean sea level 3534 ft (1077 m)
Base Village --
Minimum Duration 2 days
Region Satara
Transport Kalyan to Mahad (road, ~ 150 km)- Poladpur (road,~ 20 km)
Time to reach the top A motorable road takes you to the top
Water Availability Water available in the shops / stalls
Best season to visit Anytime
Sights to visit Mahadarwaja, Afzal buruz (bastion), Shankar mandir etc.
Difficulty Rating Simple
Shelter Dharmashala's
 Location
Pratapgad Pratapgad, one of the most famous forts in the history of maratha's, is situated very close to a famous hill station of Mahabaleshwar (~ 12-15 km)
 
 Precaution
 No special precaution is needed.
 
 Sight Seeing
Shankar mandir



Shankar mandir is one of the places worth visiting onPratapgad.
 
 
Afzal buruz



Afzal buruz (bastion) and Makarandgad in the background
 
 
Mahadarwaja






Mahadarwaja and Afzal buruz (bastion) in the background.
 
 Note
   All references regarding duration of trek and transport are given with respect to Kalyan, which is about 50 km north-east of Mumbai.
 Contact
   cdeepan@gmail.com                        Deepan Ashok Choudhary
   abhijit.avalaskar@gmail.com            Abhijit Ulhas Avalaskar
   Last updated on : 1st Dec 2005