| 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, 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)
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| Precaution |
|
No special precaution is needed.
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| Sight Seeing |
Shankar mandir is one of the places worth visiting onPratapgad. |
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Afzal buruz (bastion) and Makarandgad in the background |
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Mahadarwaja and Afzal buruz (bastion) in the background.
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| 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 |
