Salher

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At a Glance

Trek	Salher
Alias	-
Type	Hill Fort
District	Nashik
Height above mean sea level	5140 ft (1543 m)
Base Village	Vaghamba
Minimum Duration	2 days
Region	Nashik
Transport	Kalyan to Nashik (road/rail, ~ 130 km)- Satana (road, 73 km) - Taharabad (road, 23 km) - Vaghamba (road, 20 km)
Time to reach the top	About 3 hrs from Vaghamba
Water Availability	Water cistern is available at the top
Best season to visit	Any time except summer
Sights to visit	Parashuram temple, Caves, Water tank and water cistern, Darwaja etc
Difficulty Rating	Simple
Shelter	Caves at the top

Location

Salota and Salher from Vaghamba Situated in a wonderful Baglan district of Nashik at the border of Maharashtra and Gujrat, Salher takes a pride of the highest fort in Maharashtra and the second highest peak (after Kalasubai). The Dholbari range in which Salher is situated and Selbari range is the northernmost part of the Sahyadri.

Precaution

1. Water could be a big problem until you reach the top, especially in the summer when temperature reaches at its high level. So, have your bottles full of water from base village itself. Once you reach the top, a small water cistern (not the big water tank as shown in the snap) provides you potable water.

2. Don't drink water from the big water tank (see snap). It's meant for the cows and buffalos.

3. Flies could be troublesome at times. So just be careful.

Sight Seeing

1. Salher has a great, rocky staircase and it's a real joy to watch it from Salota. Having walked the staircase, the big darwaja comes in front. Opposite to the darwaja is a rock carved script.

2. Parashuram mandir is situated on a hillock (about 30 min. from cave). It's the highest point of the fort.

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