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शिखर वेध – 1 day Trek 2 Peb aka Vikatgad fort on Saturday 7 July 2012

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Dear all

शिखर वेध has planned a one day trek 2 Peb aka Vikatgad fort on Saturday 7 July 2012 … Hope 2 c u there to NJOY …

Brief Introduction about Peb / Vikatgad: –
Height: 2100 ft
Grade:  simple
Time: ~ 2 hrs from Neral
Location: Peb is a fort located near Neral; between Panorama Point (Matheran) and Nakhind to be precise.

Fort Peb is situated on northeast side of Panvel, on Mumbai-Pune road, at a distance of 3-4 km on west side of Neral. This is the most beautiful one-day trek. But there is a dense forest on the way to the fort Peb. The fort is also named as ‘VikatGad’. Historical references clearly indicate that Shivaji Maharaj used the caves on the fort as silos for grain storage.
Iternary Details: -

Saturday 7 July 2012

Meeting point : Neral Railway Station

The Karjat local train timings are given as below: –

CST          : 05:19 Hrs,

Byculla      : 05:27 Hrs,
Dadar        : 05:36 Hrs,
Kurla         :05:47 Hrs,
Ghatkopar  : 05:53 Hrs,
Thane        : 06:13 Hrs,
Dombivali   : 06:35 Hrs,
Kalyan       : 06:45 Hrs,
Neral         : 07:22 Hrs,
pls do keep 5 minutes buffer time due to recent changes in railway time table
Pls do carry ur return tickets

After alighting at Neral will have Breakfast @ Neral (~0.5 hrs)

08:15 Hrs: Move 2 JUmma Pati station by Rick
09:00 Hrs: @ Jumma Pati station
Trek starts
10:15 Hrs: @ Vikatgad station
11:15 Hrs: Atop Peb
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Exploration, Lunch & Rest time till 14:00 Hrs
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14:00 Hrs: Descend from other side to Neral
17:30 Hrs: Evening Tea @ Neral
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Return Journey to Mumbai by 18:37 hrs OR 18:53 hrs Fast local …
We will be back in Mumbai around 21:00 Hrs (Thts subjective) …

The Estimated expenditure is about Rs. 200 / – per head
This includes Morning Breakfast + Tea and Rick fare from Neral to Jumma Pati station & Shikhar Vedh Charges

Some previous memories in form of snaps:

http://picasaweb.google.com/shraddhashenvi/TrekToPebFortNearMatheran#

Things To Carry: -

Pls do carry Lunch for the day
A Water Bottle (~3 Ltrs a must)
Camera, Cell Phone (Optional)
Pls avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)
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A haversack to put all these things
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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on

Jagadish Patil (O): 09869369836

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