Dear All,
We @ शिखर वेध has arranged a one day Trek to Korigad on Saturday 21st July 2012 near lonavala … hope 2 c u there …
Little info about the fort:
Type: Hill Fort
Height: 3000 Feet above MSL (Approx)
Grade: Easy
Base Village: Peth Shahapur
Korigad is a large fort which offers an unhindered view of the Sahara “Amby Valley”. The fort was built to keep a watch on the Savashni ghat which leads from Lonavala to Pali
The itinerary for the Trek is as given below:
Meeting Point : Lonavala bus depo @ 8:30 am sharp
A) Mumbai People :
1) Board Indrayani Express From CST on Saturday (21st July) Morning at 5.40 am and alight at Lonavala by 8am. Preferably try to get into second last general compartment from CST.
Time table of Indrayani Express : Mumbai CST : 5.40am Dadar : 5.51am Thane : 6.14am
Kalyan : 6.35am Karjat : 7.15am Lonavala : 8.00am .
A walk of 7-8 mins will bring u to bus depo …
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2) Alternatively, u can catch Pune bound ST buses which don’t take Mega Highway and get down @ Lonavala bus depo …
B) Pune people : Lonavala Station at 8.00 am on Saturday (21st July).
Pune stn : 6:30 am
Shivajinagar : 6:36 am
Khadki : 6:41 am
Pimpri : 6:53 am
Lonavala : 7:55 am
Breakfast & T
09:00 Hrs: Bus 2 Peth Shahapur
10:15 Hrs: @ Peth Shahpur
10:30 Hrs: Ascend
11:30 Hrs: Atop
Explore,Rest & Lunch for 2.5 hrs
14:00 Hrs: Descend
15:00 Hrs: @ Base
By bus / jeep 2 Lonavala
17:00 Hrs: @ Lonavala
Evening Tea
18:00 Hrs: Depart 2 Mumbai by express train / ST buses & Pune by local
We will be in Mumbai around 21:00 Hrs (Thts Subjective)
The Estimated expenditure For Korigad Trek is abt Rs. 250 /- per head This includes Lonavala 2 Lonavala transportation, Morning B/f -Tea & Evening Tea
Things 2 Carry:
LUNCH for the day
A bottle of water (Atleast 3 Ltrs), (A Must)
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits, etc.
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
Good trekking shoes,
A haversack to put in all the things to be carried.
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
Raincheaters.
For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on
Jagadish Patil : 9869369836
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