Dear All,
We @ शिखर वेध have planned a one day trek to Kohoj Fort near palghar on Saturday 23th June 2012 …
Hope 2 cu on trek with us 
Details r as follows
Brief Introduction about Kohoj Fort: –
Height: ~ 3200 feet
Grade: Medium
Time: ~ Maximum 2.5 hrs from Waghote, Base Village
Location: Palghar region
History:-
Very few of the historical evidences are coherent to this fort. Looking at its well-dug cisterns, the fort can be said to be belonging to Bhoj-period. But no such evidences are available. In 16th century, Portuguese captured this fort from the King of Gujarat. They constructed fortifications and bastions on this fort. Later, in 18th century, Peshwe conquered this fort in their campaign of 1737. Afterwards the fort remained under the British rule.
Sightseeing: –
Heart-Shaped Lake, Bastions, Cisterns, Temples and above all Man-Shaped Pinnacle
Journey Details: –
1) Meeting point (Westren Line): Virar bus depo (West side) @ 06:45 hrs on Saturday 23 June 2012
U Can take below Virar local to reach Virar.. Time table is as follows..
Churchgate 05:15 Hrs
Mumbai Central 05:25 Hrs
Dadar 05:32 Hrs
Bandra 05:38 Hrs
Andheri 05:46 Hrs
Borivali 06:00 Hrs
Virar 06:38 Hrs
06:50 Hrs: Catch da bus
09:00 Hrs: @ Waghote base village
Breakfast Time
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2) Meeting point (Central Line): Kalyan bus depo 06:45 hrs on Saturday 23 June 2012
U Can take below Asangaon local to reach Kalyan.. Time table is as follows..
CST 05:13 Hrs
Byculla 05:21 Hrs
Dadar 05:31 Hrs
Kurla 05:42 Hrs
Thane 06:08 Hrs
Kalyan 06:39 Hrs
06:50 Hrs: Catch da bus
09:00 Hrs: Wada
Breakfast Time
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10:00 Hrs: Waghote- Ascend
12:30 Hrs: Top
12.30-14:30 pm Explore fort, Lunch, Rest and enjoy the view of the surrounding region
I guess 2 hrs for Fort Exploration, Lunch etc. is enough.
14.30 Hrs Descend
17:00 Hrs @ Base Waghote
18.00 Hrs @ Wada
From there to Virar / Kalyan by Bus
We will be in mumbai around 21:30 hrs (that’s – subjective)
The Estimated initial expenditure is about Rs. 350 / – per head
This includes Transportation ( Virar 2 Virar and Kalyan 2 Kalyan) … Morning & Evening — Snacks/Tea – Refreshments & Guide contri
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Memories in form of snaps from our last trail
1) https://plus.google.com/photos/114337000529009453246/albums/5353221579398366385?banner=pwa
2) https://picasaweb.google.com/111824097481318544223/KohojFort?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLEkOKlk8bbbg
Things To Carry: –
Lunch for da day ( a must)
A Water Bottle (~2.5 Ltrs) (a must)
Raincheater (Optional)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Pls avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc
Good trekking shoes,
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)
A haversack to put all these things
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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on
Jagadish Patil : 09869369836
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