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शिखर वेध – Women Special Trek to Peb Fort on 6 March 2011

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Dear All,
On the Pre-eve of Women’s DAY, शिखर वेध has arranged a one day WOMEN SPECIAL TREK to Peb Fort near Matheran, on Sunday March 6, 2011

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. The fort derives it name from the Goddess ‘Pebi’;  The fort is also named as ‘VikatGad’ for its supposed shape of the Elephant Headed God, ‘Ganesh’. Historical references clearly indicate that Shivaji Maharaj used the caves on the fort as silos for grain storage. The fort is famous for its caves which are maintained by disciples of Swammi Samartha and the meditation chambers carved out from the rock inside the mountain.

Itinerary Details: – SUNDAY 6 March 2011

Meeting point : Neral Railway Station
 The Karjat local train timings are given as below: – Its a slow local

CST                 : 05:40 Hrs,
Byculla         : 05:48 Hrs,
Dadar           : 05:58 Hrs,
Kurla            : 06:09 Hrs,
Ghatkopar : 06:15 Hrs,
Thane          : 06:35 Hrs
Dombivali : 06:57 Hrs,
Kalyan       : 07:07 Hrs,
Neral          : 07:44 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)

08:30 Hrs: Move 2 NM-134 Vikatgad starting point by Taxi
09:00 Hrs: @ NM-134 Vikatgad starting point
Trek starts – A simple walk along the Mini Train Track
10:00 Hrs: @ Vikatgad station
Visit 2 Kadyvarcha Ganpati Point
11:00 Hrs: Atop Peb fort
Exploration, Lunch & Rest
Lunch @ Cave ..
14:00 Hrs: Descend starts
15:00 Hrs: @ Vikatgad station
16:00 Hrs: @ NM-134 Vikatgad starting point
17:00 Hrs: Move 2 Neral station by Taxi
17:30 Hrs: Evening snacks @ Neral
.
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. 250 / -
This includes Taxi fare from Neral to NM 134 – Vikatgad Point & Back 2 Neral ; Morning & Evening Breakfast + Tea
Some previous memories in form of snaps:

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

NOTE: Interested Pune participant can catch 11010 Sinhgad Express from Pune @ 06:00 hrs reach @ Karjat 08:00 Hrs … from There 08:20 Hrs CST Local that will drop u Neral @ 08:35 Hrs … Pls get in touch with the leader if u r joining the trek …

Things To Carry: -

Pls do carry Lunch for the day ( a must)
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)

A haversack to put all these things

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For any Clarification and further information call on
Shradha Shenvi (Leader) : 09820822725
Supriya Choudhari (Leader) : 09881843813

If any of these don’t pick up the call, leave sms with your name and confirmation.

Let’s enjoy!!