Sudhagad Camping Trek with Wanderingsoulriders

Day - 1 ( 18th July 2015 )

Meeting Point Kalyan ST Depo, as we only 9 Peoples ( Sadashiv, Avinash, Bhushan, Radhika, Vaman, Tejas, Tanmay, Aditya & Deepak ) so there it wasn't the tension to wait for many people, then the Journey started from Kalyan at 8:30 am we Took ST bus to Pali,as we reached khapoli bus depo all where feeling hungry, so I and Radhika Went to buy some Vada-Pav, Chuvda, Biscuits, etc.....we reached Pali Depo around 12:30pm, where we first went for Pali Darshan. Pali is also famous for one of the Ashtavinayak temples.At a height of 2200 feet, Sudhagad trek was our first real monsoon trek this year. Sudhagad can be accessed from Paachapur village, about 24 kms from Pali. 

Once the Darshan was over we went to buys the Things which was required for making dinner and had the Lunch at Atharva Hotel.

Then the Journey towards the Thakurvadi started in TUM TUM.

At Around 3.00 we started the Trek From Base Village thakurvadi,with Sadashiv, Bhushan, Avinash, Vaman, Tejas, Tanmay, Aditya, & Radhika.

The short climb on to a small peak takes us to a ladder

Amazing Nature Beauty of sudhagad

This photo below is one of my best picture taken from my camera Canon SX -520

The climb continues through the misty mountain trail...

Once we all reached wadi, we were really Surprise to meet Santosh Dada there, who now arrange for Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast if given a order and believe me he & his family serves a nice food.

 so the time was for the team members to do the some preparation for making dinner

Then its was time for a Candle Light Dinner on top of Mountains

Once we had our dinner, its was time for Antakshari competition between two teams divided, and i will always remember Vaman Bhosale in my entire life for his wording dad tumi aahat na, and i was deep in sleep, but he fought till the last and finally he said Ekech bhendi chadli ;)

Day - 2 ( 19th July 2015 )

Early wake up Sadashiv looking at the Other group who visited late night at 4.30am. 

Had Khande Pohe & Tea  in the Morning, at started Exploring the sudhagad.

 

 In the regime of the Peshwas, the ‘Pantsachivas’ of Bhor became the custodians of this fort. After the annexation of princely states in 1950 the fort became patron less. As a result, the fort is in a state of ruins, even though it escaped the wrath of the British. This palace is in dilapidated condition now. Still it can host 50 people for accommodation at night.

Bhoreshwar Mahadev Temple: This temple is very near to Pant Sachiv Palace. Really a very serene place surrounded by green forest!

Bhorai Devi Temple: This is the presiding deity on the fort.

 Maha Darvaja/Dindi Darvaja: This is replica of the Maha Darvaja of Raigad. The construction and arrangement of this door is of the type called “Gomukhi” (in shape of cow’s mouth). This door is well protected since it is hidden in between two huge bastions. Access to this Gate was restored as part of restoration initiative by TrekShitiz group on the fort. This door was submerged under the soil and boulders accumulated because of the erosion in the heavy rain. Thanks to the efforts of TrekShitix, this door is in far better shape now.

 Modern Gandhi ji Bandar's

 

The NRI Twins Tejas & Tanmay

 After about 45 minutes of walk, we started descending down through one of the sides. There was a pathway, which took us to a darwaza in the middle of the forest. This was the route used to get elephants from the base to the top of the mountain

We finally reached to the base around 1.30 took the TUM TUM from base Village to Pali Had our Lunch and started the Journey back to Mumbai.

I reached safely to home around 8.30 pm and after drinking a glass of milk, went to sleep to get ready for the next day!

Amazing ladder route, breathtaking views along the way, serenity in the temples, lashing of heavy rains while descending and night made this trek an unforgettable experience. I would love to visit this fort in Winter from the other route.

Accommodation: Available at Pant Sachiv Palace and Bhorai Devi Temple.

Water: Ample water is available in water cisterns. Till December, you can make use of water in the streams.

Food: Need to give prior order to Mr. Santosh Gurav on the fort. please contact me if require his no

Difficulty level: Medium (For beginners), Easy (for seasoned trekkers)

Best Seasons: Monsoon, Winter. In summer, humidity in Konkan region will exhaust you.

Once again thanks to all the group members: Sadashiv, Bhushan, Avinash, Vaman, Tejas, Tanmay, Aditya, & Radhika. 

One thing i learned from this Trek is it's not the Crowd we needed for any trek, only some willing particpant also make the Events Memorable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!