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[...] . If anyone wants his number, please comment here or contact us via the contact details. The base village for Kondana caves is Kondhivde which is also the base for Rajmachi trek. It’s a 30 mins ride [...]

[...] were going to travel by train and the rest of 3 members were going to meet us directly at the base village of Songiri by a private vehicle. According to our schedule, 8 of us started from Mumbai – [...]

[...] paths merge at some points, one can get lost easily. It’s recommended to take a local from the base village. Mruggad is a peculiar mountain which as three major sections. The actual fort is on the [...]

[...] things were being bumped on us but we were determined enough and we headed towards the base village that is Rampur – Aslonpada. From Saywan we got a nice rickshaw wala who took us to the base. [...]

[...] but the frequency is too low. We decided to check out the Canyon valley of Maharashtra, Ulhas valley or Tiger valley. So I made some phone calls to my trek mates who had done Ulhas valley trek [...]

[...] We ended the year 2010 with lot of thrills and the last trek we did was Ulhas valley on 25th Dec 2010. It was now time to begin 2011 with some good trek. We decided to summit the [...]

It was 25th December and a day to be enjoyed in mountains for us. This trek was the most unique in history of TryTheThrill. The plan was actually some [...]

[...] We ended the year 2010 with lot of thrills and the last trek we did was Ulhas valley on 25th Dec 2010. It was now time to begin 2011 with some good trek. We decided to summit the [...]

[...] route). This is small fort with flat top and dense forest around it. There are few ruins and water tanks on the top of the fort. We started off in Virar local from Borivali at around 6 am and reached [...]

[...] of Peb on left side and one on right side which goes down to a small Shiv temple with few water tanks. We then started hiking towards the highest point of Vikatgad which is straight up [...]

[...] with a gate on right side of the main route can be easily spotted. There are some water tanks similar to those on forts. A little ahead of these tanks there is a beautiful cliff with [...]

[...] tank if you are going after mid feb. Then we climbed up the ladder and came across some more water tanks and caves. The water in this tank is badly polluted and is not drinkable. Going up from here, [...]

[...] pinnacles, Chanderi, Mhasmal, Vikatgad and Matheran on the right hand side. We soon reached Karjat station and had hot vadapavs with tea. After filling up our empty tummies we went outside the station [...]

[...] known as Palasdhari and is situated near Palasdhari station on the central railway line after Karjat station on the Khopoli line. So the plan was made and bags were ready. Total we were 11 people for [...]

[...] , this local was too much crowded but we all got seats. The train remained crowded until Karjat station. Train reached Khopoli station by 10.15 am and we headed towards the S.T stand which is 5-10 [...]

[...] the less explored region of Sahyadris i.e towards Palghar. We were about to scale Tandulwadi, a small fort situated near Saphale station (ahead of Virar on Palghar railway route). This is small fort [...]

[...] out and explore the Vikatgad situated near Matheran. Vikatgad also known as Peb fort is a small fort situated just next to Matheran with [...] [...]

[...] the less explored region of Sahyadris i.e towards Palghar. We were about to scale Tandulwadi, a small fort situated near Saphale station (ahead of Virar on Palghar railway route). This is small fort [...]

[...] out and explore the Vikatgad situated near Matheran. Vikatgad also known as Peb fort is a small fort situated just next to Matheran with a small ashram of Swami Samarth at top. It can be accessed [...]

[...] opportunity. We started off from Dadar station at 8 am on Saturday 6th august 2011 in a local train for Khopoli. Due to less frequency of direct Khopoli trains, this local was too much crowded [...]

[...] train and we were still in the thriller mood of Gambhirgad. We reached Virar at 9 pm and took local train to reach our homes. This trek was the scariest trek for all of us but it was equally enjoyed. [...]

[...] track of Matheran. A narrow ridge joining between Matheran and Peb can be easily located from local train while travelling towards Karjat. Four of us started from Mumbai in an alto car at 7.30 am. We [...]

[...] we were at station and we had some meals there. Then we took a shuttle back to Virar and then a local train to reach home. We reached home by 5.30 in evening which was quite early as compared to other [...]

[...] it was not even hot. There is a nice river flowing by the village road where we did some photo session. Mruggad was semi covered with fog and had a brilliant background of high peaks behind [...]

[...] lucky to see the whole Matheran and the route from where we approached the Peb fort. We had a photo session here and then descended down. Just when we started descending it started raining heavily and [...]

[...] us like crowns and it was slightly drizzling. Even cool breeze was flowing. We had lots of photo session here and also had snacks which we carried with us. After a long break, we moved ahead towards [...]

[...] the top. There is nothing much to explore. We just went on all the sides and had some photo session. You can see Sudhagad, Sarasgad, Teilbaila, Korigad and many more. There are some [...]