Detailed Description

About the Activity

The fort is about 2000 years old. Ratangad has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it at the top which is called 'Nedhe' or 'Eye of the Needle'. Ratangad was captured by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and was one of his favorites. The base village Ratanwadi has an Amruteshwar temple which is famous for its carvings. The fort is origin for the river Pravara/Amrutvahini. The bhandrdara dam (Arthur dam) is built on this river. The main attraction at Ratanwadi is the Amruteshwar Temple dating back to the Hemadpant Era - roughly from the eighth century.

Grade: Easy

Trek Itinerary:

Catch Second Last Kasara Local on 27th July 2013 [Saturday night]
For your convenience Kasara local time table is as follows:

Note: If because of any personal work if you missed this local then there is Last local at 00:14 am.

Time Table
10:50 pm: CST

28th July, Sunday:

01:30 am : Travel from Kasara to Igatpuri.

05.30 am : Catch bus for Ratanwadi.

08:30 am : Reach the base village, break fast, do's and dont's.

09:00 am : Start Trek.

12:00 am : Reach top and enjoy view.

12.30 pm : Start descending down.

02.00 pm : Descend down completely.

02.30 pm : Lunch at base village       

03.00 pm : Start from Bari to  Igatpuri.

05.00 pm : Start tarvelling back to Kasara -- Mumbai

Inclusions

Includes travelling from Kasara to Kasara , breakfast, Lunch and evening tea.

Exclusions

Lunch

How to Get There

Meeting Point is at 01.30 am

Applicable Seasons

On 28th July