difficult

Kalu Waterfall Trek

Diwanpada, near Khireshwar2 days & 1 night
Ghatwalk Treks (test)
OrganizerTrexHive Pay enabled
Registered with Maharashtra’s Directorate of Tourism, certificate TEST-REG-A-0001

About this trek

Kalu falls pours off the edge of the Harishchandragad massif in a chain of steps, well over a thousand feet from top to bottom, into the valley below Malshej Ghat. From the road above you see only part of it. This trek comes at it from below: from Diwanpada village, upstream through forest and across the river's boulders, to the pool at its foot, where the whole height opens over your head. It is a monsoon and after-monsoon walk. The river is crossed more than once, the rock stays slippery, and the last stretch is a scramble rather than a path, which is why it is graded difficult though it is short. The coach leaves the night before, so walking starts at first light and everybody is home by night.

Itinerary

1
Night ride to Diwanpada
The coaches leave Pune and Mumbai in the late evening, pick up along the way, and reach Diwanpada around 4 am. Rest in the coach until first light.
2
To the foot of the falls and back
Breakfast in the village, then walking from about 6:30. The pool at the foot of the falls is reached around 8:30, and the walk back starts at 10. Lunch in the village at half past twelve, the coaches leave at 2, and Pune and Mumbai are reached around 9 pm, depending on traffic.

What’s included

Travel by non-AC coach from Pune or Mumbai and back
Breakfast and lunch on the trek day
Forest entry fees
A trek leader trained in first aid and CPR

Not included

Dinner on the way, and anything bought on the trail
Anything not listed as included

Before you book

Grade B
Steep climbs, or some technical difficulty.

What can go wrong

Loose rock and slippery ground
Water crossings
No mobile signal for long stretches
Stones can fall from the cliff beside the waterfall, so nobody stands in its spray at the foot
The stream rises fast after heavy rain upstream

Who may not join

Anyone under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicant
Anyone who will not follow safe practices and the leaders’ instructions
Anyone whose medical condition would put them at risk on the trek
Anyone who is pregnant
Anyone with a recent knee or ankle injury

The first four are set by Maharashtra’s adventure tourism guidelines and apply to every trek. Nobody under 18 can book on TrexHive.

Permits: Forest department — arranged by the organizer.

Ghatwalk Treks (test) runs this trek and decides who joins it. Their leaders can turn somebody away on the day for any of the reasons above.

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  • 7 days or more before departure86% back · 91% as credit
  • 3 to 6 days before departure51% back · 56% as credit
  • 1 to 2 days before departure26% back · 31% as credit
  • On the day of departurenothing back

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