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Rajgad Fort Trek via Pali

Pali, below Rajgad2 days & 1 nightMax altitude 1,376 m
Ghatwalk Treks
Organizer
Registered with Maharashtra’s Directorate of Tourism, certificate TEST-REG-A-0001

About this trek

Rajgad was the seat of Swarajya for over two decades, longer than any other fort Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj held. Its three spurs, Padmavati, Suvela and Sanjeevani, still carry their gates, walls, water cisterns and the ruins of the palace, with the Balekilla, the citadel, rising between them. The path from Pali village climbs through forest and along an open ridge to the Pali Darwaja. The last stretch has rock steps with railings. On top, the day is spent on the spurs and, if the group is up to its steep final climb, on the Balekilla. The coach leaves the night before so the climb starts in the cool of the morning.

Itinerary

1
Night ride to Pali
The Mumbai coach leaves around 9 pm and the Pune coach around 10:30, and both reach Pali around 4 am.
2
Up Rajgad and back
A short briefing, then walking from about 5, with torches until it is light. The fort is reached by mid-morning and the day is spent on its spurs. Lunch on the way down at about 1, back at Pali by 4:30, Pune around 7 pm and Mumbai around 10 pm.

What’s included

Travel by non-AC coach from Pune or Mumbai and back
Morning tea, breakfast and lunch
Forest entry, toll and parking charges
A trek leader trained in first aid and CPR

Not included

Anything not listed as included

Before you book

Grade B
Steep climbs, or some technical difficulty.

What can go wrong

Steep or exposed sections
Loose rock and slippery ground
Walking in the dark
Rock-cut steps with railings below the Pali Darwaja
Wild bees nest on the cliffs, so no smoking or perfume

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 known allergy to bee stings

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. Forest entry fee, paid at Pali

Ghatwalk Treks 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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