One day trek to Fort ‘Mrugagad’ on 27th July 2013

One day trek to Fort ‘Mrugagad’ on 27^th July 2013

Dear All,

            We at ‘Nisarg Trust’ invite you to a small yet beautiful one day trek to ‘Mrugagad’ on 27^th July 2013.

Minutiae:

Height: 1750ft (MSL)

Grade: Medium

Time: 1:30 hrs from base

Location: Tiger Valley, Lonavla range

            Mrugagad is a very small fort situated in the tiger valley. Way to reach there is from Khopoli. Behind it lies a huge Moradi Pinnacle. Locals also call it as ‘Bheliv fort’ as the base village is Bheliv. Way to the top goes through nice vegetation followed by small ascend through the col. After reaching a small plateau, we stand in front of amazing rock cut steps. From there, we see a cave carved in the cliff at the right side. But its approach is bit difficult. On the top, we see remnants of fortification, few water cisterns. Top offers amazing view of whole tiger valley, Moradi pinnacle and Anaghai fort. Since Umbarkhind lies in the same region, the fort was used to keep watch on the route and surrounding region.

Itinerary:

Meeting Point: Ticket Window, Khopoli station at 8.40 am

Fast Karjat local train timing is given below:

CST: 6:16 AM

Dadar: 6:30 hrs

Kurla: 6:37 hrs

Thane: 6:56 hrs

Dombivali: 7:08 hrs

Kalyan: 7:16 hrs

Badlapur: 7:36 hrs

Karjat: 8:10 hrs

From Karjat, we will take 8:15 am Khopoli local which departs from Karjat.

Note: You have to take Khopoli local immediately from Karjat station which will drop us at Khopoli by 8:40 am.

Please do carry your return tickets for Khopoli.

8:45 am: Introduction

9:15 am: Move to base village by public transport.

11:15 am: At the base. Start trek.

12:30 pm: At the top, Explore fort and start descend.

3:00 pm: Back to the base. Move to Khopoli by public transport.

5:00 pm: At Khopoli

Cost: 300/-

Includes transport from Khopoli to Khopoli, Breakfast and Lunch.

For registration, kindly transfer 300/- in the following account:

Axis Bank Account No: 911010053009069
Branch: Badlapur, Thane(MH)
Name: Ruturaj S Joshi
IFSC Code: UTIB0001342

Otherwise, you can pay cash atleast 1 day prior at Nisarg Trust office.

Address: Nisarg Trust, Ground floor, Telavane Tower, Opposite Granthsakha, Near Railway Station, Badlapur (East)

Things to carry:

A Water Bottle (~2 litres is a must)
Camera, Cell Phone (Optional)
Something to munch on (Biscuits, Plum cakes etc.)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
Personal medicines if u require usually (Optional)
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)
A haversack to put all these things.

Good Trekking shoes.

Pack your bags properly to protect your valuable things from getting wet.

Registration / Queries:

Ruturaj: 9320034154

Anup: 7798050085

Email: nisargtrust@gmail.com (Please write participant names with a mobile number)

Kindly read our 'Rules and Regulations' before registering.

Regards,

Team Nisarg Trust