Night trek to Irshalgad Fort

Date: 07 Dec 2019

Event Grade: Easy

Endurance Level: Medium

Event Type: Trek

Height of fort: 3700ft approx.

Location: Karjat / Panvel

Total time required to reach base: 1 hours from Karjat railway station

Total time required for climbing: 3 hrs of normal climb

Duration: 1 Night

Cost: Rs.650/-

About Irshalgad

Irshalgad Fort is located in between Matheran and Panvel in Maharashtra. It is a sister fort to Prabalgad. The area of the fort is not large but there are several water cisterns cuts from the rock.

There is a water tank on the route from Irshal Plateau to the peak. To reach the top of the pinnacle it is essential to have artificial rock climbing equipment. From the top you can see the forts of Prabalgad, Matheran, Chanderi, Malanggad, Karnala and Manikgad.

From Chowk, Karja village (the starting point of this trek) is a comfortable 2.3 kilometres walk. From Karja village you follow a wide well defined path till Irshalwadi village. The path climbs a steep ridge and then tapers to an easy ascend till Irshalwadi. From Irshalwadi village head towards a temple dedicated to a local deity and access the Irshalgad plateau via a west-east axis. The trek is child friendly till the pinnacle base.

Major Attractions:

Nedhe on top

Enjoy the thrill of a night trek

Panoramic view of Sahyadris

View of Prabalgad, Matheran, Manikgad, Karnala, Morbe dam from top.

Adventures and easy climbing

Train Schedule :

Well be boarding the below train from our nearest local station. Train timings are shared below for convenience.

Khopoli Semi Fast

09:58 pm CST

10:05 pm Byculla

10:11 pm Dadar

10:19 pm Kurla

10:23 pm Ghatkopar

10:31 pm Bhandup

10:39 pm Thane

10:51 pm Dombivli

11:02 pm Kalyan

11:12 pm Ambernath

11:28 pm Vangani

11:32 pm Shelu

11:36 pm Neral

11:43 pm Bhivpuri Road

11:53 pm Karjat Station

Meeting Point : Karjat Railway Station at 11:55 pm

Itinerary :

11.55 pm Meet-up, freshen up and gear up for the event

01:00 am Reach base village, Introduction round and brief on rules and regulations to be followed by everyone on the event

03:00 am Reach Machi and take some rest

04:00 am Start moving towards the top to get a panoramic view of the sun rise

05:30 am Reach top settle down wait for the sun rise, click pics with the sun rise

07:30 am Post sunrise and after clicking loads of pics, we will move start our descend back to base

08:00 am Reach Machi, continue return journey

10:00 am Reach base village/ taxi stand,Have breakfast and tea

11:00 am Take a return train to Mumbai

01:30 pm Reach Mumbai and bid adieu with a promise to meet soon

Contact:

Vinay-9004675388

Event Fee: Rs.650/- per person.

Payment once done is non-refundable, do check for availability before making a payment.

Includes:

Transportation from Karjat To Karjat

Breakfast ( Tea / Coffee)

Expertise Charges

Basic First Aid

Exclusion:-

Train Ticket

Any personal expenses such as soft drinks etc.

Anything other than above mentioned inclusion

Things To Be carried:

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- Torch With Extra Batteries (Must)

- Identity proof

- Some ready to eat food. chips, cakes, Biscuits etc.

- A bottle of water (at least 2 Ltrs) Compulsory

- Medicine those if you require usually

- Good trekking shoes, extra pair of floaters.

- A haversack to put in all the things to be carried....so that one has ones hands free while trekking.

(Pleases do not carry Jholas. Avoid wearing Jewelry.)

Rules

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No Smoking, tobacco and alcohol

Be a group - its not a race

NO littering please...we are educated smile emoticon

Note

Since it is not a luxury trip, do not expect any luxury.

All food is a hygienic and authentic local delicacy.

Consuming liquor or any kind of Alcoholic substance is prohibited. Carrying any kind of substance that is illegal is upon the owners risk. Adventure Geek is not responsible or any loss of such objects.

You are joining an outdoor activity where any incident, reasons beyond control like Natural calamities, landslides, bad road conditions, riots, political uncertainty, public transport failure etc.; Man-Made calamities, Vehicle breakdown, vehicle dysfunction can happen & you agree that the organizer/leader shall not be held responsible for any accident, mishap (including death) caused by any circumstances.

Adventure Geek reserves all rights to modify/change the camp/ program and abort the event and Adventure Geek will not be liable to refund booking charges in such a case.

Adventure Geek reserves all right to call off the on-going event when such circumstances arise, and it shall not be responsible for any refund henceforth.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Cancellation within 24 hours of payment 100% refundable. (Not applicable on payments made before or less than 36 hours of the event. Only 20% will be refunded in this case.)

If cancellation is done prior to 10 days of outing 90% refundable.

If cancellation is done prior to 6 days of outing 60% will be refunded.

If done prior to 3 days of outing 30% will be refunded

After that, no refund will be provided.

Regards,

Adventure Geek

Jai Hind.