Little Info About The Fort
Type: Hill Fort
Height: 2330 Feet above MSL (Approx)
Grade: medium
Base Village: Thakurwadi
Region: Panvel
Kalavantin Durg is situated on northeast side of Panvel, on Mumbai-Pune road. Can see it from express highway a V-Shaped one. The Left one is Kalwantin Durg & right side is Prabalgad.
The fort top commands an excellent view of the surroundings with Prabal in the front. Matheran, Chanderi, Shrimallang, Irshal Karnala, Manikgad, etc can be easily identified.
Kalavantin durg is a adjoining hill (pinnacle) to Prabalgad.
The tentative itinerary for the Trek is as given below:
We start with the early morning Train towards Panvel (according to the timings given below.)Meeting Point :
Mumbai People :Panvel Station at 6.50 am.
Pune People : Panvel St Depot at 7am.
Breakfast and reach the base village in next an hour or so..
Introduction, instructions and start the trek.
Reach the top in 3-4 hrs.
Lunch break.
Explore the fort and start descending by 1pm.
Reach the base till 5 pm.
Start our return journey.
The cost for the trek is Rs 140/- per head which includes
Travelling from Panvel to Panvel,
Breakfast and evening refreshments.
Things To Be carried:
Identity proof (must)
Lunch For Sunday,
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
A bottle of water (atleast 3 Ltrs),
TORCH with extra batteries
Cap, etc.
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
A good trekking shoes,
A haversack to put in all the things to be carried....so that one has ones hands free while trekking.
Pleases do not carry sling bags or Jholas.
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
Interested people may contact us on the nos. given below:
Mumbai Coordinator :
VikramSingh: 9987560722
Pune Coordinator :
Zeenat Sikilkar : 9881736231
Regards,
Team Trek Mates India
