Kalavantin Trek
Friends this what I call is the magic of trekking which I feel everyone must experience if not regularly then at least once. Trust me you will be addicted to it for life.I'm too much excited to share first trek experience of my life.
After the end of the college we all were busy in our life ,we didn't meet each other since long, so we had arranged reunion. we have decided to go for trek and spend some time together."fir se college ki yaadein taza karte hain" .One of my friend came across a well known trekking group which has treking event on that dates. so we have booked our name for kalavantin trek organized by "GADVEDE TREKKERS" .
We reached pune to panvel by local train at 10:30PM.I had seen how the people could travel in local and i seriously want to salute them because it was too tough for us to travel in these much of crowd.We had some Vadapav and kachori at station and So we were all packed into the tempo and dispatched to Thakurwadi, our base village for this trek.it took us around 40 minutes to reach the Base village Thakurwadi.I was so excited about my trek as it was my first trek. I haven’t imagine that it was a night trek.
Journey begins...
So the trek was on ..... slowly and surely the group started to walk leaving the tar road we took a right and into the trail . Weaving our way through complete darkness armed with torch lights we were climbing...The climate was pleasant with occasional soft breeze hugging us and the demure moon following us throughout the trek.The climb was quite easy in the first hour of the trek.Then after i was tired and couldn’t take steps further . Thanks to my friends, with the help of them i was finally energised.
The road be singing the song with us, ‘Yunhii kat jaaegaa safar saath chalne se, ki manzill aayegi nazar saath chalne se’ as we trudged along the paths of the foothills of Kalavantin Durg. With the occasional break and rock patches and steep climbs the uphill started taking us higher and higher with magnificent views of the lit up Mumbai – Pune Express way, Matheran & Panvel. The city seems to be beautiful when you are away from it.
We completed almost one and a half hour trek when we all reached a plateau.This plateau is called prabal machi. At this point one has a option to go to Kalavantin or Prabal gad Fort. The time was 2:30PM and we all were too hungry.We had this delicious food prepared by local people.
The view was pleasant.No words could describe its beauty.After that rohit taught us how to set up tents and we all comfortabely stayed inside tents.
Night fun
We had lot of fun before sleeping. We woke up around 6’o clock in the morning.The morning was so beautiful .I came out of my tent and i was like wow!!!!!. What a scene it was!No words could describe how it triggers happy photographers within us as we got the picture perfect moment.We had some “Poha” in breakfast.It was good.After getting fresh we started trek to Kalavantin durg at 8’o clock.
Tents
“Poha”
Beauty Of Kalavantin
The last leg of the trek(The most difficult one) was still pending.The peak was nothing but the giant rocks placed together ,with no path to climb.Each one of us climbed up the rock with little help from others who were already up the peak.It took around one hour to reach the top.
The last Peak of the Kalavantin
And finally the moment arrived for which I was eagerly waiting .Yes i did it. Words are not enough to describe the feeling of elation on reaching the peak.The Orange Flag..That Surrounding mountains...Peace...wind..Just Awesome.
“Close your eyes.
Breathe In deep. Hold it...Let it out..Relax..”
Peace
Group Selfie
As always time flies when you are at the top.We didn’t know that we had spent one hour on the top and then it was time to climb down. Around 11 we reached Prabal Machi.we took our meal over there.After taking some rest rohit told us now it was time to climb down. Climbing down was very easy.We reached to Thakurwadi around 4:00pm. Then we went towards panvel station to catch the train for pune.
It was the most beautiful and memorable experience of my life.It is all about being one with nature,about discovering yourself, about feeling the wind,positive vibes , about making new friends and many more.So what are you waiting for..?
Other Information :
Kalavantin Durg is a pinnacle which lies adjacent to the famous Prabal fort, off the Mumbai-Goa highway.
Height: 2300 feet
District: Raigad
Grade: Medium
Expected cost : 1200 rs.
Food and Water:
Carry your own foodstuff. Water is not available on the top. The well at Machi prabal village is the source of drinking water. The villagers also cook food for the trekkers.
How to Reach:
Reach Panvel by local train/ST bus. From Panvel ST stand, you can get ST buses to the base village of Thakurwadi. or alternatively you can get 10-seater autos (Tam-tam) from near the ST stand. You will have to use all you negotiation skills to strike a proper deal.
Best Time For Visit :
One should visit it either in end of monsoon or in begining of winter . In monsoon rocks are slippery so it’s not recommended to trek in monsoon.
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
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