HIKE TO BHAIRAVGAD (KOTHALE)

Grade : Easy
Highest Altitude : 3465 Feet (1422m)

Major Attraction :

🏔️ Bhairavgad (Kothale) is a picturesque hill fort in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, famous for its adventurous yet easy-to-moderate trek 🚶‍♂️⛰️, historical caves 🏞️, and spectacular views of the Balaghat mountain range 🌄. Built to guard the ancient Tolarkhind trade route leading towards Harishchandragad 🛡️, the fort holds great historical significance. Its major attractions include the sacred Lord Bhairavnath Cave Temple 🙏, rock-cut steps and ladders 🪜, ancient water cisterns 💧, and breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding peaks, including the distinctive Shivlinga-shaped Kolatha Hill 🗻. The fort offers an excellent blend of adventure, spirituality, history, and natural beauty 🌿✨, making it a must-visit destination for trekkers and nature enthusiasts alike. 🌟

Meeting Point :

Kasara railway station ticket window : 01:12 am (After reaching meeting point, call our trek leader. Contact detail will be provided on the event day)

Key Info :

Trek Duration : 1.5 hours ascend, 1 hours descend
Water Sources : Not available in Base village
Washroom Facilities : No
Technical Climb : No
Base Village : Kothale village
Nearby City : Igatpuri
Mode of Transport : Sumo from Kasara (10-12 seater)
Vehicle Travel Distance : 100kms one way
Vehicle Travel Duration : 3.5 hours one way
Batch Size : Minimum 8, Maximum 30 participants

Tentative Schedule :

Day 0:

Board CSMT-Kasara fast local (If you miss the train, you miss the event)
10:50 pm : CSMT
11:05 pm : Dadar
11:18 pm : Ghatkopar
11:30 pm : Mulund
11:34 pm : Thane
11:50 pm : Dombivali

Day 1:

12:01 am : Kalyan
01:12 am : Kasara
01:30 am : Move towards Base Village
05:00 am : Reach Base Village & have breakfast
05:45 am : Start Trek after short briefing and Introduction
07:30 am : Reach the Top and Relax
08:30 am : Start Descend
09:30 am: Reach Base Village
10:00 am : Move towards Kasara & explore waterfall on the way if possible
02:30 pm : Reach Kasara and Board 2:42 pm Kasara-CSMT Fast Local
05:02 pm : Reach CSMT

Cost Inclusions :

Travel from Kasara to base village and return
Breakfast
Entry Fees
First aid, guide and expertise charges only

Things to Carry :

2 litres of water
Packed lunch or snacks for lunch
Trekking shoes (Action Trekking or Coaster CTR shoes are recomended, avoid Forclaz/Quechua/Running/Other sports shoes for treks in Maharashtra).
Glucon D or Elecrolyte Powder.
Medicine as necessary to you.

Overview :

Bhairavgad (Kothale) is a historic hill fort located near Kothale village in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. Perched amidst the scenic Balaghat mountain range, the fort was strategically built to guard the ancient Tolarkhind route leading to the famous Harishchandragad Fort. Known for its easy-to-moderate trekking trail, Bhairavgad attracts adventure enthusiasts, history buffs, and nature lovers alike.

The fort's main highlight is the Lord Bhairavnath Cave Temple, a revered shrine dedicated to the guardian deity Bhairavnath. Visitors can also explore ancient caves, rock-cut steps, water cisterns, and fort remains that reflect its rich heritage. From the summit, trekkers are rewarded with breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding valleys and peaks, including the distinctive Shivlinga-shaped Kolatha Hill. Combining spirituality, history, and natural beauty, Bhairavgad (Kothale) offers a memorable trekking experience in the Sahyadri ranges.

How do you determine your fitness?

Trekking requires good cardiovascular fitness. One can improve this by going for a run on a regular basis and breathing exercises also helps. Smoking also hampers lung capacity, avoid smoking if you want to improve your cardiovascular health.
Even though trekking requires full body strength but strong lower body helps a great deal. Hamstring, Glute and Calves are main muscles that are put to test on treks to name a few. Gym goers often pay less attention to lower body workouts and hence sometimes struggle on trek.
Some treks have less elevation gain (height gain) but are long treks, those trek require good endurance. Endurance can not be built overnight, it takes a long time and constant active lifestyle.
Just because you take long walks, do yoga or go to the gym does not necessarily mean that you are in good fitness. The type of workout you do and your cardiovascular fitness is what matters on treks.
If you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 25 then you should only start with Easy treks.

How do we grade our treks ?
Easy: Ideal for first timers but if you are not in good fitness or have a less active lifestyle then select treks which have less than 2 hours of climbing.

Easy Moderate: Ideal for first timers, but requires good endurance as these treks may have longer duration of climb even though terrain may be easy.
Moderate: These trek require good fitness and the terrain can be challenging, like constant climb or tricky patches. These are usually recommended only if you have done a few treks before and have done well on them. Fit and active beginners can also do these treks but we always suggest to start with easy treks.
Moderate-Difficult: These trek are only for trekkers who have done few moderate level treks before and have good fitness and endurance.

Difficult: These treks either have long trekking hours or have technical climb or both. Only suitable for people who trek regularly.

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a) You can cancel your booking 2 days prior to the start of the event day and take 80% refund (E.g. For Sunday morning event you can cancel up to Thursday night 11:59 pm, however for events leaving Saturday night you can cancel up to Wednesday night 11:59 pm)

b) If you cancel after that time limit, then you will neither get any refund nor the amount will be adjusted in future events under any circumstances.

c) However, you can always send someone eligible as your replacement. No extra charges or cancellation charges will be levied for the same.

d) Our events are planned assuming normal weather and normal conditions. In case of occurrence of any delayed cancellation of local or express trains, natural calamities, riots, political unrest, outbreak of disease or other such circumstances which are beyond our control, the event may be cancelled, Leaders decision will be final and binding on all participants, under such circumstances, No refund will be provided.

e) Any eligible refund as per above policy will be processed within 3 working days.

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HIKE TO BHAIRAVGAD (KOTHALE)