Lohagad Fort (Lonavala)

LOHAGAD FORT INFORMATION :

Lohagad Fort is located near the Famous hill station of Lonavala in Maharashtra State. The fort is considered as the neighbourhood of Visapur fort. Lohagad killa has four entrance gates which are Ganesh Darwaja, Narayan Darwaja, Hanuma Darwaja and Maha Darwaja from the nearby village. There are beautiful sculptures carved on the Maha Darwaja. Major attraction and the most famous spot is Vinchu Kata, a range of hills that looks like Capricorn. One can get a beautiful view of Pawna Lake from the top of the fort. There are also many reverse waterfalls in monsoon near the fort....(Read MOre)

LOHAGAD FORT HISTORY :

The fort was built in the 18th century by Guru Gobind Singh. Lohagad killa It has been a center of power for : Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadavas, Bahamanis, Nizams, Mughals and Marathas. Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Captured the fort in 1648 but in 1665 the fort was surrendered to the Mughal under the treaty of Purandar. In the 1670’s Shivaji Maharaj recaptured the fort and thereafter the fort was used to keep the treasury. Later during the times of Peshwa, Nana padnavis used this fort for living for some time and also built some structures and big tanks on the fort. It was gone under the government after independence.

BEST TIME TO VISIT FORT :

The Lohagad Fort trek is one of the major trekking destinations for the people near Mumbai and Pune. It has steps to climb the fort and there are many waterfalls near the fort during monsoon. It is visited by many tourists in the monsoon as well as in winters. Best time to visit Lohagad fort is from June to March. Malavli is the base of the lohagad trek, which is around 7 km from the fort. Lohagad waterfall is also one of the famous tourist destination in monsoon near Mumbai.It is a simple, very scenic and pleasant trek and the distance from Malavli to Lohagad fort Lonavala can be covered in 1 hour 30 mins.

Location : Lonavala

Height : 3400 ft.

Entry Fees : 20 Rs.

Trek Difficulty : Easy

Trek Timings : 1 Hour 30 mins

Fort Timings : 9 am To 6 pm

HOW TO REACH LOHAGAD FORT :

BY ROAD :

Mumbai To Lohagad is approx. 99 kms Via Lonavala Road.

Mumbai? 83 kms? Lonavala? 15 kms? Lohagad

Pune To Lohagad is approx. 64 kms Via Lonavala Road.

Pune? 59 kms? Malavli? 5.4 kms? Lohagad

BY RAIL :

The Nearest Railway Station is Lonavala Railway Station is approx. 11 kms from Lohagad.

Malavli Railway Station ——> Lohagad

Mumbai ——> Lonavala Railway Station ——> Lohagad

BY AIR :

The Nearest Airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai (BOM) is approx 105 kms From Lohagad fort.

And Pune international airport is approx 69 kms from Lohagad Fort.

NEAREST PLACES :

LONAVALA HILL STATION

BHUSHI DAM

PAWNA LAKE

TIGER HILL

LION POINT

KARLA CAVES

KHANDALA

KUNE FALLS

VISAPUR FORT

VISAPUR WATERFALL

BHAJA CAVES

WET N JOY WATER PARK

LONAVALA LAKE

GAGANGIRI MAHARAJ (KHOPOLI)

ZENITH WATERFALL

MATHERAN HILL STATION

IMAGICA WATER PARK

DUKE VILLA

LAVASA CITY

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