Need I say more ?
Water*falls* !!·
The shorter route !!
Fortification to the right side of entrance !!
The waterfalls defying gravity !!
While getting down from steps !!
A hutment enroute Hadsar village on the way down.
Lavani - Of a different kind
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Sunday, August 07, 2005
Hadsar Pictures
Need I say more ?Water*falls* !!·The shorter route !!Fortification to the right side of entrance !!The waterfalls defying gravity !!While getting down from steps !!A hutment enroute Hadsar village on the way down.Lavani - Of a different kind 
Hadsar
Our Ratangad one day adventure plan did not work out well. The transport guy turned up late. So we needed change of plans. So we decided to trek Hadsar. It was a team of seven. My Paxonet buddies and me.
Way to reach Hadsar is to reach Junnar via Narayangaon from Pune and then take the road to Manikdoh [ A right turn followed by an immediate left]. Hadsar is about 16 Kms from Junnar. There is a route which starts from Hadsar itself and is the shortest one. We took this route for climb. It hardly takes an hour to get up from this route. Although the final section is a bit tricky. The other route from where we got down has steps and is a bit lengthy one, as it goes round the left end of the fort.
You have a very strong wind on the top which on this day seemed to beat gravity when it came to the waterfalls. I had never seen the water being thrown back up from the valley so beautifully ever. There is a Shiv-Mandir on the top and couple of water tanks. There are couple of caves to the left side as you reach the top. One can see the Manikdoh dam waters from the top and fort of Chavand on the other side of the dam. You can also spot Jeevdhan from Hadsar to your right across the backwaters of Manikdoh.
Epilogue : A nice fun one dayer. I managed to put some google juice here so the good news is I am listed in google which I found as I write this. I need to watermark the pictures henceforth I guess.
More images can be found here
Way to reach Hadsar is to reach Junnar via Narayangaon from Pune and then take the road to Manikdoh [ A right turn followed by an immediate left]. Hadsar is about 16 Kms from Junnar. There is a route which starts from Hadsar itself and is the shortest one. We took this route for climb. It hardly takes an hour to get up from this route. Although the final section is a bit tricky. The other route from where we got down has steps and is a bit lengthy one, as it goes round the left end of the fort.
You have a very strong wind on the top which on this day seemed to beat gravity when it came to the waterfalls. I had never seen the water being thrown back up from the valley so beautifully ever. There is a Shiv-Mandir on the top and couple of water tanks. There are couple of caves to the left side as you reach the top. One can see the Manikdoh dam waters from the top and fort of Chavand on the other side of the dam. You can also spot Jeevdhan from Hadsar to your right across the backwaters of Manikdoh.
Epilogue : A nice fun one dayer. I managed to put some google juice here so the good news is I am listed in google which I found as I write this. I need to watermark the pictures henceforth I guess.
More images can be found here
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Chavand - Prasannagad Pictures
Jeevdhan - Naneghat right ahead
Wall as seen from the end of ladder·
Jeevdhan to left and Kukadi backwaters to right..
Fort entrace
Ladder on the way up
On the way to ChavandwadiFind more details here.
Chavand A.K.A Prasannagad
Myself and the Paxonet guys hiked Chavand this weekend. I had made plans to go to this place last week itself, although it did not work out. We were about a team of eight and started in a Sumo from the *usual place*.
To reach this place take the road from Junnar to Ghatghar (Jeevdhan / Naneghat). Some 17Kms from Junnar lies the fort of Chavand.
The consturction is all in ruins although you can clearly tell it wasnt built by Marathas. History says it was fort built by the Satvahanas.
Myself P and L seperated from the group and decided to defend the perimeter wall. It took us quite some time to go round the hillock in the middle of the fort. The ladder on the way up is interesting and had it not been there, although you cant trust that. I wouldnt want to climb the fort. The view from top is breathtaking. You can see the Kukadi - Manikdoh dam waters everywhere. We were told the backwaters almost reach Ghatghar in heavy rains. One can see fort of Hadsar on the oppositte side of the Manikdoh dam.
You can also spot Jeevdhan and Naneghat to the left.
We attempted to go to Naneghat but the road conditions prompted us to head back. I couldnt get much good pictures due to poor light. Check out the imagestation album here.
To reach this place take the road from Junnar to Ghatghar (Jeevdhan / Naneghat). Some 17Kms from Junnar lies the fort of Chavand.
The consturction is all in ruins although you can clearly tell it wasnt built by Marathas. History says it was fort built by the Satvahanas.
Myself P and L seperated from the group and decided to defend the perimeter wall. It took us quite some time to go round the hillock in the middle of the fort. The ladder on the way up is interesting and had it not been there, although you cant trust that. I wouldnt want to climb the fort. The view from top is breathtaking. You can see the Kukadi - Manikdoh dam waters everywhere. We were told the backwaters almost reach Ghatghar in heavy rains. One can see fort of Hadsar on the oppositte side of the Manikdoh dam.
You can also spot Jeevdhan and Naneghat to the left.
We attempted to go to Naneghat but the road conditions prompted us to head back. I couldnt get much good pictures due to poor light. Check out the imagestation album here.
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