Two-days trek to Mulher-Mora-Hargad forts on 12-13 February, 2011.

Dear Friends,

Two days trekking programme is being organized by our Green Valley Trekking Club to  Mulher-Mora-Hargad forts, North Nashik District. These forts are 148 KMs away from our township.
 

Details are:

DATE             :           12 & 13^th February 2011 (Second Saturday & Sunday)
DEP. TIME    :           06:00 hrs on 12^th February.
PLACE           :           Mulher-Mora-Hargad forts, Nashik District.

VEHICLE      :           A vehicle is being arranged.

Contribution            :           Rs 700/- per head (non-refundable).

ITMES TO BE TAKEN : Trekking bag, Cap or Hat, Trekking Shoes, Full T-shirt, Jeans / Cargo, 1 liter water bottle, Tiffin for packed Lunch, Sleeping Bag/ sheet, light blanket & Rajai (1 no each), I-card, Pen, Diary, Chocolates, packed fast food like wafers, farsan, chikki, pickles, chatani, dry fruits etc., Medicines, Camera or Binocular if you have, chewing gum.  

PURPOSE:   To increase love for nature, team spirit and outdoor recreation activity.

Please inform your confirmation for the trek till Monday Evening (09/02/2011) to me (9428822351), Sanjay Modi (9427158262) or Mahesh Ahir (9428397283). 

PROGRAMME DETAILS:

DAY-1:

• Vehicle will take round and pick up the participants at 07:00 hrs.
• Packed breakfast from Vyara & reach Mulher by 11:30 hrs.
•  Have a lunch at Mulher and start for Someshwar Temple by 12:30 hrs.
• Reach the temple by 13:30 hrs, Light refreshment and be fresh at the temple, keep  the luggage at temple.
•  Start Hargad trek by 14:30 hrs, and come back by 19:00 hrs.
• Have a dinner at the temple by 20:00 hrs.
•  Campfire at 21:00 hrs and Night halt at the temple.

DAY-2:

• Get up in the morning by 06:30 hrs, have tea-breakfast.
• Start trek for Moragad by 07:00 hrs.
• Reach at the top of Moragad by 09:00 hrs.
• Get down at the ridge between Moragad and Mulher, & climb up to Mulher top. Reach the top by 10:30 hrs and enjoy the panorama. Mulher fort is an ancient place, MAYURWATIKA of Mahabharata. Have glimpses of the ancient India.
• Start Climbing down by 11:30 hrs for the Someshwar temple and reach the temple by 12:30 hrs.
•  Packup and leave for Mulher village, have a lunch at Mulher village.
•  Leave for township by 15:00 hrs.
• Reach township by 20:00 hrs.

RULES & REGULATION:

• Due precautions are to be taken by all the individuals, the ultimate responsibility lies on you.
• Follow group leader’s instruction.
• This is an eco-friendly trek. So, any activity against nature is prohibited. Do not litter plastic waste any where.
• Deviation from the trek is not permitted. Be always with group.
• Do not over-take and avoid shortcuts while trekking.
• Swimming in river is strictly prohibited.
• Please wear shoes, as it is more preferable.

                 

Regards,

J. R. Jadav / Sanjay Modi / Mahesh Ahir
for GVTC

Some old trek photographs for your information :

 Someshwar temple for Night halt

 Trek to Mulher fort

 Walls of Mulher and Mora, Hargad in front...

 Main entrance to Mulhergad..

 Sunset on Mulher top.. Salher can be seen..

 Bhadnagnath Mahadev temple at the top of Mulher..

at least 2000 years old...

 Emperors of Baglan Kingdom...

 Trek to Mora..

 in the ridge between Mora and Mulher..

 Trek to Mora..

Ganapati at the entrance of Mora..

 View from top of Mora..

 Ganapati Temple on the way to Someshwar..

 Mulher and Mora in background..

 Hargad, Mulher and Mora from Google Earth..

 Hargad, Mulher and Mora from Google Earth, areal view..

  Old construction at Mulher Top, from Google earth..

One day trek cum picnic - for families.....on 23/01/2011

One day trek is arranged by Green Valley trekking club, Anumala... on 23/01/2011 to Pandavgufa (Ahwa-Dangs). 

Pandavgufa is situated in Dangs district on Ahwa-Chinchali road. It is a belief that Pandavas were here for some time during their "Vanvasa". This is a beautiful location surrounded by Western wall of The Sahyadris with dense forest. 

The programme will be :

- Assemble at bus stop no-9, Anumala, sharp at 08:00 o'clock in morning with own vehicle, food and water. The persons, who don't have vehicles, can be accommodated with other members.

- Leave Anumala by 08:15 hrs.

- Reach Pandava village by 11:00 hours.

- Start trek for the caves at 11:15 hours and reach the caves by 12:15 hours.

- Visit the caves and come to the Lunch point by 13:00 hours.

- 13:00 to 14:00 hours - Lunch

- 14:00 to 16:00 hours - various entertainment programmes (Campfire), antakshari etc.

- Leave the place by 16:00 hours, Reach Vyara by 19:00 hours.

- Those, who want to have dinner at Vyara, can go for dinner and other persons may leave for Anumala.

 A simple trek to the caves

 Pandava Caves

A Monsooni Water fall on the caves...

Contact Numbers : 9428822351

Mail : avinashkaps2007@gmail.com

Girisanchar-22, Trek from our Office Group.....

Sh. Sanjay Modi, Sh Mahesh Vaghela and Sh. Maharaj are joining the Girisanchar-22, Near Kaiga, Karwar, Karnataka on 08/01/2011.

All the best........

Some pics of the trek.... received from friends... 

Joining Youth Hostels Goa Trekking Expedition.

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One-day trek to Don Village, Ahwa-Dangs

Don is a village of Gujarat, located on the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra. But there is no direct road to the village from district capital. One road is available and that is through Maharashtra. It takes around 40 KMs. People have to trek 6 KMs daily for their daily requirements. Like Junaraj, there is no Primary Heath Center, School up to 5th Standard.

If somebody fells ill, people have to toe him in a cloths Zoli and walk of 6 KMs to Morjeera, the village on Ahwa-Chinchali main road.

Our Green Valley Trekking Club, Anumala is arranging one day trek to this place on 05/12/2010.

All are invited and most welcome for the trek...

For Further details, please PM me....

Regards.

One day trek to Salher, the highest fort of Maharashtra on 22/02/2009..

Introduction

Salher is a place located near Waghamba in Satana tehsil in Nasik district of Maharashtra, India. It is the site of the highest fort in the Sahyadri mountains and the second highest peak at 1,567 metres (5,141 ft) after Kalsubai in Maharashtra and 27th highest peak in Western Ghats.This was one of the celebrated forts of Maratha Empire. The money acquired after raiding Surat was brought to this fort first on its way to the Maratha capital forts.

History

According to a legend, Lord Parshuram did his Tapascharya at Salher Fort. After winning the earth and giving it as donation, he made land for himself to live in, by pushing the sea back with his arrows, right from this place. The twin fort Salota (4986 feet) is very near to Salher.

An ancient and historically significant place like this is also famous for its battles during the reign of Shivaji.

Salher Fort was under Shivaji maharaj in 1671. The Mughals attacked the fort in 1672. Almost one lakh soldiers fought in this war.^[1] Many soldiers died in this battle but finally Shivaji Maharaj won the battle of Salher. Of all the face to face battles between the Mughals and Shivaji Maharaj’s troops, the battle of Salher takes first place. Such a big battle was not won before. The bravery and strategy used by the Maratha troops in the battle spread far and wide and increased Shivaji Maharaj’s fame further. After winning Salher, the Marathas also captured Mulher and established their reign over the Baglan region. In the 18th century the Peshwas occupied this fort and later by the British.

Battle of Salher-The fort of Salher was captured by Shivaji in 1671, during his campaign of the Baglan region. This news reached the Mogul emperor in Delhi. He got incensed with this news and said "I have sent lakhs of cavalry but they have come back shamefully, now whom do I send?" The emperor then decided "As long as Shivaji is alive, we are not leaving Delhi". He then called Ikhlaas Khan and Bahlol Khan and sent them with a cavalry of 20,000 horses to attack Salher. Ikhlaas Khan then laid siege of Salher Fort. When this news reached the Maharaj, he sent message to his Commander in Chief Prataprao through his secret agents "Go to Salher with your troops and drive off Bahlol Khan". He also sent a parallel letter to Moropant Peshwa to go from Varghati Konkan along with his troops and meet Prataprao near Salher. As planned, both Prataprao and Moropant rode to Salher from both sides and a fierce battle ensued.

Writings of Sabhasad Bakhar describes it as follows: "There was a fierce battle throughout the day and night, Mughals, Pathans, and Rajput, Cannons, Elephants, Horses and Camel troops fought alongside each other. The battle was so fierce that the dust which was raised by the troops rose up in an area of 3 km and the troops could not recognize who was fighting on which side. The Elephant troops arrived and both sides saw 10,000 troops perish and blood flow like rivers". The Marathas defeated Ikhlaas Khan and Bahlol Khan in this bloody battle, which saw tremendous destruction all over. There were 1,20,000 troops of Raja Shivaji and it returned 10,000 less, lost in battle.

Shivaji’s troops captured 6,000 horses, 6,000 camels, 150 elephants, heavy gold ornaments, gold coins and expensive cloth from the enemy troops. The maratha soldiers showed extreme courage during this battle. Moropant Peshwa and Prataprao Sarnaubat exchanged pleasantries. Suryarao Kakde became a martyr during this battle. He fell after being hit by a cannonball. He was no mere soldier. A soldier who was as brave as "Karna of the Mahabharata" lay dead on the battlefield.

Of all the face to face battles between the Mughals and Shivaji’s troops, the battle of Salher takes first place. Such a big battle was not won before. The bravery and strategy used by the Maratha troops in the battle spread far and wide and increased Shivaji’s fame much higher. After winning Salher, the Marathas also captured Mulher and established their reign over the Baglan region. This battle is looked as a mile stone in esablishing Maratha Empire. After the battle Shivaji became a nightmare for the Shah of Surat.

How to reach

The nearest town is Taharabad, it is 112 Km away from Nashik via Satana. The climbing to Salher fort can be started from village-Waghambe, Salher or Maldar. It requires equal time( 2 hrs.) and effort to climb from either of the three villages. However from Waghambe, it is a regular path which reaches in the saddle between Salota and Salher forts. Night camping can be done either at the top of Salher fort or in Forest Camping rest house at village Salher. There are no good hotels or shops in either of the three villages.

Some pics of the trek....