Treks in Nashik

The third highest in Maharashtra Dhodap Fort Dhodap,is one of the hill forts in Maharashtra state in India. Situated in Chandwad taluka in the Nashik district. the fort is 4829 ft (1472 mt) above sea level. It is the site of the second highest fort in the Sahyadri mountains after Salher. Dhodap hill is the third highest hill peak in Maharashtra after Kalsubai and Salher and the 29th highest peak in Western Ghats. Dressed stone and brickwork combination was used to built Dhodap Fort. Both sides of the forts have strong bastion. Dhodap has a pointed cliff called Shembi cliff.  From Base Dhodap Fort Information Fort Type -  Hill Fort Dhodap Fort Height Height -   4829 feet above Mean sea level Dhodap Trek Grade -  Medium  Dhodap Fort Base Villag e -  Hattigaon Region -  Kalwan range Range -  Satmala Nashik   History During 850 A. D. to 1060 A. D. the Chandwad region and the Dhodap fort was ruled by the Yadav King Dhrudprahar. Chand...

Source of Godavari The state of Maharashtra offers many treks to adventure lovers. Come monsoon and outdoor lovers gear up to explore the green trails of the Sahyadris. One such lovely trek is to Brahmagiri hills, the origin of the largest river in peninsular India, Godavari.  Trimbakeshwar, is a very popular pilgrimage and is always full of people. It's a small 3 hour trek to the top and back but quite scenic. History of Brahmagiri Lord Shankar was pleased with Lord Brahma when he meditated here and said ” I shall be known by your name”. Hence it is called as Brahmagiri. Five peaks of this mountain are called Sadyo-Jata, Vamdev, Aghora, Ishana and Tat-Purusha and are considered as five mouths of the Lord Shiva and they are worshipped. The water flows in three directions on the Brahmagiri mountain. The one flowing towards east becomes Godavari river, one flowing towards the south is Vaitarna river and the one flowing towards the west is called the west-flowing Ganga and meets Godav...

Birthplace of Hanuman  Anjaneri  A little off the territory of Nashik, Anjaneri Mountains offers the right amount of solitude and peace from the fussy city life. But reaching here is a big task. Tourists will have to first take a bus from Nashik to reach Trimbakeshwar, and further trek for another 10 kilometers to reach the Anjaneri mountain. It will be tad tedious but the promising view that one gets to see is worth all the efforts. Anjaneri Parvat is quite significant amongst the devotees as locals say that the cave on the top of the hill was the place where Goddess Anjana gave birth to Lord Hanuman. And that's how the mountain got its name. Along with the cave, believed to be the place where Lord Hanuman was born, there's Anjani Mata temple. A lot of other places associated with the life of Lord Hanuman are also there, which can be seen while trekking on the hill. One such place is a cave, which is believed to be the spot where Lord Pawan Dev took Bal Hanuman when he was hi...

 Pandavleni Caves, Nashik Pandavleni Caves PandavLeni (also known as Trirashmi Caves and other variations) (Leni is Marathi word for caves), are a group of 24 caves carved between the 3rd century BC and the 2nd century AD, representing the Hinayana Buddhist caves and has nothing to do with the characters of Mahabharata (the Pandavas). Most of the caves are Viharas except for the 18th cave which is a Chaitya. The location of the caves is a holy Buddhist site and is located about 8 km south of Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Caves The caves were carved out from the 4th century BC till the 12th century AD as abodes for the idols of the local kings. The caves lodge idols of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Some caves are intricately connected by stone-cut ladders that join them to the other caves. Steps lead to the caves from the bottom of the hill. The peak of the Pandavleni is also accessible by trekking of about 20 mins but the path is well built with steps. Some of the caves are large and conta...