Pandavgad

Fort : Pandavgad
Height : 4185 ft above MSL
Region: Mahabaleshwar
Grade : Medium

Pandavgad is situated in Mahabaleshwar region at the end of the Mandhardevi Ghat towards Wai side. It is a peculiar fort.

After doing Vairatgad we did Pandavgad. We passed through Wai city and saw that the famous ganesh temple was under water due to the heavy rains that year. We traversed slowly in the city and finally came out and started towards Pandavgad. After around 45 mins we arrived at the base of Pandavgad. (Base village : Gundewadi)

History : Pandav gad was built by the Shilahar king Bhoj - II , and it was under the rule of Adilshahi before the Marathas captured it. Aurangzeb again captured the fort and after him the British took over it.

We started up towards Pandavgad and it was an easy ascent. The Mandhardevi Ghat road was looking awesome from a height and we took some photos. We reached up in about 45 mins. The fort is nothing much to look at. Pandavgad is private property as per records and its caretaker is 1 Sher Wadia....we could see his home at a distance there.

Finally we started down in around 10-15 minutes and came down in about 40 mins. Changed our clothes and started towards Pune. We came to Pune at 8pm and went home weary but happy ...

Trek 11 accomplished!