Rajmachi

Rajmachi consists of 2 forts (2710 ft above MSL)
Region : Lonavala
Grade : Medium
Forts : Shriwardhan and Manoranjan

The Rajmachi fort is located near lonavala and is covered by thick jungles from 3 sides. We decided to do it during graduation on a saturday and a sunday.

We left from Pune at 9.00am and reached Lonavala and went to Deepak's home. Everyone had come along there. We started for Rajmachi at 4.00pm in the evening and bought raw material for food and stuff and started trekking. We crossed the express highway at 1 spot and then the road was like straight but it was covered by jungle on all sides. We kept walking and pulling each others legs and were a merry bunch...we were around 20 people this time.

We reached Rajmachi at 8pm and immediately settled down in the temple there. The night was eerie and we started cooking. The rice got burnt when being cooked but we were spared eating it as we had rotis for us also.

As night advanced the cold took over. It was too cold out. We huddled in the temple and went to sleep like never before. All of us were shivering even under our bedsheets. Morning we woke up at 7.00am and went to Shriwardhan Fort.It was not much effort as its not at a height of more than 1500 ft. From above we could see the Rajmachi Point, the BorGhat , Dhak chi Bahiri and other forts around. We idled there for a few more minutes and started down.

Then we got around Manoranjan. It was also not much effort as the height was not too much. We came down and then some guys said ki class jana hain so leaving. I also left and overtook these guys. Did not have any breakfast or anything. And the walk in the sun had me dehydrated so much that when I reached Lonavala it was fine but in the local when coming to chinchwad I was not able to see anything everything was going blank...my stupidity had made me like this...but well i got down at chinchwad and had some juice after which I regained senses..:)

Then trek number 6 accomplished...!!