Korigad

Fort : Korigad
Height : 3059 ft(above MSL)
Base Village(s): Peth Shahpur , Ambavane.
Region: Lonavala
Grade : Easy

Route(s):
1. Lonavala -> Bhushi -> GhusalKhamb(straight)->Peth Shahapur
2. Lonavala -> Bhushi -> GhusalKhamb -> Peth Shahapur -> Ambavane

Total km: Lonavala -> GhusalKhamb = 16km Ghusalkhamb -> PethShahpur = 6km PethShahpur -> Ambavane = 2km.

After doing Tung started towards Korigad. Came to base village PethShahpur and parked my bike at a roadside shop and started towards Korigad.

Went via a distinctly marked route but somewhere lost my way to go up but got the correct path thanks to the floodlight poles which Sahara group has erected. (Sahara has taken a massive construction of holiday homes and other stuff near Amby valley overlooking this fort. During night time the fort is visible via floodlight via specially erected poles giving a cool look)

Reached the fort steps(incidentially these steps were built by Sahara group to aid trekkers) but trekker dont like climbing over steps....:-) anyways had to go up the fort.

In between there is a temple of Lord ganesha and a cave with water next to it. The water did not seem potable to me.

Reached the fort in 25 mins and started walking along the walls. The fort is huge and has nothing much on top except some big cannons and some good architecture plus the eye soothing view of the Sahara City below.

Circumvented the fort in about an hour and the sun had come down shining hotly now on me. So when done with the fort and taking snaps started down. At 1 point there is a cool cave. Where i sat down and had my dabba and water. Rested for around 10 mins and started down. This time did not lose my way and found it correctly till the road. Had a thums-up and started on my bike towards home. Trek 13 accomplished.