Tandulwadi fort trek

Fort: Tandulwadi
Base : Tandulwadi Village (Thane district).
Height: 1900 feet above MSL
Grade: Medium

Route:
1. Thane->Varai phata->Tandulwadi (60 km)
2. Waghoba Khind -> Lalthane -> Tandulwadi (12 km).

We reached Tandulwadi from base of Kaldurg in about 30 mins. It was raining heavily now. Tandulwadi was a small village with the fort behind the village at some distance. We hired two guides to take us up the fort and come down as the route was via forested path and we didnt want to lose our way.


With the rain pelting down we started our trek at 3:30pm and at first it was ascent for 10 mins and then there was a clearing from where we got a good view of the fort on top. Continuing ahead it was continuous climb for around 25 more minutes and we reached one more clearing from where the fort seemed near but it was a very steep climb ahead. This was a supposed short cut to the fort.

Tandulwadi fort from base village

Tandulwadi fort after initial climb

We reached one more clearing ahead after a steep climb and some of us were hungry so we had chivda and water , refreshed ourselves and continued ahead where there was a rock patch which we climbed up without any problem and continued ahead. After some more steep climb we saw the bastion of the fort through which we came on top of the fort. On top we saw a series of water tanks which were full of water. It was raining on top too and nothing could be seen nearby due to the clouds.

After seeing the water tanks we inched ahead to the other way to get down which is supposed to be a long way but easy one. On the route we saw one more water tank with cool, crystal clear water in it and had our fill. We started climbing down from the other route. The route was full of waterfall stones and the rain water over it made life hell for us but it was easier than the route we climbed. We reached Tandulwadi village in about an hour and changed our clothes and got into the vehicle to get to the night halt for the day.

This was a nice trek indeed.