Sahaydri Sangh Trek to Peb Fort (Vikatgad)-Manorama Point (Matheran )
Peb Fort :
Located in the same mountain range as Matheran, Peb fort is a enjoyable trek for a day’s outing.
The fort derives it name from the Goddess 'Pebi'; Peb is also called 'Vikatgad' for its supposed shape of the Elephant Headed God, 'Ganesh'. The trek to the top involves surmounting a some very small rock patch and a ladder. The fort is famous for its caves which are maintained by disciples of Swami Samartha and the meditation chambers carved out from the rock inside the mountain.
To get inside the meditation chamber, one has to crawl through a narrow passage in the rock and then climb down into the meditation chamber. The chamber is very well maintained with tiles on the floor for people to sit and meditate.
The fort also has a temple dedicated to Swami Samartha on the top and has the footwear or 'Padukas' worn by the great saint kept on the top. The view of the entire Neral and Karjat region from the top is worth the climb. Another attraction of the trek is the only standing Bastion or Buruj facing the Panorama point of Matheran, the view from here is just too beautiful to describe.
One would fined Peb Smilar to Gorakhgad in terms of the time required to climb the fort, ways towards the fort, the cave and the sorrounding nature, but there is a dense forest on the way to the fort Peb. Nowadays deforestation has reduced it alot. The fort is also named as "Vikatgad ".
The tentative itinerary for the Trek is as given below:
Neral railway station – Aanandwadi Village – Peb Fort – Panorama point ( Matheran) – Dasturi naka ( optional)
please note.. even this seems vast route.. it takes hardly 2 ½ hours only for Peb fort to Paronamra point.
Sachin Chavan will remove all Train ticket so all you just need to be on time in railway station before 5 mints of train arrival.
please note.. even this seems vast route.. it takes hardly 2 ½ hours only for Peb fort to Paronamra point.
Sachin Chavan will remove all Train ticket so all you just need to be on time in railway station before 5 mints of train arrival.
Please note this travel is almost 2 hours travel from dadar – neral so. Please be on time on platform.
Train Timing
Karjat Slow-S7 platform no.1 Dadar
CST : 5:19 am
Byculla : 5:27 am
Dadar : 5:37 am
SION : 5:42 am
Kurla : 5:48 am
Ghatkopar : 5:53 am
Thane : 6:14 am
Dombivali : 6:36 am
Kalyan : 6:45 am
Neral : 07.22 am
The cost for the trek is Rs 220/- per head which includes
Travelling from Neral to Aanadwadi
Breakfast nd AFTERNOON refreshments.
Things To Be carried:
Good raincoat
A bottle of water (atleast 2 Ltrs must),
A napkin
Biscuit or Cake pocket.
All Sahaydri Sangh members request you co-ordinate with everyone sautrday night only.. when and where you can meet on Sunday morning.
Dhanyawaad ani velevar yaa karan bike jaat nahi tithe :P
Train Timing
Karjat Slow-S7 platform no.1 Dadar
CST : 5:19 am
Byculla : 5:27 am
Dadar : 5:37 am
SION : 5:42 am
Kurla : 5:48 am
Ghatkopar : 5:53 am
Thane : 6:14 am
Dombivali : 6:36 am
Kalyan : 6:45 am
Neral : 07.22 am
The cost for the trek is Rs 220/- per head which includes
Travelling from Neral to Aanadwadi
Breakfast nd AFTERNOON refreshments.
Things To Be carried:
Good raincoat
A bottle of water (atleast 2 Ltrs must),
A napkin
Biscuit or Cake pocket.
All Sahaydri Sangh members request you co-ordinate with everyone sautrday night only.. when and where you can meet on Sunday morning.
Dhanyawaad ani velevar yaa karan bike jaat nahi tithe :P
Jay Shivray
