Sahaydri Sangh Trek to Harihar Fort

SAHAYDRI SANGH TREK TO HARIHAR GAD

Harihar Fort is built on a triangular prism of rock. Its three faces and two edges are absolutely vertical (90 degrees). The third edge towards the west is inclined at an angle of 75 degrees. A one metre wide rocky staircase with niches in it is carved out for ascending & descending the fort.

There is a temple with Shivling & a large cave with no idol in it. The view from top is very exciting. One can see Vaghera in the north, Tringalwadi, Kanvai and Upper Vaitarna lake in the south, Brahma, Kapda and Brahmagiri in the east, and Fani, Basgad and Utwad in the west.

Vaitarna is the main river in this region. But due to the one – sided slope of Sahyadri, the water flows away from this region. There is an absolute shortage of water from January to March in this region.

The actual top of the fort can be accessed with a bit of easy rock-climbing without equipment.

There are 117 steps in all. After you climb the first rocky staircase (main entrance) we walk through below a overhang with a sheer drop on the other side facing Brahma hill.. Simply superb. Again one has to climb a set of steep stairs (with niches), then pass thru a staircase inside the rock and then reach the top of the fort. The view from the top is excellent.

Memorable : - As after long time we went to trek with Sachin chavan, umesh mane, saurabh shivalkar, Nilesh Shinde, Mangesh Keny and his friend, Rajesh Rahatwal, kumar khot, Prakash Prajapati, Vishal mhaske and myself Bhushan Indulkar. Special Thanks to Sachin chavan, for traveling all the way from Latur to Mumbai for this trek…. Jay Shivray. 

 JAY SHIVRAY