Rajgad Fort Trek – 10 Spots Which Will Ease For Better Explore

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Rajgad Fort Trek

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Things you should know before Visiting or Rajgad Fort for Trek, Step by Step Guide :

Rajgad is an Huge and wide spread hill fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Rajgad means the King of all forts. Formerly known as Murumdev Dongar (Mountain of the Goddess Murumba), under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the fort was the capital of the Maratha Empire for almost 26 years, after which the capital was shifted to the Raigad Fort. Treasures discovered from an nearby fort were used to completely build and fortify the Rajgad.

Rajgad is located in the south-west direction aprox 60 Kms from Pune. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj spent half of his life time on this fort close to 25 to 26 years. Rajgad is famous for its wide spread constructional layout. This fort can be divided into four parts based on the natural aspects and fortification. There are 3 sub plateau which is also known as Machi, namely Sanjevani Machi, Padmavati Machi, Suvela Machi, and at the centre of all this machi’s the Balle killa is located. 

As you choose this exciting trek located in Pune, while visit we can see the Padmavati temple, the Ancient Fort ruins, Remains of the Kings Palace, Water Tanks, Caves and many more. Rajgad Fort Trek is a average level trek that starts from the Gunjavane Village in Pune District of Maharashtra and ends at the Rajgad Fort Balle Killa Top. Rajgad is truly the King of all forts. It is famous for its structure, constructional layouts. Rajgad Fort is surrounded by some famous forts like Torna, Sinhagad, Mangalgad and Purandar.

Rajgad Fort is Popular in Maharashtra for trekking and weekend destination from Pune or Mumbai. Rajgad, lies at a distance of about 65 Km from Pune and 166 km from Mumbai. Many advanced trekkers covers Rajgad fort to Torna fort trail which is famous and takes almost 2 days to explore both the forts.

Sanjeevani Machi Rajgad fort

1. History of Rajgad Fort

The fort has witness to many significant historical events which includes the birth of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s son Rajaram I, the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji’s wife Saibai, the burial of Afzal Khan’s head in the Mahadarwaja walls of Balle Killa, the return of Shivaji Maaraj from Agra, the strict words of Sonopant Dabir to Shivaji. The Rajgad Fort was one of the 12 forts that Shivaji Maharaj kept when he signed the Treaty of Purandar in 1665, with the Mughal Sardar Mirja Raja Jai Singh I, leader of the Mughal forces. Under this Treaty of Purandar, 23 forts were handed over to the Mughals by Shivaji Maharaj.

Rajgad trekking

2. How difficult is Rajgad Trek

The Rajgad trek is classified as an Easy – Moderate level trek.

Rajgad trek trail

3. How to reach Rajgad Fort 

Rajgad is 60 Km from Pune. The Way to rajgad is via Nasraour Phata which is about 15-20Kms from Katraj Tunnel. If you are coming from mumbai you can reach pune by railway or by road ways which is almost 166 km. Nearest airport is Pune Interntional Airport from where you can hire a cab which will droup at the base village of the fort. From the base village you can reach through 3 routes. From Gunjawane, Pali and from the Bhor route it totally depends on you which you wants to select. most famouse route is Gunjawane & Pali.

Rajgad view

4. Spots to visit on the Fort

  • Ruins of the Kings Palace

Ruins of kings palace on rajgad

  • Chor Darwaja

Rajgad Chor darwaja

  • Balle Killa

Rajgad to torna trek

  • Padmavati Lake

Padmavati lake rajgad

  • Brahmeshwar Temple

Brahmeshwar temple rajgad

  • Rameshwar Temple
  • Padmavati Machi

padmavati machi

  • Sanjivani Machi

Sanjeevani machi

  • Suvela Machi

suvela machi

  • Alu Darwaja

Alu darwaja

5. Is Rajgad Fort Open Everyday

Yes the fort is open everyday depends upon the government restrictions. So it is better to check before you visit.

chandrakor lake

6. Camping Is Available On Rajgad Fort 

After lockdown the government have changed their rules and regulation so the answer is No you cannot camp without proper permission from the officials.

Rajgad entrance

7. Best time to visit :

You can visit this fort in any season as the fort shows it’s beauiful view in every season. The best season to visit Rajgad is during the monsoons and the winter season i.e. from July to February . Trekking feels fantastic during the monsoons but trekkers should take precautions as the route gets very slippery. The winter season is ideal for trekking on the Fort as it won’t exhaust you.

rajgad fort trekking

8. Is food and water available on Rajgad Fort

Rajgad Fort Trek starts from smaller villages, these villages have lot of small food stalls where you get snacks, lime Juice, water & some other eatables. Also there are many small stalls on the top as well, They serve decent food. You will found some water tanks as well where you can refill ur water bottles. It is best if you Carry your on tiffin, water battles & some dry fruits while trekking. 

Rajgad torna

9. What to pack and carry for Rajgad Fort Trek

  • Basic First Aid kit
  • Identity Card
  • Water Bottle (Minimum 3 -4 litres)
  • High Calorie Snacks (dry fruits, Nuts, Banana, etc.)
  • Trail / region map
  • Cap/ Scarf/ Sunglasses
  • Electrolyte Powder/Drink (Glucose D, Gatorade, etc)
  • Multi Tool Kit/ Swiss Army Knife
  • Torch/ Head-lamp with spare batteries (If ur doing night trek)
  • Powerbank (To charge mobile phone or batteries)
  • Whistle, Safety Pins, Rubber bands, etc (useful in emergency.)

Optional: Camera, Video Cam, Rope

Historical monuments

10. Forts Nearby Rajgad

Rajgad Fort is surrounded by some famous forts like Torna, Sinhagad, Mangalgad and Purandar.

11. Below Is the Video Content Which Can Help You

You can see our trek at Rajgad Fort in the below video which is divided into 2 parts. Video language is in Maharashtras local language but you can also find subtitles on that video in English. Also if you like the video so do share, comment & like our video which encourages us to make such contents and work harder.

Special Tips:
  1. We advise you to trek with group or a local guide who knows the region and route well, especially if you are not familiar with the area or trekking alone.
  2. Always make a habbit or practice responsible trekking and ensure you do not throw any garbage or harm the environment during your visit.
11.1 Rajgad Fort Trek Vlog

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