Visapur fort One day

Visapur Fort Trek—-What kinds of trails have you come across while hiking a mountain or a fort? It would probably have been a forest trail, a boulders trail, a staircase trail, a skiing trail or a motorized trail. Have you ever trekked to the top of a mountain/ Fort taking a waterfall trail? If not, here is a great chance for you!! Be with me till the end of the post, and I will not be surprised if you start jumping in the excitement of going to Visapur Fort Trek. Ha-Ha! Not kidding, I am serious!!

Located around 60 kms from Pune and 100 kms from Mumbai and standing at an elevation of about 1084 meters, Visapur Fort is one of the highest forts in Maharashtra. Perched upon a lush green plateau, the fort is a very popular excursion destination amongst nature lovers, trekkers, and campers.
What’s special about one of the three routes which take you to the top is that you would need to climb through the gushing waterfall for the most part of the trail(only in monsoon season).

Umbrella walk at Visapur Fort Trek
Lush green Visapur Fort Trek

The fort is a part of the Lohagad – Visapur fortification and is the higher one among the two. Apart from the view of lush green surrounding in the nearby region, Visapur also holds an outstanding view of Tikona Fort, Tung Fort, Lohagad Fort and the Pawna Lake. If you start your day early, you can easily cover both Lohagad and Visapur fort on the same day (3-4 hours trekking in total).

Pawna lake with Tung fort in vicinity
Pawna Lake as seen En Route to Visapur Fort

How to reach Visapur Fort base village from Mumbai/Pune
The cheapest and convenient way to reach the fort is via railways. The nearest railhead to Visapur Fort is Malavli station (approx. 5 kms) which is well connected to Mumbai, Lonavala, and Pune via local trains. From Malavli station shared auto/taxi are available for the base village of Visapur Fort. You can also opt to walk all the way as it would hardly take an hour to reach the base village. For train bookings visit IRCTC.

Things to carry :-(Few things in the list are optional)

• Please wear full pants and full sleeves t-shirts to protect from tanning, thorns, insects in the jungle

• Snacks(Energy bars, Chikki, Biscuits, Sprouts, Chips, Dry fruits)

• Glucon D/Protein shakes/Gatorade/ORS

• Carry extra pair of clothes which we can change after completion of the trek.

• 2/3 liters water. Shortage of water is faced during treks so please carry enough water.(Mandatory)

• Any personal medicine and personal first aid(Mandatory)

• Good grip trekking shoes (Mandatory)

• One day backpack/rucksack of 30 liters (Mandatory)

• Rains are expected so please carry a raincover /Jacket and cover your phones also in a plastic cover.

• Don’t bring any expensive and not required items during treks. Trekfit wont be responsible for any loss of phone/valuable item.

• Good torch with an extra battery if you have planned a night trek.