A kind of offroad trek, but spectacular view of surrounding mountains as well as distant view of rajgad, torna, mangalgad. Few of the ramparts & bastions intact, with a small temple. Remnants of buildings present as well. Easy grade trek, possible to be ascended in 1.15 to 1.45 hrs
A kind of offroad trek, but spectacular view of surrounding mountains as well as distant view of rajgad, torna, madhumakrandgad. Few of the ramparts & bastions intact, with a small temple. Remnants of buildings present as well. Easy grade trek , possible to be ascended in 1.15 to 1.45 hrs
Just amazing experience to be at the top of the fort. The kangori devi shivkalin temple gives you pleasant worshiping atmosphere.There are many old water resovires which give you the idea of how high architectural is been used.
offbeat, calm trek route. I visited 3 times in Mar-apr 2022 to get my planned photo, very humid place. no water to drink after march. morning was awsm!
The fort is not 'that well taken care of'... Make sure to carry enough supplies of water.. go in the weeks past shivjayanti, as the roads, and grass upon them are burnt.. or you will have to deal with slippery grass starting from halfway,all the way to the top..
Mangalagad aslo popularly know as Kangori fort among local people. If going from pune then after Varandha village take left from Dhalkathi village. Gogawalewadi is about 15km from here which is base village. Parking place open n free. Stay n homemade food is available. Trek start point is indicated by a board. Almost 90 minutes trek. Last portion of trek is very slippery due to slope and grass. So its very risky in all seasons. No food n water available on the fort. Fort top is small. Kangori mata temple and bastion are places to be seen. Mahabaleshwar, Mohangad,chandragad, Raigad forts are visible from the top.
Best isolated and calm place for trekking, moderate level, 2 points were hard and stiff, in summer must have good shoes are dried grass was slippery
Mangalgad is a massive fort near mahad.. It is 20km away from mahad.. Kangori mata temple is on machi (narrow passage).. Fort also called as Kangori gad.. It offers beautiful view surrounded 360deg view of massibe sahyadri cliffs and mountains. One can see mahabaleshwar arthur seat point and surrounded by forts like pratapgad, kondhavi, chandragad, chambhargad and mohangad. Base village of the fort is Gogawalewadi .. Route is mahad - birwadi - gogawalewadi - pimpalwadi.. From gogawalewadi there is rough road about 3 km leads to platue with hilock (dongar) a top i.e. mangalgad.. When the rough road ends there narrow pathway (paaywaat) climbs on the nose of the mangalgad top hill.. Here climb is steep and tastes the stamina in humid conditions.. 45 minutes climb from here takes us to the top of managalgad.. On top one can see balekilla and machi on which kangori mata and bhairvnath temple.. Mangalgad Machi (Narrow tapering passage) has a fortified walls on both sides consturcted with stone bricks walls and possess 2 big water cisterns (panyache take) .. On southern side one can see 6 layers of mountain range.. East side mahabaleshwar range, chandragad top connected to sahyadri range via ancient dhavlya ghat.. On north side sahyadri range with Kawlya fort and mohangad on top..
