Korigad Fort Trek

Korigad Fort

Korigad  Fort,  at a height of 929m above sea level, is situated about 20km away from Lonavala on the way to Aamby valley in the Indian state of Maharashtra. We started by a reserved bus from Mumbai at around  6 am and reached Peth Shahpur, the base village by 9 am. Peth Shahapur village is situated at the foothills of the fort. Locals from Korigad village have built up small eating places for the travelers and you can also give them food order before going for trek.

view of the fort from the base

We started walk from Peth Shahpur village and after walking for 25 minutes through forest, we reached in the middle of a well laid steps of Korigad. From this point, stone steps are laid till the top. Since we are trekking in monsoon, water flows over steps and walk itself was amazing. Enroute, there is a Buddhist Cave on the right side, a Buddhist Cave temple and beautiful view of Amby Valley to your left.

Climb to the top of the fort should take around 20 minutes. Climbing on stone steps was quite an easy task. Soon we reached Maha Darwaja. Rain and clouds welcomed us when we reached the fort.

Fort has six canons situated at different places, one is named as "Lakshmi Toaf".

There were 2 lakes on the top and a small gateway through the two lakes is different thing on its own.  A temple to its patron goddess Koraidevi also exists there.

From the top of the fort , you will get the beautiful view of surrounding of the Amby Valley city, Dam and Plane Runway.

Amby Valley city

Plane Runway

The top is a big plateau with a wall running around its side. A huge waterfall is originated from this plateau.  One could walk on the walls of the fort for the entire summit of around 2 hours.

Most of the constructions at the fort are ruined and the fortification is still intact.

After exploring the fort,  we started our return journey. After a 45 minutes walk, we reached  back to the Shahpur village, then proceeded to Mumbai.