Tringalwadi Fort Trek (Oct 2021) - Crazy Els Treks
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 17, 2022
Travel Plan - Mumbai - Igatpuri - Tringalwadi
Distance - 250 km covered to and fro.
Time - 4 hrs one way approx.
Commute - By Car
Tringalwadi Fort located in the Igatpuri District is one of the easiest forts to trek. It is believed that the fort offered a strategic point to the Maratha army to do surveillance of the trade route from Konkan to Nashik. However, Shahaji Raje had to concede the fort to Mughals after the battle of Mahuli.
Though the fort is in ruins now, one can envisage the grandeur of the fort from its steps and the entrance gate, which are carved from a single rock. It is estimated that the fort was built in 10th century and the first Jain Tirthankar Adinathji mediated in the cave situated at the base of the fort.
Tringalwadi offers a splendid view of the surroundings especially the panoramic view of Trinagalwadi Lake and the Pandav Leni (It is said that the Pandavas lived in the caves during exile, hence the name Pandav Leni) are a sight to behold. There’s a Bhavani Mata Temple, and a rock cut water cistern on the fort.
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