Sinhagad

Pune is blessed with mountains and hills around and within the city and one can be into the blissful nature as and when he wishes. One such place is Sinhagad fortress (4300ft) situated 30kms from Pune.

I would not consider it as trekkers place as it has turned into a tourist place for many. A weekend gateway which offers serene and sublime atmosphere where one can have peaceful time and delicious authentic food with an easy accessibility to reach the top by road.

Trekking: Hike is pretty easy with some steep climbs in between and the top and should not take you more than 45mins to reach the top. A place one can use to train physically and work on stamina by timing oneself. I have seen many doing that, hike up and hike down and time themselves.

Monsoons are the best time to hike it and enjoy the amazing views at the top. There are many viewpoints at the top one can explore. It is a beautiful walk in the clouds accompanied with cooling breeze refreshing and rejuvenating you.

I and Vinu planned for this trek in monsoons, took us 40-45mins to hike it. We reached the top at 8am and later had fun pleasant time walking around on the top with Gaurav and Mrunalini who joined us too. 

               We had yummy excellent food there with hot tea in the best imaginable weather.

We then drove back to the base in Gaurav’s car and reached city by 11am.

Not stressful but very refreshing start of weekend and I still had the rest of the day with me J.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Best Time: Monsoons and winters and preferably early morning