Naneghat: The Satvahana Toll Route of Ancient India

  Name: Naneghat & Nanacha Angtha Height: 2461 feet/750 metres above sea level Trek Category: Easy-Medium trek Equipment required:  None but wear appropriate trekking shoes for this trek Base Village(s): Vaishakhare for the trek. The pass is also accessible from Ghatghar via a road Distance from Pune: 120 kms from Pune Distance from Kalyan to Vaishakhare: 60 kms Time to trek uphill: 2-3 hours approximately Where to stay: Staying overnight is possible in the cave near the pass Where to eat: Carry your own food & water. Can request food (pithala-bhaakri, pohe etc.) from the dhaba on the plateau above the pass Best time to visit: During monsoons and in winter months 

Where is Naneghat?

Naneghat The stone vessel man-made cave Bramhi inscriptions Nanacha Angtha 

Who built it?

How to Reach Naneghat from Mumbai/Kalyan (Popular Trek Route)

Mumbai--> Kalyan-->Murbad--> Tokawade--> Vaishakhare (base village)-->Naneghat Trek Starting Point

After reaching Kalyan, one can take the ST buses plying towards Ahmednagar/Alephata/Junnar going via Malshej Ghat.The  Naneghat stop is around 5 kms from Tokawade village and is not an official stop. So you will have to request the conductor to stop the bus there on the road. The trekking path starts behind a board put up on the road there.

If you are coming by your own vehicle, then you can park the vehicle near this starting point of the trek. There is some parking space available on the other side of the road.

Name: Naneghat & Nanacha Angtha Height: 2461 feet/750 metres above sea level Trek Category: Easy-Medium trek Equipment required:  None but wear appropriate trekking shoes for this trek Base Village(s): Vaishakhare for the trek. The pass is also accessible from Ghatghar via a road Distance from Pune: 120 kms from Pune Distance from Kalyan to Vaishakhare: 60 kms Time to trek uphill: 2-3 hours approximately Where to stay: Staying overnight is possible in the cave near the pass Where to eat: Carry your own food & water. Can request food (pithala-bhaakri, pohe etc.) from the dhaba on the plateau above the pass Best time to visit: During monsoons and in winter month

How to Reach Naneghat from Pune

1) Pune--> Alephata (by ST Bus) --> Catch another bus towards Kalyan via Malshej Ghat and get down at the Naneghat Trek Starting Point  

2) Pune--> Junnar-->Ghatgar-->Road to Naneghat. (ST buses ply between Pune <--> Junnar, Junnar<--> Ghatgar). This is not a trekking route but a proper paved road which takes one to the top of the plateau.

There are benches along the edge of the plateau for the tourists to sit and soak in the stunning views. A small dhaba serves food and drinks on the plateau. An ideal getaway for a day's picnic from Pune.

The Trek

The Cave

The cave was soon in sight.  Protected by railings, it looks like a grand modern-day balcony carved out from the mountain. The cave inside is quite large with Bramhi inscriptions on its walls. Naneghat comes under the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) and a caretaker from the nearby village (on the plateau) is appointed to clean and maintain the place.

Naneghat

The small rocky mountain pass is soon in sight. It is a narrow stony path between two vertical rocky walls leads us from the cave to the stone vessel and out in the plateau. The pass is naturally very windy as it the sole passage for the air to rush out from the vast plateau above it.

The Pinnacle from the other side of the Plateau

This trek is very popular during monsoons as the rains lend a totally different aura to the entire landscape here.  Rain water rushes down from the pass cascading onto the steps below like a small waterfall. Beyond the pass, the plateau is a carpet of green grass and flowers.  The mist and fog all around in the ghats lend it a divine look.

Naneghat is also quite popular for its reverse waterfall . This reverse waterfall is a spectacle to watch with the Jivdhan fort in the background. During monsoons, such is the gust of the wind here in the mountains that the water is literally pushed back on the plateau defying gravity.

Food & Toilet Options

Food & toilet facility is available on top of the plateau after completing the trek. The ASI caretaker's family runs a small dhaba which dishes out the local favourites like pithala bhaakri, pohe, bhajiyas, etc as per the tourist request.