SALHER


At A Glance

District : Nashik
Hill Range : 
Height above sea level : 5140 feet (1567 m)
Difficulty rating : Medium - Water could be a big problem until you reach the top, especially in the summer when temperature reaches at its high level. So, have your bottles full of water from base village itself. Once you reach the top, a small water cistern not the big one provides you potable water.
Base village : Vaghamba
Approx. time to reach : 3 hrs from the base village
Duration : 2 days
Google Map Co-ordinate : 

How To Reach
Kalyan to Nashik (road/rail, 130 km)- Satana (road, 73 km) - Taharabad (road, 23 km) - Vaghamba (road, 20 km)
There are two major routes available to go to the fort. Vaghamba route :
One has to reach Taharabad on the Nashik Satana Route. From Gujarat one can reach Taharabad via the Dang route. There are also S.T. and jeep services up to Vaghamba via the Mulher route. As soon as one reaches the Vaghamba village one can see the route leading to the ridge between Salher and Salota and the route leading to Salher. There is no water along the route and it is quite tiring too. It takes approximately 1 ½ hours to reach the fort.
We come across four entrances on this route. Along the 3rd and 4th entrances, we see around 18-20 caves excavated on the rock face. There is also an inscription on the arch of the fourth entrance. Entering through this entrance, we see the vast plain of the top of Salher.
Salherwadi route :
The village of Salherwadi is ahead of Waghambe. One can reach Salherwadi via two routes. One is Satana - Taharabad - Mulher - Salherwadi route. The route going up to the fort from Salherwadi is quite tough and tiring. On this route we cross six entrances and reach the top of the fort in around 3 hours. The route is quite prominent and there is no fear of getting lost. There is no water in this route.

Place To Stay / Eat

One can stay at the three caves on the top of the fort. Food arrangements have to be made by the trekkers themselves.The water from the Gangasagar Lake and the two tanks near is said to be potable but ppl have also said that on't drink water from the big water tank. It's meant for the cows and buffalos.

Places Of Interest

One can see some dilapidated structures of some temples within 5-10 minutes after reaching the top, if we turn to the right when climbing the fort from Waghambe and to the left when climbing from Salherwadi. Just further ahead are two water cisterns and a bit further the Gangasagar Lake comes into view. Just next to the lake are the roofless temples of Renuka Devi and Ganesh. There are two routes ahead from this place. The one going to the right takes us right to a water tank. Near the water tank is a "Yagnavedi" or a construction in which yagnas used to be held. One can also find an idol nearby. The route climbing up from the temple leads us to three caves. There is a Maruti temple in front of the caves. We can stay in these caves. The route climbing up from near the caves takes us to the topmost part of the fort. On the top is the somewhat dilapidated temple of Parashuram having his idol and footsteps. One can see the complete Baglan region from this spot and the most fabulous scene of the surrounding region. This fort gains importance as it is on the trade route joining the Dang, Baglan and Gujarat regions.
Ahead to the South one can see the Ajantha - Satmaal range, fort of Dhodap and the peak of Ikharya. To the East are visible the peaks of Mangi-Tungi, Nhavigad, Tambolya, Hanuman Tekdi, Mulhergad, Hargad, Moragad and Salota. Right ahead the Dam of Haranbari grabs ones’ attention.

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