CHAULHER FORT

OVERVIEW

District : Nashik
Hill Range: Baglan
Height above sea level : 3733 feet
Difficulty rating : Simple
Base village : Wadi Chaulher
Nearest Railway Station: Nashik
Approx. time to reach the top : Approx 1.5 hrs from Base village
Google Map Co-ordinate : 20°43'29"N 73°56'34"E

How To ReachVia Nashik one has to go to Satana. There are buses to Tilawan from Satana. One should alight at Tivlan, from Tilwan it takes 20 minutes to reach Wadi Chaulher. It’s the base village. From the northern end of Chaulher fort there is a way ascending from the fort by which one can reach the fort. Start climbing this spur and one will reach a flat land in 10-15 mins.Here path will turn right leaving the main spur and will reach a col in another 20 mins. From here one can see 'Aloe Vera' bushes at the base of rockwall on the right.Above the bushes one will find an entrance of the fort carved out of rock.

From the col, one need to descended slightly and a steep climb begins towards entrance. In 15 min one will reach a rock wall, traverse it from right and a 15min walk will take to enterance

Place To Stay / Eat

Accommodation Facility
There is no accommodation facility on the fort.

Food Facility
One has to carry foodstuff himself

Drinking Water Facility
Drinking water is available in Moti take.

Places Of Interest

Near the entry point to the fort, one can see a range of Galleries. One has to pass through 3 gateways to enter. These gateways are excellent illustrations of architecture. As one enter one can see the citadel in front and to the left there is machi. On the machi there is a large cistern for water storage and at the far end are relics of the fortification. After observing the machi one can move to the citadel. There are two approaches to the citadel. By taking the right it takes 10 minutes to reach. On the way there are various tanks carved inside the rocks, of those the ‘moti take’ has portable water. The citadel also has 4 such tanks and remnants of some manor. One can also have fascinating view of the Satmal and Selbari-Dolbari range. If one wishes to take left approach from machi to the citadel there are idols of Chaurangnath and Hanuman. Those are sheltered by metal sheets by villagers. Two hours are enough to explore the fort.