17/06/2017
About Visapur Fort and route:
Fort is situated 52km from Pune in western India. It is at an elevation of 3,556 feet (1,084 m). It is built on the same plateau as Lohagad. Visapur Fort is larger and at a higher elevation than its twin fort- Lohagad. Trekker usually start there trek from Malavali railway station. It is just 9km away from station.
Visapur region was built by Bahmani rules. It went into the hands of Mughals in the treaty of Mahuli, between Shahajiraje and Mughals. Seeing that the Mughals were not able to keep a control over the region, Shivaji Maharaj captured almost all the forts here till 1660. Historic evidence says that current fortification was built during 1713-1720 CE by Balaji Vishwanath. There are many places to see on fort. You can some Caves, old stone arch, and fort wall, cisterns of water, Old Grinder and lord Hunuman temples.
There are 2 ways to start trek to Visapur fort, one is from Malavali station. After crossing the Express-Highway & reaching Bhaje village we get straight route to Lohagad - Visapur. Now tar road is newly constructed from Bhaje caves to Lohagad base village. After walking for 1.5 to 2 hours & turning to left from `Goumukh Khind` we will reach to Visapur base. After a 1 km walk from Goumukh Khind, you will find old hut. Take a left route and walk for 10 ft. for another small left turn which goes through dense forest to the top of fort.
Another route is from Patan village. After crossing the Express-Highway, take a left for Patan village. Once you reach at Patan, you can start hike for fort. Make sure that you will remain close to waterfall route. This route is bit confusing so better to hire local person from village. Their chargers are not fixed as such so whatever you will offer they accept it or better to decide amount before trek.
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