Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Useful maps in Sahyadris Revised


Coming with new maps useful for treks in Sahyadris

 Earlier in 2012, I wrote a blog post about maps in Sahyadris http://ontheedgeofsahyadris.blogspot.com/2012/02/useful-maps-for-treks.html

These were hand drawn maps(that time, Google maps were not much popular) 

Now, to that I am posting images with areas identified in google maps and waypoints taken on garmin gps device so that the nearby base villages also can be identified on maps.

From Salher in North till Chorla Ghat these maps are arranged from North starting point of Sahyadris till South part of Sahyadris till Goa , Maharashtra and Karnataka border



Nasik Region


Salher- Mulher And Mangi Tungi: The starting point of Sahyadri

Salher(1567 meters is the highest fort in Maharashtra)



Saputara in Dang district and Surgana Peth region of Nasik district.



Saptashringi Area


   Trimbakeshwar-Igapturi Area




   Patta Vishramgad

Kalsubai peak : Highest in Maharashtra Sahyadris(1646 meters)


Bhandardara Region







Kalsubai-Harishchandragad Sanctuary
   









Junnar-Malshej Region

   

  


 
 Karjat Murbad Bhimashankar Region


    Siddhagad Gorakhgad

Bhimashankar and Ahupe region


   Pune - Maval and Lonavala Area







Mulshi Dam Tamhini area


Raigad Fort


Velhe Torana-Rajgad  region


   Bhor - Wai Area

Raireshwar, Durgadi, Kangori forts and Varandha ghat: 
Nira Devghar Dam Varandha ghat area, this region is accessible by mototable roads between Bhor and Mahad. Raireshwar is a flat plateau of around 13 kms and has around 40 to 50 houses on top.





Mahabaleshwar Area
Forts like Pratapgad, Makarandgad,Kamalgad, Chandragad, 
Base villages are accessible by motorable roads from Wai and Mahabaleshwar





























Amboli- South Konkan Area

Amboli Ghat: This is accesible by motorable road from Kolhapur-Ajra and from Sawantwadi


Tilari : This Area is accessible from Dodamarg-Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, Belgaum-Khanapur in Karnataka and from Bicholim , Mapusa, Assnora in Goa by direct motorable road. 

Chorla Ghat : This area is approachable from Belgaum and Sattari Area of Goa. Chorla ghat is a motorable road between Belgaum and Goa.