Plan for 20th June 2009 Prabalgarh and Kalavantin point trek

Brief Introduction about Prabalgad / Kalwantin Durg:-

Height: 2300 ft
Grade: Prabalgad Easy, Kalwantin Medium
Time: ~3 hrs from Thakurwadi, Base Village
Location: Prabalgad is a fort located near Panvel.

Prabalgad fort is situated on northeast side of Panvel, on Mumbai-Pune road. One can see it from express highway as V-Shaped mountain. The left one is Kalwantin durg & on the right side is Prabalgad. But there is a dense forest on the way till the the top of fort Prabal. Historical references indicate that Freedom fighter Umaji Naik made a stay there in 1826.

Journey Details:-

The bus is scheduled at 07:00hrs from Panvel bus depot, and will drop us at Thakurwadi village around 07:30 Hrs. Please be sure about the timing. Its sharp 7 am. We will be getting down at the last stop.

Trek Details:-

08:00 Hrs -- Move towards Prabalgad fort from Thakurwadi village.
09:00 Hrs -- At Thakarwadi. 1st Halt. BreakFast Time.
11:00 Hrs -- On Top of fort. By taking right side route. Whereas left side one goes for Kalwantin

I guess 2 hrs for Fort Exploration, Lunch etc. is enough.

We will descend the fort around 13:30 Hrs.

15:00 Hrs -- At Thakarwadi
15:45 Hrs -- At Kalwantin Durg Pinnacle

Kalwantin durg pinnacle is tougher than Prabalgad. It has some rock cut steps intially and then few more but muddy path near the pinnacle. It will be slippery, but real adventure. Hopefully we are going to scale the pinnacle.

16:30 Hrs -- Descend from Kalwantin
18:00 Hrs -- At Thakurwadi ...

From here we will catch the last bus for Panvel, or take a rick if its available towards scheduling fata and henceforth to Panvel, have Snack/tea at Panvel.

And then depart for home. The Estimated initial expenditure is about Rs. 100/- This includes Panvel to Thakurwadi return fare for bus/rick. Veg Sandwiches as morning breakfast, theplas with chutni/chunda as lunch and evening snacks/tea.

Things To Carry:-

A Water Bottle (~2.5 Ltrs)
Rain cheater (Optional)
Camera, Cell Phone (Optional)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
1 torch (if u have any please bring)
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
Medicine if u require usually (Optional)
Extra pair of clothes,
Knife
And a haversack to put all these things.