Details:
Route:
Route1 : Shivaji Nagar > Karjat > Khandpe > Kondividi >
Kondane > Rajmachi village > Rajmachi fort [Relatively difficult]
Route 2: Shivaji Nagar > Lonavala station > Tungarli > Pambola
village >>Rajmachi
Distance: Route1: Karjat ->
Kondividi:~15kms, Kondividi -> Kondana: ~2kms, Kondana->Rajmachi
peak : ~14kms [Hill climb] Route 2: Lonavala -> Rajmachi : ~20kms
[Simple]
Altitude: ~2100 FT above MSL
Endurance: Medium Difficulty : Low / Medium based on route
Time
: Karjat-Kondividi : 20mins. [TumTum] , Kondividi - Rajmachi village :
3hrs [Excl. of time spent in Waterfalls n caves enroute], Rajmachi
village - Rajmach fort: 0.5 hrs Rajmachi village - Lonavala station:
3.5hrs.
Transport: Shivaji nagar to Karjat : Train at 6:12 am.
Buses at Karjat to kondividi: 8:15am , 9:45am. Or pick a TumTum to
‘Bridge’ from there another TumTum to Kondividi/ Kondane. Lonavala to
Shivaji nagar: 9:45 pm, 11:00pm, Vehicles: Bikes / cars may be used to
reach Rajmachi village during early monsoon - No tarred path.
Expenses: Rs 250 Approx.
Suggested
route: Simple: Lonavala- Rajmachi village - Rajmachi fort [ Flat path
walk with shallow streams en-route to cross. To be careful at one
particular spot about 2hrs from lonavala where river flow pace may
increase at alarming rates all of a sudden]. Medium: Karjat -
Kondividi - Kondane [ Scores of waterfalls and Kondona caves-Must see,
Overnight camping possible here]
Best time to visit: Monsoon!
Accomodation / Food at Rajmachi village: Hotel Shirish [ Ram: 9881162648 Suresh: 9850104191 ]