Trekking in the Sahyadris
Near Mumbai
(Bombay) rise the mountains of the Western Ghats. These mountains
run parallel to the western coastline of the Indian Peninsula. The
average height of these mountains is about 600m in the northern and
about 900m in the southern parts. The Western Ghats in Maharashtra are
called Sahyadri in the local language, Marathi. The narrow strip of
land between the coastline and the Sahyadri is called the
Konkan. Mumbai lies in the Konkan, but a few hours of travelling from
Mumbai will take you into these exciting ranges. Hence a person
staying in Mumbai can easily go on a one day or a two day (or even
longer) trek into the Sahyadris. These pages are an account of the
treks undertaken by some people from TIFR. We hope that you find them
interesting.
Here is a map of a part of Sahyadris
near Mumbai. Even in the part covered by the map, not all peaks are
marked. Some general information about the Sahyadris is contained in
this page. Some general tips about trekking in
this region are to be found here.
The treks are classified according to
region. Note that there are other regions like Nasik region, Pune
region, Koyna-Satara region and Warna-Amboli region, which have not
been explored by people from TIFR as yet. The following links are only
about those regions which have been explored a bit. Click on the links
in the left column to find out more!
Post Scriptum: The Sahyadris are the land of Shivaji. All
over these mountains one comes across Shivaji's forts. Stories of his
life and exploits are almost legendary in this region and he is held
in great reverence by the local people. Shivaji had over 300 forts
under his control. He had visited all of them at some time or the
other, but he never left his name or mark in any of them. It is sad to
see the tendency of many people to disfigure walls of forts, caves
etc. by scratching their names on them. These pages are dedicated to
Shivaji, and following him, the names of the trekkers who have visited
these places and contributed to these pages, shall remain
anonymous. We have created this site only in the hope that the
information contained herein would be useful to people who would like
to explore these wonderful mountains.
Jai Shivaji Maharaj!
