Akole Tourist Destination (Part-I)

The Sahyadris provide a wide choice of outdoor and adventure to all lovers of outdoor life - the trekker, the climber and the nature lover. Sahyadri mountain range full of trekking locations and forts build by ancient age peoples/ rulers and fortified and maintained by Shivaji Maharaj situated along the western side Maharashtra. Trekking destinations in Maharashtra are one of the best outdoors recreational activity to do, Sahyadri Mountain ranges of Maharashtra has many excellent tourist destination and best monsoons getaways around Mumbai and Nasik specially Akole region in Ahemadnagar. Akole has pleasant and very romantic climate throughout the year, which makes it one of the green corridor, surrounded by rolling hills and lush green forest along with number of forts and trekking places.

Figure 1-Akole is a city and taluka in Akole tehsil of Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Akole is situated surrounded with the Sahyadri mountains of Western Ghats in India

Coming Monsoon, it’s time for Trekking and having fun in the rains in the midst of nature. A time all the Trekking enthusiasts wait for. It’s that time of the year where we wait for weekends just to discover a new trekking route, a new adventure, to have fun in the waterfalls on the trekking route, to have hot lemon grass tea, kanda bajiyas & butta on the trek & just embrace the nature. Here, some of best treks in Akole.

Forts

1.       Harishchandra Gad - (http://ran-kida.blogspot.in/2015/06/blog-post.html)

2.       Ratangad - (http://ran-kida.blogspot.in/2015/10/ratangad.html)

3.       Kalsubai peak

4.       AMK (Alang, Madan and Kulang gad) - (http://ran-kida.blogspot.in/2015/10/alang-madan-kulang-gad-trek.html)

5.       Kunjargad

6.       Kaladgad

7.       Patta Fort

8.       Pemgirigad

9.       Bitangad

10.   Sandhan Valley

11.   Muda/Gawaldev

12.   Pabargad

13.   Ghanchakkar

14.   Bhairavgad (Shirpunje)

15.   Aajobagad

Temples

16.   1. Amruteshwar – Ratanwadi

17.   2. Harishchandreshwar-Harishchandragad

18.   3. Sidhheshwar Temple- Akole

19.   4. Gangadhar Temple- Akole

20.   5. Narayaneshwar Temple- Kotul

21.   6. Tahakari Temple- Tahakari

22.   7. Hemadpanthi Temple- Sugao

23.   8. Mhaladevi Temple- Mhaladevi

Dams

24.   Bhandardara

25.   Randha Fall

26.   Nilwavde Dam

Rivers

27.   Pravara

28.   Mula

29.   Aadhala

30.   Mhalungi