Purandar Fort Trek near Pune

1. Starting point: Narayanpur village, Pune district
2. Trek gradient: Easy. Purandar Fort Trek is a continuously uphill trail with some rising and falling segments.
3. Purandar Fort Trek approximate time: Two hours one way
4. Water sources: None. One should carry at least 2 liters of water before starting the trek. 
5. Best months to visit: Usually, the monsoon months are the best recommended months for trekking in the Sahyadris. Most people visit during the monsoon season as the surroundings become lush green and the atmosphere cloudy yet divine.
6. By Road: 51 kms from Pune
7. Nearest railway station: Pune

• Narayanpur village is well connected to Pune through NH 4. State transport buses frequently operate from Pune to Narayanpur. 
• The most feasible way to Purandar Fort from Pune is to drive to Saswad via Hadapsar. You will reach the Ghats of Purandar Matha in the village of Narayanpur. The fort is located few kilometers from there.
• From Pune, you can catch a bus to Kapurhol/Saswad and then another bus for Narayanpur, which is the base village of Purandar Fort. One can easily walk from Narayanpur to Purandar fort.
• The route to the base village from Pune Railway Station goes via Aga Khan Road – Station Road – Sadhu Vaswani Road – Dakshin Kaman Marg – Prince of Wales Road – NH 65 – SH 64/ Pune Saswad Road – SH 64/ SH 63. Approximately 19 kilometers ahead over the SH 63/ SH 64 (through the Western Ghats of India) is where Purandar Fort is located.

From Narayanpur, you should stroll up by tar road to arrive at the fortification entrance door. The trekking trail to arrive at the fortification passageway has been shut, so the main alternative is the tar road. This tarred road is motorable so that one can drive till halfway to the top. Purandar Fort is a military ensured territory and is closed for visitors after 5 pm. Likewise, photography isn't allowed at Purandar Fort.

There are two starting points to reach the top. The primary point is from the base village itself from the assigned parking space around the Banyan tree. A motorable street from Narayanpur will take you to the base of the fortress. There is the Binni Darwaza, which is the principal access to the fortification. A Catholic Church dating back to the British period welcomes the visitors at the entryway. The actual trekking starts from the back part of the church. It takes scarcely around an hour to reach the head of this fort.

The second point is from the fort's base, where the road from Narayanpur village comes to an end, and the stairs begin. The second way is to get down at the base village and start trekking from there itself. This course is more ideal in light of the all-encompassing magnificence of the mountains, paving the way to the fortification. 

The fortress has two certain levels. The lower part, known as the Machi, has a few sanctuaries devoted to the stronghold's benefactor divinities. This level has a catholic church going back to the nineteenth century, not a long way from its first entry. There is a flight of stairs from the lower level of the fortress to the upper level, which prompts Ballekilla. This spot houses perhaps the best creation inside the fortification, Binni Darwaza. It likewise houses the Kedareshwar sanctuary (devoted to Shiva), the fortification's highest point. There are a couple of water tanks at the head of the slope. Albeit the vast majority of them are in ruins, the antiquated sanctuaries of Kedareshwar, Lord Indra, and Laxmi are an unquestionable requirement visit. The stronghold offers excellent all encompassing sights of the surroundings. One can get clear and exceptional perspectives on the close by Sahyadri mountain ranges and spot Vajragad fort, Torna Fort, Sinhagad Fort, and Rajgad Fort.