Trek to Peb Fort@wanderingsoulriders

Trek Details :

Type : Hill Fort

Height : 2100 Feet above MSL (Approx)

Grade : Medium

District : Raigad

Region : Karjat

Base Village : Neral

Some details about Peb Fort :Located in the same mountain range as Matheran, Peb fort is a enjoyable trek for a day’s outing.

 The fort derives it name from the Goddess 'Pebi'; Peb is also called 'Vikatgad' for its supposed shape of the Elephant Headed God, 'Ganesh'. The trek to the top involves surmounting a small rock patch and a ladder. The fort is famous for its caves which are maintained by disciples of Swami Samartha and the meditation chambers carved out from the rock inside the mountain. To get inside the meditation chamber, one has to crawl through a narrow passage in the rock and then climb down into the meditation chamber. The chamber is very well maintained with tiles on the floor for ppl to sit and meditate.

The fort also has a temple dedicated to Swami Samartha on the top and has the footwear or 'Padukas' worn by the great saint kept on the top. The view of the entire Neral and Karjat region from the top is worth the climb. Another attraction of the trek is the only standing Bastion or Buruj facing the Panorama point of Matheran, the view from here is just too beautiful to describe.

The tentative itinerary for the Trek is as given below:

We will be starting with the CST - Karjat Fast Local (Time table given below)

People may board the same Karjat train from the station of their convenience and meet us in the train directly. (Get into second last boggy from Karjat End)

Train Timing

CST - Karjat Fast Local

CST - 06:10 am

Byculla - 06:18 am

Dadar - 06:24 am

Kurla - 06:31 am

Ghatkopar - 6:35 am

Thane - 6:50 am

Dombivali - 7:02 am

Kalyan - 7:10 am

Bhivpuri -07:51 am

All of us will meet at Ticket counter.

Breakfast at  Neral

Start trek at around 9:00 am.

Reach Vikatgad Fort by 12:30 pm

Have Lunch @ Vikatgad Fort.

Leave for Matheran by 2pm

Reach Matheran by 5pm and proceed towards Dasturi Naka.

Take Taxi Till Neral Station

Reach Neral Station by 6pm.

Evening Refreshment @ Neral.

Catch the train from Neral.

Reach Dadar by 9.30pm - 10pm

Members are requested to take return ticket till Neral by their own.

Board the second last compartment.Everybody will board the same local and we meet in the train itself

The cost of the trek will be Rs. 450/- per head 

which includes,

Transportation from Matheran to Neral

Breakfast and Evening refreshments.

WSR Expertise Charges

Things to be carried:

Lunch for Sunday.

Identity proof.

A bottle of water (At-least 2 Ltrs),

Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits, etc.

Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)

Good trekking shoes,

A haversack to put in all the things to be carried.

Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.

Windcheaters.

Seats will be first come 1st basis … Deposit full amount on following A/c …

Account no : 00021140008004

Account Name: Deepak P Jat

Bank Name : HDFC Bank

Branch : Khar (w)

IFSC code: HDFC0000002

for online payment Debit/Credit Card : townscript.com/e/wsrpeb

Note: Once the Payment done please send us the details on our e-mail id wanderingsoulriders@gmail.com

or contact us on mentioned below no :-

Deepak : 7208551820 

Amit Shetty : 9819070304

Geeta : 9769384320