Visapur trek - 11th Aug

It was a trek to Visapur last Sunday alongwith a visit to Bhaje caves. A huge fort in the Maval region of Pune. It is also know as the elder brother of Lohagad which is just opposite. It has a vast area on the top . It should be atleast 3-4 kms from one end to the other. There is not much of fortification and it houses some unknown historic structures. Not many visit this fort unlike Lohagad as the route to the top is rocky and there are boulders and rock patches that you need after crossing a jungle to take during ascend and descend. After alighting at Malavali station we started on the Lohagad route and took the diversion at the left before Lohagad fort to take the jungle route to the Visapur fort. A waterfall was flowing through the route made of stones at the time of ascend. There are about 15 large water cisterns on top and a few abandoned structures. We tried to search for a Shiva temple but were unable to due to the heavy fog that had engulfed the vast area. Still we completed one complete round of the fort walking near the edges. After food and braving the heavy rain we started for the descend through another route which goes to Patan village near Malavali. The route is similar to the other route with stones and waterfall flowing through. Somehow we lost the way in the middle and drifted away from the route as we discontinued the rocky route and took for a path way. But with the guidance of the locals we reached Malavali station before dark. Thanks to Tejas, Manju and Menaka, we again had a great trek together this season.