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Trek of the 4 Plateaus to Matheran & Panther’s Cave!

RAMBAUG FOREST RAMBLE OF MATHERAN:

This was the route taken down by British officer Hugh Malet, when he first discovered Matheran in 1850. We retraced his steps & it was a kind of self discovery for us. Though described as ‘one of the most gentle routes up Matheran’, the sun made the uphill climb a bit difficult for us even in winter!

18/11/2018: 1-day Sunday WanderLust from Pokharwadi to Rambaug point of Matheran via Burujwadi.

The blog post is divided as follows:

1) How to go? (with GPS marked trail) 2) Time frame. 3) Experience in photos & a video. 4) Expenses.

↑ 11 of us at Olympia Race course of Matheran ↑

1) HOW TO GO?

Trek route:  Karjat - vehicle - Pokhardwadi - 1st plateau - trek starts - Dhanwadi - Burujwadi - 2nd plateau - Chowki - 3rd plateau - Rambaug forest is 4th plateau - Rambaug point at Matheran.

GPS marked trek ← is available for viewing and download here & on Google Maps ← here.

Panther’s cave ← is here at 18°57'59.8"N 73°16'00.0"E (18.966604, 73.266675).

↑ Panther’s Cave ↑

2) TIME FRAME:

06:30 Train to Karjat. 08:00 reached Karjat. 08:30 completed breakfast. 09:30 travel in tumtum from Karjat to Pokharwadi & trek started. 14:00 reached Rambaug Point at Matheran. 21:00 home sweet home.

3) EXPERIENCE:

↑ At Neral railway station ↑

↑ Irshalgad on the left & Matheran on the right ↑

↑ Pokharwadi - trek starts from here. ↑

↑ Towards Dhanwadi & Burujwadi ↑

↑ Second plateau after Burujwadi ↓

↑ Rambaug forest ↓

Morache pankh flower

↑ The flat table land plateau leading to Garbet Point of Matheran, with Alexander point on near left - shot from Rambaug Point at Matheran. ↑

↑ At Rambaug point of Matheran: Those who retraced the footsteps of the discoverer of Matheran, Hugh Malet. ↑

↑ Olympia horse race course at Matheran ↑

↑ The old heritage market of Matheran ↑

↑ Mini train or heritage toy train’s time table ↑

↑ Aman Lodge railway station of toy train at Matheran ↑

Trek video in a minute!

4) EXPENSES:

30/- rickshaw from home to railway station. 60/- return train ticket. 35/- breakfast of misal pav & tea. 30/- tumtum (300/- for 10 passengers from Karjat to Pokharwadi). 20/- tea. 600/- (350/- for 600 gm honey & 250/- for 1 kg crushed groundnut chikki). 30/- rickshaw from railway station to home.

Total = 805/-.

All done in our usual TTMM way!

#Matheran #WanderLust #Trekking #Hiking #trek #Hike #Panther's cave #cave #Rambaug #Forest #Burujwadi #chowk