Rajmachi Trek is nestled withinside the midst of famous hill stations – Lonavala and Karjat. The trek may be approached both thru the Lonavala facet or every other being the Karjat facet and gives trekkers to climb forts beginning from the equal base village of Udhewadi.

Manaranjan castle is at 2510 toes and west-dealing with the castle at the same time as the Shriwardhan castle at 2710 toes faces to the east.

If you’re hiking thru Lonavala, the path is an awful lot longer however less complicated to trek and attain the 2 forts. You could be hiking thru dust trails alongside the woodland phase maximum of the manner till you attain Udhewadi.

The Kandala direction begins off evolved from the caves and waterfalls of Khondane. This has a steeper climb thru a woodland phase and becoming a member of Udhewadi village.

These forts had been constructed via way of means of the Satavahanas however won their repute beneath neath the guideline of thumb of Shivaji Maharaj, who took over the castle withinside the fifteenth century. Shivaji Maharaj fortified and elevated the castle via way of means of including numerous systems withinside the premises. The forts have visible battles among the Marathas and the Mughals. Later withinside the nineteenth century, it become taken over via way of means of the British.

The castle become additionally a famous exchange direction connecting present-day Mumbai and Pune