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Kailasgad Fort - Five Hills Series



By Gunjan Deshmukh

Fort State: In ruins

Difficulty: Medium

Endurance Level: Medium

Things to carry: Two liters of water, snacks, Trekking shoes.

Best time to visit: Any time of the year

Type: Hill Fort

Time to Explore: Three hours

How to Reach: Near Waduste village which can be approached via Tamhini Ghat or Lonavala - Amby Valley way.

History: Not much information is available about this fort.

Kailasgad Fort is a hill type fort located near the source of Mula river surrounding the Mulshi dam. It can be reached via Tamhini Ghat or via Lonavala from Pune. Waduste/Bhadaskhonda are the base villages for this fort.

There is a mountain pass just 2 KM ahead of this village from where the trail to the fort starts. You can also keep electric transformer as an identity in mind.

There are five hills in total that forms the part of this fort. We can see the road has been carved out from the first hill and just opposite the electric pole, path to fort starts.

It takes close to 15 minutes to cross the first hill. We get a panoramic view of Mulshi dam's backwater from here.

It takes another 15 minutes to climb up the second hill. Be careful, as after rainy season, the shrubs grow 7 to 8 feet tall. It is very important to be cautious while walking through this dense greenery.


After crossing the second hill, we need not climb the third hill. We have to walk around the hill keeping valley on the left and hill on the right side. Be careful here as the walkway is extremely narrow.

About 15 minutes of further walk brings up to this board. There are many such on the way which helps us track the correct path.

As we reach the top of third hill, on the right side, we can see a big pole which must have been used to hoist the flag.

We need to take left turn from here to cross the fourth hill. There are two ways from this hill. One that goes down towards water tanks and the straight to the top of fort.

we went down to see the water tanks first. There was no water stored in it. Also the water tanks work seem to be incomplete