Type                                     Antur is a hill fort.     

Difficulty level                    Antur fort is hard to trek. 

Height                                  Antur is 2704 ft (824 mtrs) above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka -  Kannad / Aurangabad / Kannad, Maharashtra, India.

The city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra is an intriguing one. There is fortification here, and there are additionally the caverns of Ajanta and Ellora close enough. There are some other great posts in the area as well. Take the Antur post for instance, which is about an hour from the city.

The Antur fortress is a fifteenth-century development that stands on the goad of a slope. Interestingly, this post has not seen any fights in its numerous hundreds of years of presence. Anyway, this does not take away anything from Antur.

This is one development that towers tall over the encompassing territories. The Antur post was named after a Maratha Chief who fabricated it. The post stayed in the ownership of his relatives for a century.
In the long run, it passed on to the Mughal rulers like such a large number of different fortifications in India. In any case, for most parts of the sixteenth and seventeenth hundred of years, it stayed with the NizamShahi of Ahmednagar, as is confirmed by the arrangement of stone engravings found inside the post.

A smaller than expected mosque inside the Antur post contains plaques written in Persian dialect. For example, one of these peruses "this lower divider was developed amid the rule and under the sponsorship of Burhan Nizam Shah.

An alternate express that "this curve was fabricated under requests from His Highness Malik Ambar". Then again, all these are former stories since these are dated 1035 Hijri, relating to 1619 AD.

Antur fortress is a medium measured slope post close Kannad, in District Aurangabad. It is around 60 km from Aurangabad. It can be gone by from Kannad and is worth a day's journey. It is a common mountain post with old stone fortresses, bulwarks, water tanks, and so forth there are no cannons.

It is not possessed. One needs to convey sufficient nourishment and water for one day. No outdoor game plans exist.

Numerous rock-cut water tanks and an enormous lake on top show the period of the fortress. Post is found anxious of Ajanta-satmala extend inside outskirts of Aurangabad and Jalgaon fringe.
At the base of reach closest towns are Gopewadi, Kaaldari and close towns associated by street transport are Belkheda and Dastapur. Reach there from Chalisgaon by means of Nagad intersection or From Soygaon through Banoti intersection. From the top side Kholapur is the closest town and Nagpur where ST transports are accessible to reach from Kannad and Sillod urban communities.

Time to reach the top

It takes around 1 hour from Kannad village.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit Antur fort.

Water Availability 

Yes, water is available on Antur fort.

Accommodation Availability

Yes, accommodation is available on the Antur fort in caves.

water cisterns, mosque, fortifications, caves.

Way from Pune to Antur Fort

Pune to Antur By Bus

From Pune there are buses / Volvo buses available to Aurangabad, which is around 235 kms from Pune, there are many buses regularly playing between Pune to Aurangabad or Aurangabad to Pune, and from Aurangabad station, there are buses available to Nagapur, from Nagpur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort.

Pune to Antur By Train

From Pune junction there is a train available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 427 kms from Pune junction it takes 9 hrs from Pune to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagpur, from Nagpur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort. 

Pune to Antur By Road

Route of Pune to Antur Fort 

Pune – Ranjangaon – Shirur - Ahmednagar – Ghodegaon – Solegaon – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagapur – Antur Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Antur Fort

Mumbai to Antur By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses, Volvo, and local transport available to Aurangabad which is 370 kilometers from Mumbai; it takes to reach 6 hours from Mumbai to Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available at Nagpur, from Nagpur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort.

Mumbai to Antur By Train

From Mumbai junction there are trains available to Aurangabad railway station, which is 372 kms from Mumbai junction; it takes 7 hrs from Mumbai to reach Aurangabad, from Aurangabad station there are buses available Nagpur, from Nagpur after walking 2kms you will see Antur fort. 

Mumbai to Antur By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Anturfort 

Mumbai – Asangaon – Nashik – Manmad – Aurangabad – Kannad – Nagpur – Antur Fort.

Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary.

The territory is southern tropical dry deciduous woodland with blended shrubbery and fields. It houses a mixture of untamed life including chinkara (Gazellabennettii), nilgai (impala) (Boselaphustragocamelus), sloth bears (Melursusursinus), wilderness feline (Felischaus), wanderoo (Macacasilenus), panther feline (Prionailurusbengalensis), tan palm civet (Paradoxurusjerdoni), muntjac (woofing deer) (Muntiacusmuntjak), rabbit (Lepusnigricollis), panther, fox, jackal, bats, wild hog, ash langur (Semnopithecus entellus), wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) and dhole (wild puppy) (Cuonalpinus). 

240 winged creature species have been seen in and around the sanctuary, among them are cranes, spoonbills, storks, ibis, pochards, peafowl, quail, partridges, and different types of wading flying creatures. Snakes incorporate the cobra (naja), normal krait (Bungaruscaeruleus), and rodent snake (Ptyasmucosus). Trees incorporate teak (Tectonagrandis), anjan (Hardwickiabinata), oil cake tree (Albiziaamara), sandalwood (Santalum collection), bel (Aeglemarmelos), awla (Phyllanthusemblica), bhallatak (Semecarpusanacardium), and moha (Madhucalongifolia).

Aurangabad

Aurangabad is a city in the Aurangabad locale of Maharashtra, India. Aurangabad ("Aurang City") is named after the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city is a tourism center point, encompassed by numerous verifiable landmarks, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and Bibi-Ka-Maqbara.

The regulatory central station of the Aurangabad Division or Marathwada locale, Aurangabad is nicknamed "The City of Gates" and the solid vicinity of these can be felt as one drive through the city. As of late, Aurangabad has been proclaimed as Tourism Capital of Maharashtra.