Type                     Dategad is Hill fort.    

Difficulty level    Dategad is Medium to trek.
Height                  Dategad fort is 2000 feet(609 Meter) above sea level. 

Base village / District / Taluka -  Tolewadi / Satara/ Patan, Maharashtra, India.

Dategad also called as Sundargad is about 2,000 feet high above sea level, lies 3 miles north-west of Patan. It is one of the most important focuses for some miles and is not ordered by any neighboring slope.

The climb is around 3 miles by an extremely steep hard way driving onto a level where there is a risky of rising to the fort. The scarp is around 30 feet high, yet due to scattered rocks is in spots simple to climb.

Around 600 feet long by 180 feet wide, the fortification is extended fit and has a region of around 3 acres of land. The entrance is in the middle of the west side. One passage is 7 feet wide and is chopped around 20 feet down from the highest point of the scarp.

This entry contained a passage of a retiring pointed curve 10 feet high which has fallen in. Around twenty-rock-cut steps lead out on the top turning south partially up. In the corner of the fort is a picture of God Maruti.

The walls are in remains and covered initially of extensive laterite pieces, well cut, and set up together without mortar. These must be the first structures however there are numerous cutting edge extensions. The wall initially had a loop-holed parapet around 4 feet high.

On the east somewhat more than midway up is a curious cell. A few steps lead down around 8 feet into the rock in which a room clearly around 30 feet by 12 and 8 feet high has been made. It is very dull and two little gaps are made for light and air.

This room is said to have been utilized as a prison. There is also an extremely inquisitive well, 100 feet profound removing 20 feet square of robust rock, and with a flight of 64 rock-cut steps 12 feet wide. The water is approached through a kind of door made by leaving a segment of the rock joining the two sides of the entrance.

The water cistern is constantly great and beautiful. The story is that the well has a place with the Koyna River and that a leaf mixed into that river at a suitable spot will be discovered coasting in this river. There are two substantial tanks 3 feet square and a smaller one all said to be for the capacity of grain.

This appears uncertain and they were more likely used to store water drawn from the huge well.
On the south of the fort are the remaining parts of four structures and confronting north and adjoining the rock is the Kacheri building or court-house.

The fort had a lasting battalion of 150 and grounds were relegated for its upkeep in the neighboring towns. Authoritative requests were often sent for execution by the Maratha government to the officer responsible for this fort.

Despite the fact that nearby custom attributes its building to Shivaji, records demonstrate that the Muhammedans had ownership of this fort. Its appearance makes it likely that it is more established than either and the well is credited to fanciful diviners or Rshis.

On the east face is a tank made on the side of the slope at the foot of the scarp and removed from the rock as a dairy animal’s mouth. It was proposed to utilize this spring for drinking and watering system water supply to the town of Patan, yet the Irrigation division had discovered the plan impracticable.

After the foundation of the Satara Rajya in 1818, Captain Grant acquired the surrender of Dategad at some point in the month of May in return for 5 horses of the fort commandant which had been caught by the neighborhood state army and guaranteeing to permit the battalion their arms and property.

The fort with its walls and tanks is in a condition of awful repair and at numerous spots, it is in remnants. The tanks are out of utilization as there is no home in the fort.

Time to reach the top 

It takes around 1 to 11/2 hours from the base village Tolewadi. 

Minimum Duration 

1 day. 

Best time to visit the fort 

Any time you can visit the fort.

Water Availability 

Yes, water is available on the fort all year around. 

Accommodation Availability 

No, Accommodation is not available on the fort. 

Fortification, entrance, statue of God Maruti, kacheri, water cisterns, bastions.

way from Pune to Dategad

Pune to Dategad by Bus
From the Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses are available from Swargate to base village Satara,which is around 172 kms from Pune, from Patan station a walk for about 45 mins takes you to the base village Tolewadi.

Pune to Dategad by Train
From Pune Junction there are trains available to Satara, which is 95 kms from Pune, from Satara there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Patan station, and then follow the same route from Patan mentioned above.

Pune to Dategad by Road
Route of Pune to Dategad Pune – Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara - Nagthane - Kashil - Umraj - Tolewadi - Dategad fort.

Way from Mumbai to Dategad

Mumbai to Dategad by Bus
From Mumbai there is ST (State Transport) / Volvo buses available Patan, which is 316 kms from Mumbai, from Patan station a walk for about 45 mins takes you to the base village Tolewadi.

Mumbai to Dategad by Train
From Mumbai CST there are 13 trains available to Satara, which is 182 kms from Mumbai, the minimum time a train takes to reach Satara from Mumbai is 4 hours 15 minutes, from Satara there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Patan station, and then follow the same route from Patan mentioned above.

Mumbai to Dategad by Road
Route of Mumbai to Dategad Mumbai - Panvel - Khopoli - Lonavala - Dehu Road - Chinchwad - Pune – Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara - Nagthane - Kashil - Umraj - Tolewadi - Dategad fort.

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