Type                                                Ghodhbundar fort is a hill fort     

Difficulty level                               Ghodhbundar fort is an easy trek. 

Height                                             Ghodhbundar fort is 165 feet ( 50 Meter) above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka      Ghodhbundar / Thane / Kalyan, Maharashtra, India.

Kalyan in Thane locale has been a conspicuous harbor from old times. Different ports exhibited on this ocean course were Nagla Bunder and Ghodbandar. The fortresses of Nagla Bunder, Ghodbunder and Gomukh were constructed to protect these ports.

Close to the Ulhas River, an expansion of the mountain is steed molded; consequently, the port constructed here was called Ghodbunder ("Ghoda" means Horse). There are numerous old maps and writings which specify constant endeavors by the Marathas to catch this fort.

The Portuguese had the capacity to guard Ghodbunder Fort from these assaults effectively for a long time, incorporating the assault in 1672 by the powers of Shivaji. Then again, the Marathas under Chimnaji Appa effectively blockaded the fort and took it over from the Portuguese in 1737.

Tailing its catch, Sambhaji requested the fortifying of the fort, starting the development of the tower.

References say that 250 Portuguese were executed and 7 boats were caught by Marathas. It was amid this fight the forts of Nagla Bunder, Ghodbunder, and Dharavi were caught.

In 1818, the British possessed the fortress and made it the base camp of the organization for the East Indian Company, with a region gatherer positioned in Thane.

Right now the fortress lies in remains; however there has been some remodel work began by the Government to safeguard it. The fort itself is under the control of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).

As we enter the post through a broken doorway, and see a house in front with numerous rooms. There is a corridor with tall dividers on the highest point of the fortress. There is a bastion ahead. On climbing this bastion, we see a brilliant entryway which has no locks or pivots.

It can be opened by sliding it vertically through openings in the dividers. From the highest point of the bastion we can see the encompassing district and Ulhas brook.

Time to reach the top.

It takes 45 minutes to reach the fort from the village of Ghodbunder.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit the Ghodhbundar fort.

Water Availability 

Water is not available on the Ghodbandar fort.

Accommodation Availability

There is no shelter on the fort.

A broken entrance, a bastion And a marvelous door which has no hinges, locks.

Way from Pune to Ghodhbundar Fort

Pune to Ghodhbundar By Bus

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses / Volvo buses available to Thane. There are many buses regularly playing between Pune to Thane or Thane to Pune. There are also local transports (Private cars and cabs) available from Pune to Thane. From Thane there are buses available to reach Ghodhbundar, which is 9 kms from Thane.

Pune to Ghodhbundar By Train

From Pune junction, there are trains available to Thane, which is 150 kms from Pune junction, and then follow the same route from Thane mentioned above. 

Pune to Ghodhbundar By Road

Route of Pune to Ghodhbundar Fort 

Chinchwad – Lonavala – Khopoli - Panvel - Navi Mumbai – Thane - Anand Nagar - Ghodhbudar – Ghodbandar Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Ghodhbundar Fort

Mumbai to Ghodhbundar By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses, local transport available to Ghodhbundar, which is arround 28 kms from Mumbai.

Mumbai to Ghodhbundar By Train

No, trains are not available from Mumbai.

Mumbai to Ghodhbundar By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Ghodhbundar fort 

Mumbai - Navi Mumbai – Thane - Anand Nagar - Ghodbundar – Ghodhbundar Fort.

City of Borivali

The Sanjay Gandhi National Park lies in the eastern 50% of Borivali close to the Western Express Highway (NH 8). It has a couple of panthers and a fourth-century BCE archeological site called Kanheri Caves.

It has three enormous statues of Jain Tirthankar Lord Adinath and his two children Bharat and Bahubali. Borivali is home to the Mandapeshwar Caves which are in its west. There was a passage to Vasai Fort passing through Borivali; it is said to be touching these holes.

The entrance to the passages from the holes no longer exists. These hollows have a rich history and are turned out to be constructed by the same individuals as the Kanheri caverns.

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