Type                                 Kalyangad is a Hill fort.     

Difficulty level                Kalyangad is Easy to trek. 

Height                              Kalyangad is 3500 ft.(1067mtrs) high above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka -  Nandgiri(Dhumalwadi) / Satara / Satara, Maharashtra, India.

Kalyangad as known as Nandagiri was built by king 'Bhoj-II of Shilahar dynasty' as per the inscriptions found in Satara which were made of copper. Between 1178 to 1209 Shilahar kings donated many copper coins to the jain people in this very period they built Kalyangad and by the coins they gave to the Jains, caves have lord Parshvanath statues.

'Shivaji Maharaj' won this fort in 1673 with other regions expanding in Satara and added to his territory. After the death of 'Shivaji Maharaj' fort went in the hands of the representatives of the fort also known as "Pratinidhis" but the conflicts were in between 'Peshwa's.

The fort has two entrances the first gate faces the north of the fort and other to the east. After entering the fort we see tiple nearby we see a gallery which is worth to visit the fort this gallery is protected by an iron rod fence it is risky in rainy as it slippery and dangerous.We can also see tiples of Lord Hanuman, and Shree Ganesh at last the point of the fort we get to see other forts such as Jaranda, Ajinkyatara, Yavateshwar, Chandan, Vandan, Morya and Vairatgad.

Time to reach the top

It will take around 45 Min from the base village. (Satara)

Minimum Duration 

1-2 days as there are many other spots nearby to visit.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit Kalyangad.

Water Availability 

Water is available on the fort all year around.

Accommodation Availability

Hanuman tiple is available which can accommodate 7-9 people or in the compound of Bhamanghar.

Two entrances, Hanuman tiple, Bamanghar, Jaranda, Ajinkyatara, Yavateshwar, Chandan, Vandan, Morya and Vairatgad. Beautiful view of Satara City, Sanjjangad.

Way from Pune to Kalyangad Fort

Pune to Kalyangad By Bus

There are ST (State Transport) buses available from Swargate to base village Satara. Distance from Satara to Nandgiri is only 23.4 kilometers. There are buses available from Satara station which goes to Kinhaee, on the way to which Nandgiri is situated. Every half an hour buses are available from Satara

Pune to Kalyangad By Train

From Pune to Satara there are 6 direct trains are available, (Gkp Ltt Exp (15018), Maharashtra Exp (11040), Sahyadri Exp (11023), and Goa Exp (12780)) (83kms) Koyna Exp (11029) class 2s time 12:52 & ticket = 49rs. From Satara buses are available to Kinhaee on the way Nandagiri is there. By Road - From Pune via Katraj go to Pune Satara Highway from there reach Satara. From Satara reach the village called Kinhaee that way goes to Nandagiri. 

Pune to Kalyangad By Road

Route of Pune to Kalyangad Fort 

Pune - Satara - Kinhaee - Kalyangad.

Way from Mumbai to Kalyangad Fort

Mumbai to Kalyangad By Bus

There are ST (State Transport) buses or local buses are available from Mumbai to base village Satara. (259kms) Mumbai-Satara by busThere are buses available from Satara station which goes to Kinhaee, on the way to which Nandgiri is situated. Every half an hour buses are available from Satara

Mumbai to Kalyangad By Train

From the Mumbai to Satara trains are available,( Sharavati Exp(11.35),Puducherry Exp(11005),Tirunelveli Exp(11021),Mahlaxmi Exp(17411),Adi-Kop Exp(11049))(182kms) Mumbai-to-Satara-by-train After reaching Satara follow the same route as mentioned above. 

Mumbai to Kalyangad By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Kalyangad fort 

Mumbai-Satara-Kalyangad.

Ajinkyatara

It is at a height of about 3300 Ft. above the sea level. IN 1673 AD the fort was used as a military base through which all military operations were controlled from this fort. 'Shivaji Maharaj' made this fort as his fourth capital after Rajgad, Raigad and Jinji. 'Shivaji Maharaj' stayed on this fort for around two months because of his illness. 

After the death of this great Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj on 3rd April 1680, Aurangzeb took this chance and started invading Maharashtra in 1682, in 1689 he looted the fort.

When the fort was in the hands of 'Prayagji Prabhu' Mughals started their attempts to capture they used explosives to blast the bastion named "Manglai". 

At some scale, they succeeded and many Marathas were killed in this explosion destroying a major part of the fort, but how Prayagji Prabhu escaped the fort with not many injuries on his body, they blasted another explosion which unevenly resulted in killing their own soldiers but at last, the fort went in the hands of Mughals under the hands of sub hanji in 21st April 1700 they named the fort as "AZAMTARA" after the long four and a half months.

Chandan-Vandan

This fort is a hill fort that is 3800 feet above sea level it is an easy trek this fort are twin fort which was captured by Shivaji Maharaj along with Kalyangad, Ajinkyatara, during the campaign of Satara but Shivaji Maharaj could hold this fort till 1689 BC from there after Mughals captured the fort in 1707. But 'Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj' won this fort back and used it as a watch tower in the region of Tarabai, After 1818 British ruled the fort.

Yavateshwar

This is a tiple which has an idol of Shiva Linga it was historically influenced by the tiple. Morning View has a beautiful picture in the rainy season and winter season there are monkey herds in this tiple and even peacocks can be seen here on the way. Tiple is crowded during "Mahashivratri" and "Sharavan" Monday's one unique thing about this fort is this is only tiple which has two nandi idols on the entrance.