Type                       Palgad fort is a hill fort     

Difficulty level      Palgad fort is easy trek. 

Height                    Palgad fort is 1328 feet (404 Meter) above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka  Palgad / Ratnagiri / Khed, Maharashtra, India.

Palgad was constructed by Shivaji Maharaj. This fortress is arranged in thick vegetation close Palgad town, on the Khed-Pali course. This is the town where Sane Guruji was conceived. This fortification is said to have been utilized as a watch tower.

The region of the post is around 1.5 sections of land. The primary door is east-bound, and totally broken. The bastion is still there. There is one standard half covered close to the passage, second one on "Holicha Mal", and third one in a field in the town.

We can discover a few plinths of old houses and a dried water tank. The further part gets to be narrower and there is a bastion. Some piece of the dividers is remaining. We can discover living arrangements on the mountain top.

It is one of the back mid slope fortresses in the Ratnagiri area. The fortress offers wonderful perspective of Sahyadri reaches and its branches sliding towards west. It structures a limit between Dapoli taluka in the west and Khed Taluka in the east. There is thick woodland on the western side of the slope though flawlessly cut rice terrraces in the east. The path at the doorway to the fortress is cut out of rock. There are a few leftovers of the old structures and two ordinances. There is one well which has no water in it.

The town at the western base of the slope was prior known as Palil. The summit of the slope is formed like a reptile for which Marathi word is Pal. Along these lines the stronghold was named as Palgad. The town transformed its name from Palil to Palgad being near to the stronghold as time passed by. The Palgad was a significant commercial center for the encompassing towns previously. The fortress is said to have been developed amid the rule of Shivaji and after that was under the control of Peshavas. It went under British control therefore.

The fortification has little of the structure stayed from the past. The thick woodland on the western end is accepted to be having a few spirits and makes the individual who goes up the stronghold through those to overlook his path back. The wonder is known as Chakwa in the nearby dialect. It is ideal to have a neighborhood manage or get the headings effectively while climbing the slope from Palgad town. Then again one can climb it from Eastern side from village of Kadamwadi which is a villa of the town Jamge in the Khed taluka.

Time to reach the top.

It takes around an hour to reach the top of the fort from the base village Palgad.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit the Palgad fort.

Water Availability 

No, water is not available on the fort but package water is available in Palgad village.

Accommodation Availability

No, Shelter is not available on the fort.

Entrance, Bastion, Cannon, Holicha Mal, water tank, fortifications.

Way from Pune to Palgad Fort.

Pune to Palgad By Bus

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses and Volvo buses available to Chiplun, which is around 233 kms from Pune, from Chiplun there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport are available to Khed, from Khed there are local transport available to Palgad, which is 19 kms from Khed.

Pune to Palgad By Train

From Pune junction to Chiplun there is train available,and then follow the same route from Chiplun mentioned above. 

Pune to Palgad By Road

Route of Pune to Palgad Fort 

Pune – Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara – Kashil - Umraj - Patan - Alore - Khed - Palgad fort.

Way from Mumbai to Palgad Fort.

Mumbai to Palgad By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses and Volvo buses available to Khed, distance between Mumbai to Khed is 226 kms,from Khed there are local transport available to Palgad, which is 19 kms from Khed.

Mumbai to Palgad By Train

From Mumbai to Khed there are trains available, Mumbai to Khed is around221 kms, and then follow the same route from Khed mentioned above. 

Mumbai to Palgad By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Palgad fort 

Mumbai - Panvel - Khopoli - Pali - Kolad - Indapur - Mangaon - Goregaon - Madangad - Khed - Palgad fort.

Rasalgad

Rasalgad Fort (Khed Taluka), at the south end of the goad which further north is delegated by the Sumargad and Mahipatgad posts, has a region of around five sections of land. Less lifted than both of the above fortresses, Rasalgad is approached by a simple rising which starts on the west and is around three miles from the town of Madave (Khed T.; p. 897). Restricted in the north, the fortress continuously expands, partitioning in the south into two goads, one racing to the south-east, the other to the south-west.