Type                       Pargad is Hill fort.    

Difficulty level      Pargad fort is to easy trek.

Height                    Pargad fort is 2422 feet(738 Meter) above sea level. 

Base village / District / Taluka -  Morle, Payle, Isapur / Kolhapur / Chandgad / Maharashtra, India.

The fortress was built with a plan of watching out for the Anti-Swaraj developments of Portuguese and Sawantwadi rulers. This pargad remains as a witness of that brilliant time and impresses a light of trust and velour in today's youth.

These forts assumed the part of watch tower of the Maratha Empire. Shivaji's statue and temple devoted to Goddess Bhagwati Devi remain inside the fort.

Local people say that around 500 warriors (Maratha Mawale) used this fort to live in fortification for almost 300 years. Their occupation was to protect the fort and encompassing towns. Proof reveals that a medieval background was present in those times. 

Rajmata Jijabai passed on Abati Krishna, a ‘Saranjamdar’ to take care of support for awareness at the fortress she selected Narsing Rao and Yashawant Shinde.

The fortification was occupied, however, water was rare and must be brought by the individuals from a town outside the fort in the village to the north-west of the entrance of the fort nearby.
The board watched that even without safeguards the mountain would be viewed as an exceptionally solid position, however, built into a fortress later, with the oppositions as they then (1842) existed, it ought to be considered a fortification of incredible quality. In 1749 Pargad Fort was ceded to Sadashiv Rao the cousin of the third Peshva Balaji.

On this fort, there are 18 wells, Padmawati tank, Maruti Temple, Bhavani Temple, Bhalekar Buruj, Zende Bhuruj, Bhade Bhuruj, Malawi Bhuruj, can also be seen with Phadnis Buruj, Mahadev Buruj, Gunjal Lake, Mahadev Lake, Phatak Lake, Ganesh Lake, Vithoji Malave’s Samadhi.

There is only one way, made up of rock steps to arrive at the fort, fortification on east and west sides. The best part of the fort is the bronze statue of Shivaji Maharaj and the temple goddess ‘Bhagwati’ also known as ‘Bhavani mata’.

Time to reach the top.

45 to 60 minutes are enough to reach from both the base villages Morle and Payle and 2-3 hours from the base village Isapur. 

Minimum Duration 

1 day is enough to see the fort and nearby places. 

Best time to visit the fort 

Any time you can visit the fort, instead you can enjoy in monsoon season the most.

Water Availability 

Water is not available on the fort. 

Accommodation Availability 

Accommodation is not available on the fort. 

Maruti Temple, Bhavani Temple, Bhalekar Buruj, Phadnis Buruj, Mahadev Buruj, form the top we can see Gunjal Lake, Mahadev Lake, Phatak Lake, Ganesh Lake, Vithoji Malave’s Samadhi at the base.

way from Pune to Pargad fort.

Pune to Pargad fort By Bus.

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses and Volvo buses available to Kolhapur, distance between Pune to Kolhapur is 267 kilometers, from Kolhapur there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Dodamurg, from Dodamurg there are buses available to reach at Morle or Palye.

Pune to Pargad fort By Train.

From Pune junction to Kolhapur there are trains available, Pune junction to Kolhapur is around 280 kilometers, and then follow the same route from Kolhapur mentioned above. View Pune to Pargad fort train time table

Pune to Pargad fort By Road.

Route of Pune to Pargad fort. Pune – Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara – Kashil - Umraj - Karad - Islampur - Yelur - Kolhapur - Oras - Dodamurg - Morle / Palye - Pargad fort.

Way from Mumbai to Pargad fort.

Mumbai to Pargad fort By Bus. 

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses and Volvo buses available to Kolhapur, distance between Mumbai to Kolhapur is 380 kilometers, from Kolhapur there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Dodamurg, from Dodamurg there are buses available to reach at Morle or Palye.

Mumbai to Pargad fort By Train. 

From Mumbai to Kolhapur there are trains available, Mumbai to Kolhapur is around 455 kilometers, and then follow the same route from Kolhapur mentioned above. View Mumbai to Pargad fort train time table

Mumbai to Pargad fort By Road. 

Route of Mumbai to Pargad fort. Mumbai - Panvel - Khopoli - Lonavala - Dehu Road - Chinchwad - Pune - Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara - Kashil - Umraj - Karad - Islampur - Yelur - Kolhapur - Oras - Dodamurg - Morle / Palye - Pargad fort.

Chandgad.

Chandgad is a famous taluka in Kolhapur which is famous for its dense lush green forest with large number of cashew nut plantations. It is called as the "Prati Mahabaleshwar" as it has the similar climate to Mahabaleshwar.

It also has a large number of flora and fauna and hence it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are many rivers and dams in this region.

Jagrut Devastan Shree Dev Ravalnath's famous temple is located here. Ravalnath is a very popular Shaivite deity in west coastal region of India, figuring Goa in near, the Sindhudurg district. Kowad is the birthplace of Padmashri Swamikar Ranjit Desai, is village in the east part based on the bank of the 

Tamrparni River. Halkarni is the major town here. Sakhar Ganpati is a very famous place here.

This is the tahshil of fort Like Pargad in the west side, Chandgad was a land fort also known as ‘Bhooi Killa’, Kalanandigad in the center, Mahipalgadh in the East.

Tilari Dam, and Swapnavel Point are also famous. The famous hill station which has most amount of rainfall in Maharashtra called as Amboli is very close to Chandgad taluka.

Jangamhatti and Ghataprabha dam which is built near Kanur Khurd village on Ghataprabha River are the bigger dams of here and are tourist attractions in this region.
Mateshwar temple (hera) is very close to Chandgad this temple is famous for Goddess Mateshwar.