Type                              Pavangad is Hill fort.    

Difficulty level            Pavangad is easy to trek.

Height                          Pavangad fort is 4040 feet(953 Meter) above sea level.

Base village / District / Taluka -   Panhala / Kolhapur/ Panhala / Maharashtra, India.

Pavangad is also known as Pavitragad it is a twin fort of Panhalgad. Pavangad is a hill fort in the Kolhapur District, Maharashtra three kilometers east of Panhala Fort from which it is separated by a valley. The chief defense of the fort is a sharpened rock twenty feet high in length. In most places the sharpness of the rock was made strong by artificial sharpening and it was made even strong by the parapet wall of Kolhapur black stone fourteen feet high in length.

Pavangad was later built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj when he won second-time Panhala Fort in the year 1673. Aurangzeb renamed the fort as ‘Rasulgad’ after capturing it later. British army destroyed this fort in later 1844. Main important thing was that there was a well of purified butter, which was used to like medicine of injury in the time of war.

In 1827, under Shahoji I (1821–1837), Pavangad and its neighboring fort Panhala were given over to the Britishers. In 1844, during the time of Marathas (1837–1860), Panhala and Pavangad were captured by protestors who seized Colonel Ovans, the inhabitant of Satara, when he was on an expedition and imprisoned him in Panhala.

A British force under General Delamotte was sent against the protestors and on 1 December 1844 destroyed Panhala fort walls and captured the fort. Shortly thereafter in 1844, the two main entrances of Pavangad were destroyed brutally and the fort was demolished. The fort though empty has a good supply of water.

Time to reach the top. 

1-2 hours form the panhalgad fort. 

Minimum Duration 

1-2 day are enough as you can see Panhalgad fort which is a twin fort of Pavangad. 

Best time to visit the Pavangad fort 

Any time you can visit the Pavangad fort.

Water Availability 

Water is not available at the Pavangad fort. 

Accommodation Availability 

Accommodation is not available on the fort instead you can stay at Panhalgad fort.

Purified butter well, Markendeya Rishi’s Cave, Shiva’s Temple, Yashwant Buruj, Chand-Suraj Buruj, Ganesh Temple, and Black Lake.

way from Pune to Pavangad fort .

Pune to Pavangad fort By Bus.

From Pune to Panhalgad there are ST (State Transport) buses are available from Pune Station to Kolhapur. From Pune Kolhapur is around 239 kilometers, From Kolhapur ST Buses are available to Panhalgad, From Panhalgad to Pavangad is around 3 kilometers away.

Pune to Pavangad 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. Train Time Table - View Pune to Pavangad fort train time table

Pune to Pavangad fort By Road.

Route of Pune to Pavangad fort. Pune - Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal - Khandala - Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara - Kashil - Umraj - Karad - Islampur - Yelur - Kolhapur - Rajputwadi - Kerle - Panhalgad - Pavangad fort.

Way from Mumbai to Pavangad fort.

Mumbai to Pavangad 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 ST Buses are available to Panhalgad, and From Panhalgad to Pavangad is around 3 kilometers away.

Mumbai to Pavangad 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. Train Time Table - View Mumbai to Pavangad fort train time table

Mumbai to Pavangad fort By Road.

Route of Mumbai to Pavangad fort Mumbai - Panvel - Khopoli - Lonavala - Dehu Road - Chinchwad - Pune - Narayanpur Phata - Shirwal – Khandala – Bhuinj - Wadhe - Satara - Kashil - Umraj - Karad - Islampur - Yelur - Kolhapur - Rajputwadi - Kerle - Panhalgad - Pavangad fort.

Panhalgad fort.

Panhalgad was built by King 'Shilhar Bhoj Nrupsingh' this fort originally belonged to the tribal people Nag and was known as Pannagryala.

Shivaji Maharaj won Panhalgad in less period of time which is 18 days because Shivaji Maharaj took advantage of the death of Afzalkhan which weekend the Adilshah and Shivaji Maharaj captured the fort. Shivaji Maharaj spent more than 500 days here.

Siddi Johar the Bijapur general attacked the fort in which Shivaji Maharaj ran away from here but 'Shiva Kashid' disguised as Shivaji Maharaj and fought in place of Shivaji Maharaj with Siddhi Johar bravely.

In 1673, Kondaji Farjand won the fort with just 60 soldiers with him. Panhalgad was made the capital of Kolhapur in 1844 Britishers captured the fort.

You can see Palace, Sajjakothi, Rajdindi, Amabarkhana, Char Darwaja, Lake Somale, Samadhi of Ramchandra Amatya, Rede Palace, Temple Sambhaji Raje, Dharmakothi, Mahalaxmi Temple, Teen Darwaja, Andarbav, and Statue of Baji Prabhu on the fort.