Type                         Saptashrungi fort is hill fort.     

Difficulty level        Saptashrungi fort is a medium trek. 

Height                     Saptashrungi is 4600 ft (1402 Meters) above sea level.     

Base village / District / Taluka -  Nanduri / Nashik / Kalvan, Maharashtra, India.

Not much history of the fort is mentioned but the temple of Goddess jagdamba is famous on the fort. This fort is also known as the Wanicha dongar falls of the satmaal mountain range of Nashik district. The temple is one of the "Three and a half Shakti Peethas" of the whole Maharashtra and has most importance among all the Devi's.

The goddess jagdamba is also called Wani devi popularly and hence the mountain is called as 'Wanicha dongar'. Steps are built to reach the temple. The fort is located above the temple but entry is prohibited because of its religious importance.

Saptashrungi temple This temple is dedicated to goddess Jagdamba and is among the 51 Shakti peetas in India. The Saptashrungi devi idol is 10 feet tall and has 18 hands that hold weapons such as arrows, lotus, trident, bow, Sudarshan chakra, lance etc.

The goddess of jagdamba is self-manifested. The idol is covered with orange-colored sindoor all year around. It is called saptashrungi because 'Sapta' means seven and 'Shrungi' means peaks it is surrounded by seven hills.

It is the highest peak in the Sahyadris. And visited most of the time in a year among the religious places in Maharashtra. The Devi is also called Mahishasur Mardini. Mahishasur was a devil which devi killed and saved the people from him.
We can the buffalo head carved near the steps. There are 500 steps to reach the temple. It will take 30-40 mins from the base to reach the top today a route is made on which one can reach using private vehicles.

The mountain has many types of medicinal plants known as part of the Dandarkaranya forest. In the Ramayana, Hanuman took medicinal plants from these mountain hills. We can see 108 kunda's (water reservoirs) on the mountain. Markandya Rishi's hill is located in front of the temple.

Festivals such as Navratri, Gokul Ashtami, Gudhipadwa, Laxmi Pujan, Chaitrotsav, Mahashivratri & Kojagiri Pournima are celebrated in the temple.

Time to reach the top

1-2 hours from the base village.

Minimum Duration 

1 day.

Best time to visit the fort

Any time you can visit Saptashrungigad fort.

Water Availability 

Yes, water is available throughout the year on Saptashrungi fort.

Accommodation Availability

Yes, there is accommodation available on the Saptashrungi fort, there are guest houses are available.

Temple of Vani Devi, Water Tanks, Side Scenery.

way from Pune to Saptashrungigad Fort

Pune to Saptashrungigad By Bus

From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses available to Nashik, distance between Pune to Nashik is 220 kms. From Nashik CBS station there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport is available to Nanduri. (Base village of the Fort)

Pune to Saptashrungigad By Train

From Pune junction there are trains available to Nashik station, Pune junction to Nashik is around 220 kms, From Nashik CBS station there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport is available to Nanduri. (Base village of the Fort)

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Pune to Saptashrungigad By Road

Route of Pune to Saptashrungigad Fort 

From Pune reach Nahik via Pune-Nashik Highway, from Pune to Nashik is around 220 km, from Nashik you can go to Nanduri. Pune - Chakan - Manchar - Narangaon - Nashik - Nanduri - Saptashrungi fort.

Way from Mumbai to Saptashrungigad Fort

Mumbai to Saptashrungigad By Bus

From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Nashik, distance between Mumbai to Nashik are 167 kms, From Nashik CBS station there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport is available to Nanduri. (Base village of the Fort)

Mumbai to Saptashrungigad By Train

From Mumbai there are trains available to Nashik, from Mumbai to Nashik is around 167 kms, From Nashik CBS station there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport is available to Nanduri. (Base village of the Fort) View Train Time Table

Mumbai to Saptashrungigad By Road 

Route of Mumbai to Saptashrungigad fort 

From Pune reach Nahik via Mumbai-Nashik Highway, from Mumbai to Nashik is around 167 km, from Nashik you can go to Nanduri. Mumbai - Kalyan - Asangaon - Nashik - Nanduri - Saptashrungi Fort.

Achala fort

The fort stands at a height of 4040 feet above sea level and is a medium-grade trek. No history is mentioned about the fort. This fort was used as a watch tower seeing the top of the fort. The fort has a few water cisterns and a temple on the top, and caves is filled with water. 30 minutes is enough to see the whole fort.

Rawlya - jawlya

Rawlya fort is the hardest fort among the both it requires proper trekking equipment to climb the fort. On the fort rawlya only remnants of the houses and water cisterns can be seen. Jawlya is easier than the rawlya.

There are some caves water tanks and cisterns which do not have potable water in them. We can see Dhodap, Ikhara, Kanhergad, Kanchna and Indrai from the fort. Monsoons should be avoided to visiting the fort.

Markandya

This fort stands at a height of 4383 feet above sea level and a medium-grade trek. We can see Kamandalu or the water pot, Mayur khindi or the peacock's hill. According to the garrison this fort was used as the watch tower or a residential place.

Dhodap fort

This fort was in the hands of Peshwa after the Mughals and made this fort as the capital of the nashik region. The fort has a long history related to Raghunath Rao Peshwa.

We can see a water tank on the top in which the idol is lord Hanuman is present. A cliff named Shembi is on the fort whereas a cliff named ikhara is ideal for climbing. There are caves and temples on the fort.

A cow stone on the fort is said to be moving inside the hills of the fort and it happens on the day of "Vasubaras". This stone moves over length of 4 grains. You can plan Achala and ahivant in a single trek and sapta shrungi, markandya, Rawlya- jawlya, and dhodap in the near by.