Songiri is a hill fort located in Raigad

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Songiri is a hill fort located in Raigad

Type                               Songiri is a hill fort.     
Difficulty level               Songiri fort is Medium to trek. 
Height                            Songiri is 1000 ft. (304 meters) high above sea level.     
Base village / District / Taluka  Songiri / Raigad / Roha, Maharashtra, India.

History of Songiri Fort

Roha is a residential community and a taluka in Raigad locale, Maharashtra state, India, 120 km southeast of Mumbai. Numerous substance businesses have opened up their assembling bases here.
Roha is extremely extraordinary for its Dhavir Temple. Dhavir Maharaj is the prime god of Roha. Consistently the town observes Navaratri by holding a celebration at the Dhavir Temple which closes on the tenth day - Dasra.

On the accompanying day of Dasra, a palkhi (car seat) conveying the statute of Dhavir Maharaj is taken through the town where it visits each house for the aarti. It is apparently, when Durga, Kokatta, that the palkhi is given government salaami (21 firearm salute) with full respect.
There are 2 fortifications named Songiri in Maharashtra, one close to Karjat in the Pune locale (otherwise called the fortress of "Avalas") and the other close to Nagothane in the Raigad region.

Songiri in Raigad area was one of the strong fortifications like Birwadi and Surgad to secure primary fortresses like Avchitgad, Ghosalgad and Talgad. Songiri is a small fort, and there are 2 gone away water tanks on the top, with remnants of bulwarks and houses. This was utilized as a watch tower.

Time to reach the top
It takes around 20 mins from the base village of Songiri fort.

Minimum Duration 
1 day.

Best time to visit the fort
Any time you can visit Songiri fort.

Water Availability 
No, water is not available on the fort. But package water is available in the base village of the fort.

Accommodation Availability
No, Shelter is not available on the fort.

Places to visit on the Songiri Fort 

Fortifications, Water cisterns, Remnants, Mansions, Watch tower.

Lets find How to reach to Songiri Fort

way from Pune to Songiri Fort

Pune to By Bus
From the Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses or local transports are available kasu, Distance between Pune to Panvel is 127 kms, from Kasu there are local transport available to Pabal phata, from Pabal phata there are local transport avaialable to reach Khandvi village, which is around 9 kms.

Pune to By Train
From Pune there is no train available to Kasu station.

Pune to By Road
Route of Pune to Songiri Fort 
Pune – Shivajinagar - Chinchwad - Dehu Road - Lonavala - Khopoli - Pen - Kasu station - Pabal Phata - Khandvi village - Songiri Fort.

Way from Mumbai to Songiri Fort

Mumbai to By Bus
rom Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses available to Kasu, from Mumbai to Kasu is around 77 kms, from Kasu there are local transport available to Pabal phata, from Pabal phata there are local transport avaialable to reach Khandvi village, which is around 9 kms.

Mumbai to By Train
From Dadar there is train available to Kasu, from Dadar to Kasu station is around 105 kms,from Kasu there are local transport available to Pabal phata, from Pabal phata there are local transport avaialable to reach Khandvi village, which is around 9 kms. 

Mumbai to By Road 
Route of Mumbai to Songiri fort 
Mumbai - Navi Mumbai - Chirner - Pen - Kasu station - Pabal Phata - Khandvi village - Songiri Fort.

Places to visit nearby the Songiri Fort

Avchitgad
The stronghold is arranged close to Roha. At the base of this stronghold is a town called Medha. The inexact stature of this stronghold is 977 feet. It is a genuinely simple trek through the wilderness up to the fortress which takes about an hour to climb.

The extraordinary Maratha lord Chhatrapati Shivaji is additionally accepted to have reproduced this post. The work was completed in a rush and thus the name "Avchit" (hustle) "gad" (fortress).

Hanuman Tekadi
A delightful sanctuary of Lord Hanuman is based on the slope (Tekadi) from where the full Roha city can be seen. The street to the top is a well-known spot with inhabitants for morning and night walks. Panoramic perspectives of Roha and also the nightfall can be seen from here.