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Korigad

KORIGAD Situated in the Paun Maval area this fort is in close vicinity of the well known sahara project amby valley. Height of Korigad is 3049 feet .This fort can be easily accessed from Mumbai as well as Pune .From Mumbai or Pune one must get by rail to Lonavala. From Lonavala S.T. stand the first bus for Ambavane leaves at 9:15 am in the morning. About 1:15 hours bus journey takes us to Peth-Shahapur which is the base village of this fort.. Route: From Peth-Shahapur a broad well trodden trail leads to the top of the fort within 45 minutes.
On the fort. Korai devi temple. Shiv temple. Fort walls and the armoured bastions. Deepmal in front of korai temple. A huge central pond on the fort and another small pond.small caves with ganesh tank. Stepping down in ganesh tank one can see idol of ganesh in it. History: Origin of the fort is still debated. In 1657 shivaji took control of this fort. In 1818 marathas lost it to the british.

Korigad
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 At present no photo of Korigad is available from CGL Group The photo seen in this page is taken from some other treker's website  . Korigad is closed to Amby Sahara Valley Lonawala . You can go there by bus,Jeep or truck from Lonawala via INS Shivaji neval training centre. You can see  beautiful view of Sahara valley and Mulashi river . You can enjoy with fresh air and beautiful views of nature. You will see Koraidevi temple ,Shiv mandir and small lake on top of Koraigad Our trek group stayed in Shiv mandir for a day . You can go on top by steps ,on  the way you will see some caves.

View of Korigad
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Cannon on top
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Lake View on top of Korigad
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