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BHIMASHANKAR

Grade : Moderate

Cost : ₹ 1900

Highest Altitude : 3390 Feet (1035m)

Date : 13-14th July, 2024

Major Attraction :

Bhimashankar Jyotirling Temple, Gupt Bhimashankar Waterfall, Thrilling Ladder Climb by Shidi Ghat, Panoramic View of Waterfalls

Meeting Point :

Neral Railway Station Ticket Window (Just outide Platform Number 2) at 07:27 am (After reaching meeting point, call our trek leader. Contact detail will be provided on the event day)

Key Info :

Trek Duration : 4-5 hours ascend, 4 hours descend
Water Sources : Mid-Point of trek (3 hours from base) and Stay Location (near temple)
Washroom Facilities : At the Stay Location
Technical Climb : No
Base Village : Khandas
Nearby City : Karjat
Mode of Transport : Tumtum or Omni
Vehicle Travel Distance : 28kms
Vehicle Travel Duration : 1.5 hours one way
Batch Size : Minimum 7, Maximum 28 Participants

Tentative Schedule :

Saturday

Board CSMT-Karjat Fast Local and Get down at Neral (If you miss the train, you miss the event)

05:46 am : CSMT

05:59 am : Dadar

06:10 am : Ghatkopar

06:25 am : Thane

06:41 am : Dombivali

06:50 am : Kalyan

07:27 am : Neral

07:30 am : Have Breakfast

08:30 am : Move towards Base Village

10:00 am: Reach Base Village and Start Trek Via Shidi Ghat after short briefing and Introduction

03:30 pm : Reach Top and Have Lunch (Check Note at bottom)

04:00 pm : Visit Gupt Bhimashankar Waterfall (Check Note at bottom)

07:15 pm : Visit Bhimashankar Temple or free time to explore

(07:30 pm, Evening Aarti Time)

09:00 pm : Have Dinner

10:00 pm : Sleep

Sunday

05:30 am : Wake up call

06:30 am : Have Breakfast

07:30 am : Visit Nagfani Point (Check Note at bottom)

09:30 am : Start Descend

03:00 pm : Reach Khandas and Move towards Karjat

04:00 pm : Reach Karjat and Have Lunch

04:57 pm : Take Khopoli CSMT Fast Local from Karjat

06:51 pm : Reach CSMT

Cost Inclusions :

Travel from Neral to Base Village and Return to Karjat
Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sunday Breakfast and Lunch
First Aid, Guide and Expertise Charges Only

Things to Carry :

2 Litre of Water
Rain Jacket/ Windcheater
Sleeping Bag or Bedding as neccesary to you (Only Mats will be provided, you can carry a chadar/thin blanket)
Torch
Extra Pair of Clothes
Snacks for Journey
Trekking Shoes (Action Trekking or Coaster CTR Shoes are recomended, Avoid Forclaz/Quechua/Running/Other Sports Shoes for Treks in Maharashtra)
Glucon D or Elecrolyte Powder
Odomos or other Mosquito repellent cream
Medicine as necessary to you

Important Note :

1. Stay Facility at Bhimashakar are very basic, only Mats will be provided, anything else you need for bedding shall be brought by you only. Also toilet facilities are limited, one may have to adjust in whatever facilities are available for Stay/Washroom.

2. On Day 1 we will visit Gupt Bhimashankar only if we reach top on time and finish lunch by 04.00 pm or else we will have to skip the same. Also Gupt Bhimashankar has a stream crossing, which can be done only if the flow of river is normal and will have to skip if it rains heavily.

3. Lunch on both days will be at around 4 pm or later which is a little late, so carry some snacks. Also there are few stalls in between you can have maggi and some packed snacks are available at mid point of the trek.

4. Nagfani Point is the highest point of Bhimashnakar region, but if it is covered in fog, we will not get to see any view. So we will visit Nagfani Point only if the weather is not foggy. Alternatively we can visit Hanuman and Kalbhairav Temple at base of Nagfani Point. We can do either one of them, can not cover both to be able to manage the schudule.

5. If you plan to visit Bhimashankar temple for darshan, please avoid wearing half pants/shorts/sleeveless. Carry clothes suitable for temple.

Overview :

Bhimashankar is one of the best monsoon treks in Maharashtra. It has so much to offer, countless water streams and waterfalls, thrill of ladder route, the atmosphere of Jyotirling temple in misty weather, views of ganesh ghat route and some delicious food at the top. This trek is ideal for those who have done few treks before as this one requires good amount of endurance as we need to cover long distance on both days to cover all the places mentioned above. This is a must do trek in monsoon and has to be one of the best in monsoon.

How do you determine your fitness?

Trekking requires good cardiovascular fitness. One can improve this by going for a run on a regular basis and breathing exercises also helps. Smoking also hampers lung capacity, avoid smoking if you want to improve your cardiovascular health.
Even though trekking requires full body strength but strong lower body helps a great deal. Hamstring, Glute and Calves are main muscles that are put to test on treks to name a few. Gym goers often pay less attention to lower body workouts and hence sometimes struggle on trek.
Some treks have less elevation gain (height gain) but are long treks, those trek require good endurance. Endurance can not be built overnight, it takes a long time and constant active lifestyle.
Just because you take long walks, do yoga or go to the gym does not necessarily mean that you are in good fitness. The type of workout you do and your cardiovascular fitness is what matters on treks.
If you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 25 then you should only start with Easy treks.

How do we grade our treks ?
Easy: Ideal for first timers but if you are not in good fitness or have a less active lifestyle then select treks which have less than 2 hours of climbing.

Easy Moderate: Ideal for first timers, but requires good endurance as these treks may have longer duration of climb even though terrain may be easy.
Moderate: These trek require good fitness and the terrain can be challenging, like constant climb or tricky patches. These are usually recommended only if you have done a few treks before and have done well on them. Fit and active beginners can also do these treks but we always suggest to start with easy treks.
Moderate-Difficult: These trek are only for trekkers who have done few moderate level treks before and have good fitness and endurance.

Difficult: These treks either have long trekking hours or have technical climb or both. Only suitable for people who trek regularly.

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a) You can cancel your booking 2 days prior to the start of the event day and take 80% refund (E.g. For Sunday morning event you can cancel up to Thursday night 11:59 pm, however for events leaving Saturday night you can cancel up to Wednesday night 11:59 pm)

b) If you cancel after that time limit, then you will neither get any refund nor the amount will be adjusted in future events under any circumstances.

c) However, you can always send someone eligible as your replacement. No extra charges or cancellation charges will be levied for the same.

d) Our events are planned assuming normal weather and normal conditions. In case of occurrence of any delayed cancellation of local or express trains, natural calamities, riots, political unrest, outbreak of disease or other such circumstances which are beyond our control, the event may be cancelled, Leaders decision will be final and binding on all participants, under such circumstances, No refund will be provided.

e) Any eligible refund as per above policy will be processed within 3 working days.

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