People in Mumbai and Pune are blessed to have numerous treks that can be done in a day. Tahuli, is one such trek. Its approximately 40 mins from kalyan and is easily accesible, yet this trek is not done by many. There are many peaks that scale high, and are interconnected, which are together known as Tahuli. On it’s opposite side, the two tall peaks of haji malang stand tall.
Some details about the trek-
Category- Hill trek
Difficulty- Medium
Endurance level- High
Elevation- 3487 feet above MSL
Time of ascend- Approx 4 hrs
Time of descend- 3 and a half hour
Total no of kms to and fro- 23 kms
There are two major points where you hike on Tahuli. The one that is visited by many is Dadima and the lesser know is Panch peer. We had decided to visit Dadima. As planned, we all met at Kalyan station by 6:30 am and took the bus at 6:35 am from Kalyan going to Haji Malang. It was a beautiful day, with green backdrop everywhere as we left kalyan. We could soon see some big green mountains as we came near to our base village. After 40 mins, we reached khushivali, base village for Tahuli from Kalyan side. The bus drops you at a stop, where you have a road going to the left, which is a proper tar road.
Start point of the trek, Khushivali village
As you enter the village, you see a magnificent backdrop of all the peaks that stand tall. The peaks are all around you and the more you start looking at them, the more you start falling in love with them. I would bet who wouldn’t be amazed by such a pretty view. As you walk for 5 mins on the tar road, you come across a village, with a mud trail. Follow the route, which is a straight route with no turns. It’s a plateau walk of about 4.5 kms, ahead of which, you come across a small stream which you have to cross. After another 10 mins, you need to cross another stream, now much bigger than the previous one. In summer, it’s completely dried up, but in monsoon, during high time, you can expect lot of water here.
Water stream
Soon as you cross the stream, the actual hike starts. You start gaining height rapidly. You now enter into a deep forest, covered with canopy. You gain height rapidly now.
After an hour, you reach a waterfall, which you have to traverse. At some point, you come across two paths, you need to take the one of the left,which is going staight. The right path goes to haji malang. There is a temporary shade that you can see here which is an indication of the correct route.
Temporaray shade, take the left route
After this point, you again gain height rapidly, and soon you reach a plateau. The walk after this point is a plateau walk of about an hour. On the way, you also see a reverse waterfall
Reverse waterfall
After 30 mins, the trail again starts climbing up and soon you reach out of the jungle patch, and now you can see ganesh kartik pinnacle right in front of you
Ganesh-Kartik pinnacle
After another 15 mins, you reach the first pit stop, a hut, which is where you can take your first break. There is a shiva temple around, which is currently under construction.
Shiva temple, first pit stop
After this, you need to hike for another 45 mins, and now you come across rock cut steps, which take you to another water source, a small waterfall, where railings have been placed.
Railings placed, just before the second hut
As you cross this, you reach to the second pit stop, a hut, which is where you can take your second break. After this, you keep walking for an hour and half, where in, the ganesh kartik pinnacle is to your right initially. You see a beautiful view of the ganesh kartik pinnacle. There is a natural stone that has been fallen down, in between both the peaks.
Ganesh Kartik pinnacle
After a walk of an hour, you now come onto a ridge, which is the most beautiful part of the journey. We were lucky to experience a magical view here, with rain lashing on to one cheek, and wind gushing on to the another. Clouds made the view more lovely.
Ridge walk
The sight was to behold. As you cross the ridge, You now climb the final section of 15 mins, that will take you to the top of the Dadima pinnacle. There is a Gadge maharaj dharmashala on top, and also you can find a few tombs of Muslim saints. There is also a shiva idol on the top. This place is a perfect conglomerate of two religions, at the same plateau. To sum up, it was a wonderful trek, filled with serene view of the mountains. It is a perfect get away, that you would want, close to the city. Thanks to everyone, for making this a memorable one.
Happy trekking😊
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