GorakhGadh Trek

They say, trekking in monsoon is risky, but whats life without adventures? So i too decided to go trekking to enjoy the rains. After much research by me n my group, we decided to go to Gorakhgadh, a fort on the mountain, named after saint Gorakhnath.

We started our journey by 6:15 in the morning, catching train to Kalyan from Mulund. we got there by 7:00 & had our breakfast at Deepak Hotel opp. to Kalyan station, famous for its Idli Wada sambhar & veg. Birayani. We then headed to catch bus to Murbad which is 1 hr. drive from kalyan. We went by S.T. bus, from a depot just near Kalyan Rly. Stn. from where the buses are available every 15 minutes, charging Rs. 20 per person. We got down at Murbad Bus depot & enquired about the taxi services to Dehri, place from where we'll start real trekking. We convinced a taxi-waala to take us to Dehri, charging us 200/- in all. Bus service too is available to Dehri, costing Rs.20 per person.

We reached Dehri in another 40 Minutes. Site on both sides of raod is worth watching. Lush green fields, birds on branches, high hills long away & people engaged in their work & still smiling at passer bys.

After reaching Dehri, we asked for the route to an only shop-keeper there. There is a temple at the base dedicated to Saint Gorakhnath, behind which lies the route to the fort on the top. we started climbing by 9:30 am. We stopped at many places to watch the scenic beauty & capture it into our camera and we were not willing to move forward as the scenes were so wonderfull that one cannot capture them in ones eyes in a short while. there are three other mountains surrounding the hill we were climbing and many waterfalls were visible.

after climbing bout the half, when we saw down, there was so much fog, we cannot see anything other den clouds. If your girl friend/boy friend is adventurous, then there can be no other perfect place to date her/him then this. We reached the Caves which is almost 1900 Ft. high by 12.30, which a good place to rest & one can even spend the night there, ofcoz one should have proper night gear.

Having our lunch there, we relaxed for half an hour, there is ample water to drink & get yourself clensed. then too carry enough water to have it on the way. There is a small temple at the Top, which is other 200 Ft., from the caves, but I would advise not to take the risk of getting there during rains, as the rocks are dangerously slippery & can lead to accidents. We started coming back to the base by 1:30 pm. it had started raining heavily when we were returning, so the rocks got a bit slippery, so we had to be extra careful at some patches. I had heard, trekking requires all your senses to be in your control, and I realized while getting down from the top.

We reached the base of the fort by 4:30. Coming back to the shop, we had tea. it was really good, getting yourself drenched in rains for 3 hours & then having steaming hot tea, made of pure milk. We got into S.T. bus to get back to Murbad, & other bus from there to Kalyan. We got into a train & landed on Mulund Stn. by 8.15 pm.

Overall it was a great experience with lots of physical & mental excercise along with the unlimited excitement we had.