An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala!

Tripoto
14th Jul 2018

Shrivardhan, Rajmachi

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Hello friends , so here is my new blog on trekking to Rajmachi, Shrivardhan fort. With monsoon comes the craze of trekking and the best part about this place is that you can have a nice off road bike experience along with trekking. So lets get started.

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Pune to Della adventures Route.

Its very well connected from Mumbai & Pune. There are many ways to trek to Rajmachi , but if you want to quench your adrenaline rush choose the route which I took :-P . Reach Della Adventures, Khandala. Above is the screenshot

Now after you reach Della , the job is not even half done guys. Post crossing Della the roads actually get bit nasty n monsoon. I ll share the snaps and few videos of my trip. One more thing guys there is no fort named Rajmachi. Rajmachi is the place where you have 2 forts i.e, Shrivardhan and Manranjan. I did only Shrivardhan as it is bit more adventurous as compared to Manranjan and frankly I was tired after driving for so long on that muddy roads. So after crossing Della you will take around 2 hours to reach the base point of Shrivardhan fort where you can park your bike. Now for your knowledge many tourists walk down as well those who do not like biking.

Some of the snaps after crossing Della adventures, Khandala

First point where you can take really nice pics.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Amazing isnt it?

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Amongst the clouds.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Do take a stop here and take nice snaps

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Once you cross the above point, the roads really get bad. I shouldn't be actually calling them roads as they are not :P . So get ready to get some mud on your boots. If you are not that much into riding I ll suggest walk , please do not ride as its not that easy as it seems.

My beast got struck and standing on its own..lol

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

This is Jhambli phata , You need to take left.(Keep this pic in mind)

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Base point is marked with these 2 tapris.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

View from base point.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Shrivardhan, Base point

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Dirtiest roads tend to bring you to the most beautiful places.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

ohh!! My shoes are heavy

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Once you reach the last base point which is marked by 2 hut like shops, you can start trekking. In like next 30 mins you will reach a small toll where you need to register yourself and pay 10 rupees per person.

After you cross toll , this marks the start of trek.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Beautiful narrow lanes.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Intelligent water storing ponds made by the Marathas.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Just keep climbing up , you will reach the most awaited point.

All this struggle for this beautiful view. Top of Shrivardhan

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Boundary wall of the fort.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Atop Shrivardhan , Rajmachi

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Bhagwa...Jay Shivray.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Brushing my photography skills.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Some pics from top

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

#Serene

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

So it took us 3 hours to reach top. We were at the top by 11 AM. Now we roamed , explore every nook and corner , took some great pictures and now it was time to descend down

Blur but i like it

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

Way back to Pune.

Photo of An Off road bike ride to Rajmachi lonavala! by Bhuvnesh Nigam

So guys that is how I covered Rajmachi by having a mix of off road and trekking experience. I would suggest please refer this route as it is worth trying for all youngsters out there. I hope you guys liked my amateur writing. If you have any queries do post your question below. If you haven't started following me please do my clicking on below link.

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Do visit my Instagram page as it has some videos of this trip which I wasn't able to post here. Until next trip good bye.