madamcza
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 21 Oct 2023
Trek to Harihar Fort
Great day trip from Nashik, I arrived there by hitchhiking and returned on a motrcycle with some friends met there who were kind enough to give me a lift. I started the trek from the 160A road (Khodala - Thake Harsha Rd). There were few times that I missed the trail and went on a wrong path but overall it was relatively easy to reach till the last part of the trek. Having offline map on the phone with GPS active helps a lot. Climbing the steep stairs carved in the mountain was exciting. I visited already after monsoon season, during monsoon it can get bit more tricky. Very much worth a visit. Beware of monkeys.
Vinod431
★★★★4.0Wrote on 21 Jul 2023
Excellent Experience
The best trekking experience, and well recommended!!!! Few key points to note 1. Reach Nashik road station before 6pm 2. Take shared taxi from Nashik road to Triyambakeshwar temple (INR 100 per person and Maximum 6-8person in a cab ) 3. You will be reaching Triyambakeshwar in an hour, and take a hotel room ( There are plenty of availablity, so choose upon our budget, i choose Balaji Place Lodging for 900/- with 24hrs hot water facility and decent room. Checkout at 12pm. 4. Start next day early morning 5am with either shared taxi/auto or private auto. I took private auto since I don't get any shared vehicle. This cost me 600/- to reach Harshe vadi and reached 6am. 5. After reaching Harshe vadi, cross the check post by paying 30rs (as you are reaching early there won't be any forest gaurd and no need to pay, the check post is open. 6. Start your trek from the check post and first 10mits would be normal surface and after that next 1hrs would be Streep walk. 7. The 80degree stairs will be only short session and going would be easy, after climbing up the stairs go still further till you reach Hanuman temple at the top. Strictly wear well floor gripped trekking shoes.. there are so many places would be slippery on monsoon.. so avoid the risk !!! Take rain jacket if it's monsoon.. you can experience the fogs around you . 8. Avoid ????, and there will be lots of Monkey family would be there and if they sees you are having any covers/food items/boxes/bottle they will try to snatch.. so BEWARE !!!! 9. Decline the stairs would be challenging, and be careful on your each steps. 10. There will be lots of mosquitos, either carry the cream with you or avoid wearing shorts.. Ideally recommended a track suit. 11. The entire trek ,you can be finish by 3hrs, and ideally recommended to book the auto or taxi in two - way, else getting vehicle for your return would be difficult ????!!! ( There is a chance to cheating by auto wallas, so clearly explain them what you want and try to bargain as much as possible) One way I paid 600/- and return it cost me 400/-only. Own vehicle would be ideally good !!! Have a safe and pleasant experience!!!!!
Nagmani2015
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 24 Mar 2022
Harihar fort trekking
We were travelling from Mumbai to Nashik via Jawhar to trekk this fort. Raods r good, through valley section, with a lots of turns and twists. Drive carefully, it may take time as it's not NH. It's just 40 kms before Nashik. Roads from highway to fort (10 kms) are not good, there r no hotels in this leg. However, small shops r there till the top of the fort. It takes one hour to climb up from the foothill, I along with my 11 years daughter started at 5:15 pm and reached on top by 6:20 pm. Don't carry ur kid, if ur kid is not confident and strong enough. Wear good trekking shoes for better grips. Yes, trekking here is quite adventurous and downward view may fill u with thrill. Don't keep any valuable in backpack, as monkeys enroute come and look for eatables, and may throw away remaining items, like, they did with my hotel booking papers, vaccination certificates and water bottles. If they come, be calm, let them check ur bags, keep ur grip on stairs, and let them take away what they wish. They don't harm. From Maha Darwaja (main entrance), there r more 30 steps that will take u to the top. Views from there is breathtaking. By the time, we reached top, sun was set. All the shopkeepers enroute had left (shops were closed) , as we started late. Fort remains opened round the clock. But in dark, one may stray as after sunset it's completely dark. Climbing down is more adventurous, I think. U will have to be on your fours. U will have to climb down in the same way (on your fours), u climbed up. We strayed several times due to complete dark, and mere mobile torch is not enough. So start early and have sufficient time with you. It was a great fun, adventure and a lifetime moment trekking Harihar fort. We loved it very much.
abhishekbandre231
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 6 Mar 2022
Hidden Place on Harihar Fort
Easy trek but be careful. The forts has some monuments and a hidden place which seems like old route of harihar fort which has a deep storage or might be old darwaja but going there is risky. Go at your own risk.
Budget_traveler_IND
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 17 Jan 2022
Harihar fort - Budget travel
One of the best trekking spot. Route - Mumbai - Nashi road - Nashik CBS - Trimbakeshwar - Nirgudpada - Harihar fort Mumbai to Nashik- We went to Nashik road from mumbai by train. It is a 3.5 hour journey from LTT station. The ticket price was 95? per person. Nashik road to Nashik CBS Bus stand - To catch bus to Trimbakeshwar you have to go to Nashik CBS bus stand, which is about 10 KM away from the railway station. You can either get bus from the nearby bus stand or you can travel by rickshaw. Nashik CBS to Trimbakeshwar- You can travel to Trimbakeshwar by ST bus which is available from Nashik CBS in every 30 minutes. The distance is about 30 KM and will take less than 1 hour in bus. The ticket will cost you 48? per person. Trimbakeshwar to Nirgudpada- In Trimbakeshwar you can visit the Shiva temple, which is one among the 12 jyotirlingas. From here you can get share taxi(used by nearby villagers) to Nirgudpada village. The cost is 50? per person for the distance of 24 KM. Nirgudpada to Harihar fort- It took us 1.5 hours to climb till the bottom of fort and just 50 minutes to descent. It is easy to find the route as trail used by other travelers is easily visible. Harihar fort climbing- It is an awesome experience to climb the 80° inclined iconic steps. Climbing these will take you a narrow entrance and from there you can reach the top of the fort through a narrow passage. At the top, you can see few ponds, temples and a stunning 360° view of Sahyadri's Trimbakeshwar region. Total cost of traveling (one way) - just 195? (Food, snacks and water not included)
