Kalsubai Night Trek -Trek to Highest Peak/Mount Everest of Maharashtra

Kalsubai peak is the highest peak in Maharashtra with a height of 1646 metres/5400 feet above sea level. Kalsubai (Marathi: कळसूबाई शिखर) is a mountain in the Western Ghats, lies in the Sahyadri mountain range falling under Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary.

I am sharing my Kalsubai Night Trek experience with you all:-

Mumbai to Kalsubai Base Village(Bari)-Night bike ride - 150 KM
Base Village to Kalsubai peak to Base Village-Night & Day Trek- 1646 Meters+1646 Meters
Base Village(Bari) to Mumbai-Bike Ride -150 KM

Trek Duration- 9 Hours (5 hour Ascend+4 hours descend) with photo session and heavy Breakfast at peak

Saturday-

11.30 PM-Mumbai (Journey begins)

Sunday-

1.30 AM-Kasara Railway Station

3.50 AM-Bari Village(Base village- Kalsubai- Starting point of Trek)-Green Forest Hotel

4.30 AM-Started ascending of mesmerizing trek in dark with beautiful bunch of people with blessing of indradeva (rains),with slowly steadily. We reached the break fast point

8.20 AM-Breakfast Time

Poha and Tea -takes our trek to next level and all strangers becomes friends.
Difficult trek becomes Interesting/Funny/Happy roller coster ride

We forget all our pain and we make sure all our fellow trekkers ,forget their pain too and enjoy trek with us.

9.20 AM-Kalsubai(Reached the top).

9.45 AM-Started descending from Top( After lot of Photo-session )

Descend was like cake walk for us, due to fellow stranger turn into friends.

After taking lot of photos and making memories we reached to Base village for Lunch.

1.40 PM-Reached base village-Bari-Green Forest Hotel.

2.00 PM-Awesome delicious lunch in Green Forest Hotel.

4.00 PM-Started our journey back to Mumbai via Kasara.

5.45 PM-Kasara Railway Station.

8.10 PM-Mumbai(Home Sweet Home).

Things to carry:-

1-Good grip shoes.
2-Torch with extra batteries.(Ascend will start around 4 AM so you will need torch till 7 AM)

-don't waste mobile battery because you will need later to take beautiful photos.
3-Extra Pair of clothes.
4-Water bottles 2-3 liters.
5-Ready to eat food, like plum cakes, chocolate/protein bars, some snacks & biscuits etc.
6-Electoral or Glucon D powder.
7-Personal medicines, Sun protection cap, goggles.

Trek Charges were 1000 for Non Members and 900 for Members but as I enquired late till that Sumo Traveller sit was full so have to reach base village by myself.

So the charges for me was 500 Rupees (Unlimited Breakfast(Poha and Tea),Lunch (Unlimited Veg Lunch),Trek guidance charges)

Overall 500 is worth from my point of view.

Note:-If you want to have something while trekking, Charges are too high so keep this in mind.

e.g:-

Maggi charges is of 50.

Poha is of 20.

Watter bottle is 20.
Kakadi 20 Rs each.

Tea of 10 Rs but really small plastic cup.

Generally Trek Includes:-

1.To and fro- Kasara Railway Station to Bari village(Base Village for Kalsubai Trek)

2.Breakfast

3.Lunch

4.Trek Guidance charges

Please ASK for lunch to your trek organizer ,as once you reach down/descend from trek you will be hungry and you will eat whatever comes in front of you so if it was part of your Trek then it would be great, else try to go with other trek organizer.There are lot of options available.I had gone with Trekhievers who had provided lunch and sharing there details below.

General Brief Itinerary of trek will be like these:-

*MUMBAI * -
Saturday,
- Catch Kasara Fast local train leaving CST at 11:05 PM . You can catch the train from stops on the way.
- Reach Kasara and start travelling to base village via private jeep.

Sunday,
-Reach Base village and keep your extra luggage in the house .
- Start trekking towards Kalsubai.
- Reach Kalsubai.
- Have breakfast and explore
- Start descending to Base village
- Have lunch at Base village
- Depart for Kasara
- Reach Kasara and take train back to Mumbai

* PUNE * -

Saturday,
- Report at Shaniwaarwada by 9 pm.
- Pickup from xion mall , hinjewadi at 10 pm .
- Start travelling to base village via private bus.

Sunday,
-Reach Base village and keep your extra luggage in the house .
- Start trekking towards Kalsubai.
- Reach Kalsubai.
- Have breakfast and explore
- Start descending to Base village
- Have lunch at Base village
- Depart for Pune
- Reach pune by 11 pm.

Thank You Trekhievers for your awesome arrangements, delicious food,encouraging mentor/trekleaders,it was indeed a fun TREK because of you.
Trek details-
Trek Group Name- *Trekhievers*
Organiser-Nitin Yadav
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