Places to visit in Nashik, Maharashtra

30 places to see in Nashik, including forts, ridge & range treks, peak treks. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Achala & AhivantgadNashik, Maharashtra · FortsTwo big ruined forts on the Saptashrungi ridge, linked in one traverse.
• AnjaneriNashik, Maharashtra · Peak TreksBirthplace of Hanuman, a broad plateau, a lake and a fossil-rich conservation reserve.
• Ankai-TankaiNashik, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts across a narrow gap, with rock-cut Jain caves and seven carved gates.
• Brahmagiri (Trimbakgad)Nashik, Maharashtra · FortsSource of the Godavari, above the Trimbakeshwar jyotirlinga, 700 stone steps to the top.
• DhodapNashik, Maharashtra · FortsSecond-highest fort in the state, with the striking Ikhara pinnacle splitting the ridge.
• Dugarwadi FallsNashik, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA misty ledge waterfall that pours straight into a green valley, pure monsoon Nashik.
• Gangapur Dam & Boat ClubNashik, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsNashik’s weekend lake, ringed by vineyards and a boat club.
• Gondeshwar Temple, SinnarNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA complete 12th-century five-shrine temple complex, and usually empty.
• Harihar Fort (Harshagad)Nashik, Maharashtra · FortsThose 80-degree rock-cut steps, the most photographed staircase in the Sahyadris.
• HatgadNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA quick fort on the Gujarat border with sweeping views over Saputara.
• Indrai, Rajdher & KoldherNashik, Maharashtra · FortsThree rock-cut forts above Chandwad that almost nobody climbs.
• Kalaram Temple, NashikNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesAn 18th-century black-stone Rama temple, and the site of Ambedkar’s 1930 satyagraha.
• Kanchana-ManchanaNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA little-known Satmala twin near the Chandwad forts.
• Kavnai FortNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA short climb above an old Kumbh Mela village, usually paired with Tringalwadi.
• KoldherNashik, Maharashtra · FortsThe quietest of the Chandwad forts, with cisterns and not much else.
• Malegaon FortNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA ground fort on the Mosam river, walls and gates still standing inside the town.
• Mangi-TungiNashik, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesTwin pinnacles with 4,500 steps and the world's tallest Jain idol carved into the rock.
• Muktidham TempleNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesAll twelve Jyotirlingas under one marble roof, for anyone who cannot travel to them.
• Mulher-Moragad-HargadNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA three-fort massif in the Baglan range, once the seat of the Baglan kings.
• Panchavati & Sita GufaaNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe riverbank of the Ramayana exile, and the nose that gave Nashik its name.
• Pandav Leni CavesNashik, Maharashtra · Caves24 Hinayana Buddhist caves cut between the 3rd c. BCE and 2nd c. CE, right above the city.
• RajdherNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA Chandwad range fort with a rock-cut staircase, usually climbed with Koldher.
• RamsejNashik, Maharashtra · FortsHeld out against Aurangzeb for six straight years, the longest siege in Maratha history.
• Ravlya-JavlyaNashik, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts on one exposed ridge, done as a pair in a single long day.
• Rawlya-JawlyaNashik, Maharashtra · FortsTwin Nashik forts on the Saptashrungi ridge, linked by exposed rock-cut steps.
• Salher-SalotaNashik, Maharashtra · FortsThe highest fort in Maharashtra and second-highest peak, site of Shivaji's famous 1672 open-field victory.
• Saptashrungi GadNashik, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesOne of the three-and-a-half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra, on a cloud-wrapped ridge.
• Someshwar WaterfallNashik, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA broad, gentle Godavari fall beside an old temple just outside Nashik.
• Trimbakeshwar JyotirlingaNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, with a rare three-faced linga.
• TringalwadiNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA turban-shaped rock with Jain caves at its base, an ideal first Sahyadri fort.

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