Jungle Trails in Maharashtra
79 places in Maharashtra under jungle trails. Dense forest walks.
Explore with dates- Ajoba-GhanchakkarAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Ridge & Range TreksA remote, thickly wooded traverse past the legendary Valmiki cave to a rarely visited summit.
- Ambabarwa SanctuaryBuldhana, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Satpuda forest on the Melghat corridor, and one of the state’s least-visited reserves.
- Amboli Ghat & Sadhu FallsSindhudurg, Maharashtra · WaterfallsOne of India's wettest spots and a biodiversity hotspot, a herping and waterfall paradise.
- Andharban Jungle TrekPune, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA one-way descent through "the dark forest", canopy so thick the trail stays in twilight.
- Antur FortChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · FortsA forgotten fort inside Gautala sanctuary, the best-kept trekking secret in Marathwada.
- AsherigadPalghar, Maharashtra · FortsThe largest fort in Palghar district, wrapped in forest and almost forgotten.
- Bhamragad & Triveni SangamGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Villages & Hidden GemsThree rivers meeting in Madia Gond country, in Maharashtra’s far south-east.
- BhimashankarPune, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA jyotirlinga at the top of a sanctuary forest, home of the Shekru, Maharashtra's state squirrel.
- BhorgiriPune, Maharashtra · FortsA small fort with rock-cut caves at the north end of the Bhimashankar ridge.
- BhupatgadThane, Maharashtra · FortsA quiet fort in the Mahuli range for when Mahuli itself is too busy.
- Bor Tiger ReserveWardha, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesIndia’s smallest tiger reserve, in the corridor between Pench and Tadoba.
- Chandoli National ParkSangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe southern half of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, gaur, backwaters and flowering plateaus.
- Chaprala Wildlife SanctuaryGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Wainganga sanctuary in a district almost nobody visits for tourism.
- Chikhaldara & GawilgarhAmravati, Maharashtra · FortsVidarbha's only hill station, on the edge of Melghat Tiger Reserve, with a huge ruined fort.
- Chinchoti WaterfallPalghar, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA stream walk through Tungareshwar forest ending at a waterfall in a narrow gorge.
- Dandoba HillsSangli, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA forested reserve above Sangli with a hilltop temple, an easy half-day walk.
- Devkund WaterfallRaigad, Maharashtra · WaterfallsAn emerald plunge pool ringed by cliffs, at the source of the Kundalika.
- Dhutpapeshwar, RajapurRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva shrine at the bottom of a wooded gorge, loudest in the monsoon.
- GambhirgadPalghar, Maharashtra · FortsA remote fort in the Jawhar hills, deep in Warli country.
- GandharvagadKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsAn overgrown fort in far south Kolhapur, quieter even than Rangana.
- Garbett PlateauRaigad, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausMatheran's wild edge, a grassland balcony with the best sunset in the Karjat basin.
- Ghodazari Sanctuary & LakeBhandara, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA forest-ringed colonial lake, now a sanctuary on the Tadoba corridor.
- Hazra Falls & DarekasaGondia, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA forest waterfall near Darekasa, in the same belt as the Kachargadh caves.
- Jayakwadi: NathsagarChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA vast reservoir whose winter bird sanctuary fills with flamingos and ducks.
- Kachargadh CavesGondia, Maharashtra · CavesA vast natural cave held sacred as the origin place of the Gond people.
- KaladgadAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · FortsA small remote fort in the Bhandardara belt that almost nobody climbs.
- KalanandigadKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsA remote southern fort near Ajara with a surprising amount of wall still standing.
- Kalu WaterfallThane, Maharashtra · WaterfallsOne of Maharashtra’s tallest falls, at the end of a long river-bed walk from Khireshwar.
- KamandurgPalghar, Maharashtra · FortsA forested fort behind Vasai, close to Mumbai, but it does not feel it.
- Kanakeshwar Forest TempleRaigad, Maharashtra · Temples & Shrines750 stone steps through forest to a Shiva temple above Alibaug.
- Kanhera FortJalgaon, Maharashtra · FortsA little-documented hill fort in the Satmala range above Chalisgaon.
- Kanheri CavesMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Caves109 Buddhist caves inside a national park inside a city, nowhere else in the world.
- Karnala FortRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsA thumb-shaped pinnacle inside a bird sanctuary, the easiest real fort out of Mumbai.
- Kataldhar WaterfallPune, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA 100-m free fall hidden in Rajmachi's forest, one of the Sahyadri's great monsoon secrets.
- Konkan DivaRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsA signal peak on the Sudhagad ridge, once the lamp that lit the Konkan.
- Kurdugad (Vishramgad)Raigad, Maharashtra · FortsA thumb of rock rising out of dense Konkan forest, deep in the Raigad interior.
- Lonar Crater LakeBuldhana, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsA 50,000-year-old meteorite crater, the only one in basalt rock on Earth, now a Ramsar site.
- MahipalgadKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsA large overgrown fort on the Karnataka border, about as far south as they go.
- Mahipatgad-Sumargad-RasalgadRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Ridge & Range TreksA remote three-day, three-fort traverse along a Konkan ridge near Khed.
- Makrandgad (Madhu Makarandgad)Satara, Maharashtra · FortsA wild forest trek behind Mahabaleshwar to a twin-peaked summit.
- Mangalgad (Kangori)Raigad, Maharashtra · FortsDeep-Konkan solitude with dense forest cover and near-zero footfall.
- ManikgadRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsForested, ruined and almost empty, a Raigad fort for people who dislike crowds.
- Manikgad (Chandrapur)Chandrapur, Maharashtra · FortsA Gond-dynasty hill fort deep in Chandrapur’s tiger forest.
- Manohar-MansantoshgadSindhudurg, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts on the Goa border, swallowed by forest, a proper expedition-feel trek.
- Markanda TemplesGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesThe "Khajuraho of Vidarbha", a cluster of carved temples on the Wainganga.
- Matheran TrailsRaigad, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausAsia's only vehicle-free hill station, 38 viewpoints connected by red-earth forest paths.
- Melghat Tiger ReserveAmravati, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesOne of India’s nine original tiger reserves, in the Satpuda hills.
- MohangadPune, Maharashtra · FortsA small watch fort in the Bhor hills, empty even when its neighbours are packed.
- Nagzira & NavegaonGondia, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsTwo connected Vidarbha reserves with tigers and superb birding around Navegaon lake.
- Nanemachi WaterfallSatara, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA tall, hidden fall in the Koyna interior that barely shows up on trekking calendars.
- Narnala FortAkola, Maharashtra · FortsA huge Satpuda hill fort with 67 towers, inside tiger-reserve forest.
- Navegaon National ParkGondia, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesAn 18th-century lake wrapped in national park, Vidarbha’s best waterbird site.
- Painganga Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA river sanctuary on the Yavatmal-Nanded border, with almost no visitors.
- PalgadRatnagiri, Maharashtra · FortsA modest Konkan fort above the village Sane Guruji came from.
- PargadKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsA fort with a living village inside, descended from Shivaji’s original 1676 garrison.
- Patnadevi FallsJalgaon, Maharashtra · WaterfallsFalls inside Gautala sanctuary, beside the temple where the mathematician Bhaskaracharya worked.
- Pemgiri (Shahagad)Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra · FortsA low fort held by Shahaji, best known now for the enormous banyan below it.
- Pench Tiger ReserveNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe teak forest that gave Kipling The Jungle Book, and holds real tigers.
- PrachitgadSangli, Maharashtra · FortsBuried inside Chandoli National Park, one of the remotest, wildest forts in the state.
- Radhanagari Lake & SanctuaryKolhapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA lake inside Maharashtra’s oldest sanctuary, and its best place to see gaur.
- RajmachiPune, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts across a grassland plateau, May fireflies, monsoon mist, winter starfields.
- Rangana FortKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsDeep in gaur country on the Radhanagari edge, remote, forested and rarely trekked.
- RasalgadRatnagiri, Maharashtra · FortsThe first of the Rasalgad, Sumargad and Mahipatgad trio above Khed.
- Sagareshwar Deer SanctuarySangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA rare thing, a wildlife sanctuary planted from scratch on bare hillside.
- SiddhagadThane, Maharashtra · FortsA big, wild fort in the Bhimashankar range with a tiny living village on its machi.
- Songiri FortSatara, Maharashtra · FortsA small, barely documented fort above the Koyna valley near Patan.
- Tadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveChandrapur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesMaharashtra’s oldest park, and the most reliable place in the state to see a tiger.
- Tamhini GhatPune, Maharashtra · Hill StationsThe classic Pune monsoon drive, waterfalls one side, the Konkan the other.
- Tapola: Shivsagar BackwatersSatara, Maharashtra · Lakes & Dams“Mini Kashmir” on the Koyna backwaters, and the boat launch for Vasota.
- TipagadGadchiroli, Maharashtra · FortsA hill fort deep in the Gadchiroli forest, about as remote as Maharashtra gets.
- Tipeshwar Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA compact Yavatmal reserve with strong tiger sightings and almost no crowds.
- Toranmal PlateauNandurbar, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausThe highest point of the Maharashtra Satpuda, a cool tribal plateau with lakes and gorges.
- Ujani Backwaters, BhigwanSolapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsThe closest place to Pune to see flamingos, thousands of them in winter.
- Umred-Karhandla SanctuaryNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA quiet tiger corridor near Nagpur, once home to Jai, India’s biggest tiger.
- Unapdev Hot SpringsJalgaon, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsNatural hot sulphur springs at the foot of the Satpuda hills.
- Unkeshwar Hot SpringsNanded, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesSulphur hot springs beside a Shiva temple, deep in the Kinwat forest.
- Vaghjai Dari & Nanemachi RidgeRaigad, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsAn old ghat descent from the plateau to the Konkan, on a stretch of cliff few people see.
- Vasota (Vyaghragad)Satara, Maharashtra · FortsReached only by boat across Shivsagar, then a climb through tiger-reserve forest to a cliff-edge fort.
- Vetalwadi & Janjala FortsChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · FortsTwo big, forgotten forts in the Ajanta range north of Sambhajinagar.
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