Hi Friends, After two wonderful trekk Sudhagad Fort & Peb - Matheran, Girivihang Trekkers introduces its 3rd trekk to Tung & Korigad Fort on 28th july 2013. Introduction:- Duration - 1 day Difficulty Range - Easy Height - Tung:-1075m Korigad:- 929m Base Village - Tung - Tungi Village Korigad - Peth Shahapur Korigad (also called Koraigad or Kumwarigad) is a fort located about 20 km away from Lonavla in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Its date of construction is not known but likely predates 1500. This fort was incorporated into his kingdom by Shivaji along with the forts of Lohagad, Visapur, Tung and Tikona in 1657. On March 11, 1818, Col. Prother tried to take over this fort but even after a prolonged siege could not make any headway. Finally on 14 March, by igniting the stored ammunition by means of a loose cannon ball he succeeded and this fort went to the British. Because of the Mulshi dam, a lake has formed close to the base of the hill on which Korigad stands Tung Fort was built before 1600 CE. It was built by the Adil Shahi dynasty but was captured by Shivaji. It is small, not being able to hold more than 200 troops at a time. As such, it would not have been able to defend itself on its own for a long time. Its shape and structure suggests that its main function was as a watchtower guarding the road to Pune city. Dhamale family one of the Deshmukh from maval region was charged with ensuring the security of fort Tung. During invasion, it served to provide a temporary distraction for invaders. Trekk Fee:- 500rs Trekk Fee includes :- Borivali to Borivali Travelling Morning & Evening Breakfast Meeting point :- Borivali (Sanjay Gandhi National Park gate) at 11pm on 27th July 2013 Things to carry:- 1. A Water Bottle Compulsory (2 Ltr) 2. Good Trekking Shoes 3. Loose Comfortable Clothing (Full Track Pants and Full Sleeved T-Shirts. Avoid Jeans) 4. Dry Snacks 5. Carry Mat / Old News Paper Stack / Plastic Sheet + Bedsheet 6. A haversack to put all these things. 7. Personal medicines if any. 8. Please avoid bringing valuables, jewellery or expensive things. We accept no responsibility for anything that is misplaced. Group size will be max 30 only. Limited seats, entry on first come first served basis. Please confirm your availability before Thursday (25th July 2013) 06:00 PM in order to make arrangements. Registrations are only through phone calls (facebook messages, ‘joining’ facebook event, reply to this thread won’t be considered as confirmation). For registration, please contact: Leader – Kunal Shinde :- 9004000522 Co-Leader - Sadhna Virkar :- 9869241888 Regards, Girivihang Trekkers.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:20:57 +0000
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