Best places: Fortresses in Maharashtra

Historical hilltop fortress & popular trekking site, with palace ruins, caves & water cisterns.

👍 Birthplace of Shivaji maharaj. It’s not really a trek. But it’s a well maintained fort. Views from the top are good. Good fort to visit. Ample parking space available. Carry some water as there are good enough steps to climb up to the fort.

Ruins of towers, temples & reservoirs in a hilltop plateau complex accessible by a single path.

👍👍 Ratangad fort is located in Maharashtra and the best time to visit is during October- November. You can see the rare purple flowers after reaching the top of the fort. There are two routes to reach Ratangad: 1) From Ratanwadi 2) Trambak Darwaja Via Samrad Best place for trek lovers. Beautiful view...

Ruins of hilltop fort offering scenic view & challenging mountain hikes, especially in rainy season.

Remains of a venerable fortress atop a hill, reachable via a steep trek & stone-cut stairs.

👍👍 Raireshwar fort height is 4505 feet above sea level. There are two routes to reach Raireshwar Fort. One is via Bhor, and the second is via Wai. Bhor is the shortest route to the fort but less accessible as the road is not build up properly. The main attraction of Raireshwar is it's Temple where Shi...

This ancient, modest fort on top of a hill is popular with hikers for its panoramic views.

Mountainside fortification complex known for its narrow, moss-covered walls & sweeping views.

Hilltop fort structure reachable by a popular monsoon trek through lush greenery & waterfalls.

Scenic hill fortress at 1,145 m. in the Sahyadri mountain range known for its hiking & climbing.

Fort cut into rock on an ancient trade route & popular site for rock-climbing, trekking & caving.

Remains of a historic fort built into an imposing mountain, reached by trail through the jungle.

Historic hilltop fort with a memorial for 17th-century emperors, plus a temple to the goddess Kali.

Views from a gigantic fort in a dense forest with a picturesque temple, plus lakes & bastions.

Popular hike to the remains of an 18th-century fortress with panoramic valley views.

Stone fortress & pilgrimage site, known as the resting place of Brahmin saint & poet Samarth Ramdas.

Historic mountaintop fort with sweeping views on the site of an army training camp (ID required).

👍👍 Ramtek hosts the historic temple of Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile. According to Hindu history the ashram of the Hindu sage Agastya was situated close to Ramtek. The lamp has been lit since ancient times here. Here is also one L...

Hikes to a ruined 1750s military base with adjoining Hindu temples & views across forested hills.