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June 2025

Sahyadri Speed Hike-Day 4: Shidobachi Dhar
If you’re into adventure, this trail could be a great choice. And if you don’t have a local guide with you, get ready for plenty of bushwhacking, hehe!
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Sahyadri Speed Hike-Day 3: Donicha Dhar
From the top of the plateau, Donicha Dhar and the other valleys looked stunning; like queens surrounded by crown-like mountain guards, regal and…
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Sahyadri Speed Hike-Day 2: Durg Dhakoba
Dhakoba is located between the Naneghat and Bhimashankar ranges. It is a beautiful and vast plateau formed by stretches of wide open meadows and dense…
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May 2025

August 2024

DIY Trekking Field Course: Day 1- Making A Sense Of Directions & Contours
Manav says it's always good to have practical and precise knowledge of the topography of the place where you plan to hike. Understanding topography is…
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Meera
Sahyadri Community Hike - Day 12: Chakdev to Rasalgad
Today I realized that hiking on trails, no matter how rough the terrain, is easier than walking on roads, especially those built over trails.
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Meera
Sahyadri Community Hike - Day 11: A Day on Mars?
Exploring Chakdev Plateau felt like a day on Mars. Though I've never been to Mars, I imagine human settlements there would be much like Chakdev.
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July 2024

Sahyadri Community Hike - Day 10: Parvat To Chakdev Plateau
Chakdev is quite a big & explorable plateau divided between Satara & Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra; it was our gateway to enter the Ratnagiri…
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Sahyadri Community Hike - Day 9: Ghonaspur To Parvat
Parvat is another small but beautiful plateau in the Sahyadri range, but what makes it even more beautiful is the simple, straight, & clear trail on the…
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Meera
A Trailblazer In Indian mountains
Whenever I open OSM & look at the Trail-Webs of Manali, it feels like Manav hasn't just mapped the trails but has intricately connected the veins …
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Sahyadri Community Hike - Day 8: Chaturbet To Madhu Makrandgad
Madhu Makrandgad is a small but scenic plateau. From here, as far as you can see, there are only mountain ranges and plateaus.
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