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Achala Fort

Type: Hill Fort

Height (Approx in ft.): 3969

Grade: Medium

Base Village: Bilwadi & Pimpri (Dagad-Pimpri)

District: Nasik

Nearest Railway tation: Nasik oad

How to reach:

!"#ala is situated $ear %illage Bilwadi w#i"# is 3' km rom a$i w#i"# is a

small tow$ $ear Nas#ik* Bilwadi is to t#e east side o t#e ridge* +#ere is a

small temple lo"ated #ere rom w#ere we "a$ walk o$ t#e ridge towards

rig#t a$d rea"# t#e top o t#e ort* +#e trail "ur%es to t#e rig#t o t#e "rest

a$d leads to ro"k "ut steps* ,$ a$i-aputara road ./ kms rom a$i lies

t#e %illage o Pimpri !"#ala* 0alk 1 km rom t#is %illage towards !"#ala

ort* 2lim o$ t#e ridge a$d rea"# to t#e ro"k wall t#e$ tra%erse to $ort#

a$d rea"# t#e top o t#e ort* 4ou will "ome a"ross two medium grade ro"k

pat"#es* 5t is a two a$d a #al #ours to "lim up rom t#e ase a$d t#reea$d a #al #ours rom t#e starti$g poi$t o Pimpri !"#ala %illage to rea"#

t#e top*

Ti!e to reach fro! "ase #illage:

5t takes a$ #our rom ot# %illages to rea"# t#e temple a$d aout a$ #our

a$d a #al rom t#e temple to t#e top*

$hat to see:

 +#e top o t#e ort is ull "o%ered i$ grass wit# $o tree "o%er a%ailale*

 +wo water "a%es "a$ e ou$d #owe%er o$l o$e "o$tai$s water i$ it* No

s#ieldi$g wall or temple is prese$t* 5$ t#e %illage o Pimpri t#ere are ma$

#erosto$es ull "o%ered i$ #e$dur(ora$ge "oloured #ol susta$"e) t#e

largest o$e is almost se%e$ eet #ig#*

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Achala Fort

Achala fort, nestled in Nashik at the height 1210 meters from sea level, is famous for its scenery.

The beautiful Achala Fort is special for complete green covering on it ithout a single tree. The

to ancient ater caves found here have fantastic history. !ne of them is filled ith ater and

other does not. "ou ill find #ero $tone in distance painted ith $hendur %orange colored holy

substance&. $even feet such #ero $tone is longest as ell as biggest.

How to Reach'

1. First go to (ani, small village near Nashik. !n the $aputara road from (ani, you ill find

)impri Achala at 1* km. Then you can vie the fort that is hardly four + aay.

2. -t ill take to and half hours to climb up the fort from the base. And tree and half hours

to reach the fort from Achala village.

The picture of route for Aad fort and Achala fort are as belo