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Bitangad Fort

OSM hiking route Bitangad Fort, Maharashtra (1.66 km line). out-and-back; one-way 1.66 km, round-trip 3.32 km in prose. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 1.66 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded — member ways untagged

Last checked 2026-09-21

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Bitangad Fort, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/bitangad

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Bitangad fort country, Western Ghats, Maharashtra

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:42.635Z

Representative point on Bitangad Fort: 19.655°, 73.790°, about 1181 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 18°C, Partly cloudy.

  • 2026-11-05 Overcast, 17–27°C
  • 2026-11-06 Overcast, 16–26°C
  • 2026-11-07 Clear, 15–26°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for Bitangad Fort, from 19.662°, 73.793° to 19.653°, 73.786°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts19.662, 73.793
Distance1.66 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11846482) · read 2026-09-21
Ascent+183 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Descent100 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
High point1,181 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point1,070 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded — member ways untagged

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded — member ways untagged
SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Elevation
0101.7 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 1.66 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (1.7 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11846482 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-21). Name is the OSM relation name (Bitangad Fort); no tag=* shield. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 1.66 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11846482, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Out-and-back: the published figure is the one-way 1.66 km; round-trip is about 3.32 km in prose only. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 1.66 km for relation 11846482.

High 1,181 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), verified on the walked OSM line. Low 1,070 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 183 m / descent 100 m remain provisional DEM.

Permit is Unverified (not sourced from OSM or an official tariff; source notes 2026-09-21). Confirm officially before travel. Maharashtra hill forts are widely described as ASI/free; do not assert a permit. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • OSM line start: car-free flag unknown.
  • OSM line end: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • OSM line start car-free: unknown
  • OSM line end car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Bitangad Fort?

Permit status is unverified for Bitangad Fort. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Bitangad Fort?

Bitangad Fort is graded SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1.

How long is Bitangad Fort?

The length on this record is 1.66 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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