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Ghangad Fort

OSM hiking route Ghangad Fort, Maharashtra (14.12 km line). out-and-back; one-way 14.12 km, round-trip 28.24 km in prose; ⚠ 2-component 372 m gap. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 14.12 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · OSM route

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-21

Cite this record

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

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Ghangad 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.

Conditions

  • Advisory — ⚠ Incomplete OSM geometry — 2 components, 372 m gap. Distance stays provisional.

    OSM line assembly (ODbL) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:43.239Z

Representative point on Ghangad Fort: 18.524°, 73.349°, about 805 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 20°C, Partly cloudy.

  • 2026-11-05 Overcast, 20–29°C
  • 2026-11-06 Partly cloudy, 20–29°C
  • 2026-11-07 Clear, 19–29°C

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

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

Stored line for Ghangad Fort, from 18.513°, 73.323° to 18.558°, 73.374°. 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

Facts18.513, 73.323
Distance14.12 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11855364) · read 2026-09-21
Ascent+889 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Descent369 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
High point805 m
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point54 m
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Daysnot published
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
5943280514.84 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 14.12 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (14.84 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11855364 (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 (Ghangad Fort); no tag=* shield. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 14.12 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11855364, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Out-and-back: the published figure is the one-way 14.12 km; round-trip is about 28.24 km in prose only. ⚠ Incomplete geometry: 2 components with a 372 m gap. Distance stays provisional. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 14.12 km for relation 11855364.

High 805 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), verified on the walked OSM line. Low 54 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 889 m / descent 369 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 Ghangad Fort?

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

How difficult is Ghangad Fort?

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

How long is Ghangad Fort?

The length on this record is 14.12 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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