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Kankarala Fort

OSM hiking route Kankarala Fort, Maharashtra (1.85 km line). out-and-back; one-way 1.85 km, round-trip 3.7 km in prose. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 1.85 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T2 · Ungraded — member ways untagged

Last checked 2026-09-21

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

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Kankarala 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, 2026-11-04T22:08:42.703Z

Representative point on Kankarala Fort: 20.704°, 74.487°, about 713 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 22°C, Mainly clear.

  • 2026-11-05 Partly cloudy, 21–30°C
  • 2026-11-06 Clear, 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 Kankarala Fort, from 20.708°, 74.481° to 20.707°, 74.488°. 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

Facts20.708, 74.481
Distance1.85 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 15551558) · read 2026-09-21
Ascent+264 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Descent119 m*
Copernicus GLO-30 (30 m resample) · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
High point713 m
Copernicus GLO-30 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point550 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
0101.9 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 1.85 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (1.9 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 15551558 (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 (Kankarala Fort); no tag=* shield. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 1.85 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 15551558, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Out-and-back: the published figure is the one-way 1.85 km; round-trip is about 3.7 km in prose only. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 1.85 km for relation 15551558.

High 713 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), verified on the walked OSM line. Low 550 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 264 m / descent 119 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 Kankarala Fort?

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

How difficult is Kankarala Fort?

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

How long is Kankarala Fort?

The length on this record is 1.85 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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