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Koilkonda Fort

Qutb Shahi hill fort above Koilkonda, Mahabubnagar district. The mapped pin is the village / Wikipedia coordinate; the fort sits on a nearby hilltop that OSM does not separately name. Days (1) is a day-trek stamp.

Last verified 2026-09-24 · no issuer named on the permit

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Koilkonda Fort, verified 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/koilkonda-fort

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Deccan fort approach country, Telangana

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

Permits and fees

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
Unverified (not sourced from OSM)Unverified — not officially sourcedNot recorded—Not recordedNot recordedUnverified
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Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts16.758, 77.789
Distance0.1 km*
osm:node:7133194752 + wikipedia:Koilkonda (pin-to-pin 2D, not a walking track) · 2026-08-20 · osm · wikidata · provisional
Ascent+0 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
Descent2 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem · provisional
High point431 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem
Low point429 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-24 · dem
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (canyon and rock steps; editor to grade)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Wikidata Q3416891

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Option B ingest (2026-08-20): Overpass found no hiking relation, no named path, and no historic=fort node. Geometry is pin-to-pin between OSM village node 7133194752 (wikidata Q3416891) and Wikipedia Koilkonda 16°45′31″N 77°47′20″E (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koilkonda, checked 2026-08-20). That 2D length is not a walking distance. Indiahikes ~4 km is a lead only.

Wikipedia describes a canyon (west) or streams (east) before steps and seven gates, with an Ibrahim Qutb Shah inscription dated 1550 on the first gate. Wikipedia cites an average elevation of 464 m for Koilkonda; DEM at the village pin is 429 m (copernicus-dem:glo-30). The hilltop fort was not separately sampled. Official gallery page was not fetched this pass (timeout).

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

Permit status is unverified. Permit and fee fields were not sourced from OSM. Confirm locally before travel. Official tariff pages were not fetched or did not state a walking/entry fee this pass; left unverified rather than asserted.

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Koilkonda (OSM village) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.

  1. Rail · Hyderabad → Mahbubnagar

    District rail hub, about 25 km from the fort.

    RESEARCH_TELANGANA_DECCAN.md · 2026-08-20 · provisional

  2. Road · Mahbubnagar → Koilkonda

    Road/taxi from the hub. About 128 km Hyderabad to the fort overall.

    RESEARCH_TELANGANA_DECCAN.md · 2026-08-20 · provisional

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Getting there car-free

  • Koilkonda (OSM village): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.

Trailheads

  • Koilkonda (OSM village) car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • Deep canyon (west approach) or streams (east) before the steps (Wikipedia Koilkonda, checked 2026-08-20)

Questions

Do I need a permit for Koilkonda Fort?

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

How difficult is Koilkonda Fort?

Koilkonda Fort is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Deep canyon (west approach) or streams (east) before the steps (Wikipedia Koilkonda, checked 2026-08-20)

How long is Koilkonda Fort?

The length on this record is 0.1 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Koilkonda Fort?

The record’s base start is Koilkonda (OSM village). A primary gateway on the record is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.

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