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Prachitgad Fort

OSM hiking route Prachitgad Fort, Maharashtra (10.87 km line). out-and-back; one-way 10.87 km, round-trip 21.74 km in prose; ⚠ 2-component 1,265 m gap. Vertical figures from the GLO-30 resample. Days unknown.

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Distance 10.87 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, Prachitgad Fort, read 2026-09-21, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/prachitgad

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-21

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Prachitgad 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, 1,265 m gap. Assembled distance is unreliable. Distance stays provisional.

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:08:43.557Z

Representative point on Prachitgad Fort: 17.229°, 73.682°, about 848 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 19°C, Clear.

  • 2026-11-05 19–29°C, 0 mm
  • 2026-11-06 Mainly clear, 18–29°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 Prachitgad Fort, from 17.207°, 73.656° to 17.232°, 73.662°. 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

Facts17.207, 73.656
Distance10.87 km*
OSM line (ODbL, rel 11891967) · read 2026-09-21
Ascent+930 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Descent900 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
High point848 m
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-09-21 · provisional
Low point90 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
9046784411.75 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 10.87 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (11.75 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 11891967 (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 (Prachitgad Fort); no tag=* shield. Member ways are untagged for sac_scale; SAC stays ungraded.

OSM 2D length is 10.87 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 11891967, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no cited itinerary. Out-and-back: the published figure is the one-way 10.87 km; round-trip is about 21.74 km in prose only. ⚠ Incomplete geometry: 2 components with a 1,265 m gap. Distance stays provisional and is unreliable at this gap. The published figure is the evidence-sheet 10.87 km for relation 11891967.

High 848 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), verified on the walked OSM line. Low 90 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 930 m / descent 900 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 Prachitgad Fort?

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

How difficult is Prachitgad Fort?

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

How long is Prachitgad Fort?

The length on this record is 10.87 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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