Matheran Trek - Dodhani Village to Sunset point
Another Sunday and it was my yet another trek in rainy month of July 2012. Wanderlust Adventure group lead by Dr Pradhan had planned trekking to Matheran - The Queen of hills in Maharashtra from base village of Dodhani and I decided to be part of the group. Matheran, One of the oldest and most splendid hill stations in Maharashtra is located 90kms from Mumbai at elevation of 2625feet above sea level. The most unforgettable things about Matheran are deep forest and valleys surrounding it with abundant waterfalls specially in rainy season. Matheran in local language means " Forest at the top" covers 8 square kms in Sahyadri mountain range. This beautiful place discovered in 1850 by Hugh Poyntz Malet has 28 viewing points which gives splendid panoramic 360 view of surrounding ghats and valleys with breathtaking sunrise & sunset views. My trek : Meeting point was decided at Panvel station at 7.15am sharp as our plan was to complete the trek by afternoon, have packed lunch at ...