Itinerary: Lonavala To Bhimashankar Endurance Trek (75 km)

About Lonavala-Bhimashankar Trek (LoBhi) :

Want to try some high endurance trek in monsoon?? This is for you. With drizzling rain and showers, Monsoon is the perfect time to do the Lonavala to Bhimashankar Range Trek in Sahyadri. With a distance of 75 kms, this is considered to be a favorite trek amongst the regular trekkers and nature lovers. One can test their endurance levels while enjoying the natural beauty and wilderness with different species of butterfly and flowers, waterfalls, mountains & plateau for 3 days, along with the delicious food made by the local villagers.

Who can join??

1. Perfectly Fit and Experienced

2. Not for beginners (Able to hike at least 8 km in single stretch)

Tentative itinerary: (we can customize if you got a group)

Day 1

11.00 am : Start to Lonavala

Day 2 :

1.00 am: Reach Lonavala Station.. Brief about the trek
1:30 am: Start our trek from Lonavala
04.30 am: Reach Valvand and rest for couple of hours
06:00 am: Wake up call and Breakfast
06:30 am: Start trek towards kusur
01:00 pm: Lunch Enroute@ Dangarwadi
06:00 pm: Reach Padarwadi

Dinner and stay

Day 3

05:30 am: Wake up call and freshen up
06:00 am: Breakfast
07:00 am: Start final stretch of trek to Bhimashankar
12.00 pm: Reach Bhimashankar and Visit Temple

Lunch

Tired People can opt for ST bus from Bhimashankar for Pune

12:30 pm: Interested people start descend via Ganesh ghat till Khandas
4:30 pm: Reach Karjat
05:00 pm: Catch Train to Hyd

NOTE: Descend to khandas will be tentative based on the time we got and group energy levels… Most of the times we go for it. Otherwise we shall take ST bus to Pune

Day 4

6:00 am – Reach Hyderabad and Bubyee…
Carry tons of memories…

Inclusions:

• Homestay
• Travel from Khandas to Karjat after trek / bhimashankar to pune
• All Meals from Lonavala to Karjat/Pune (throughout the trek)
• Experienced Trek Lead will accompany

Exclusions:

• Your food in train / water bottles and any thing that you purchase for yourself or team
• Anything other than what is mentioned in Inclusions

Things to Carry :

• Carry Lunch for the day (Must)
• 3 liters of water (Must)
• Raincoat / Poncho / Umbrella
• Torch with extra batteries (Must)
• Full sleeve T-shirts and full pant. For girls full neck t-shirt(Must)
• Good trekking shoes, extra pair of socks (Must)
• Warm cloths/shawl
• Towel, a napkin, Extra Pair of clothes (Must)
• Bedding / Sleeping Bag (Optional for 2 hrs rest)
• Camera, Cap etc., (Optional)
• Electrolyte packets as energy drinks (optional)
• Carry eatable like fruits, dry fruits to munch on during trek and to avoid dehydration
• A haversack to put in all the things
• Good to have stick for support

You can purchase Backpacking Equipment and Other necessary items for your trip

BCF Guidelines And Advisory :

• No Smoking… No Alcohol… No Littering.
• No pollution of water
• Food will be mostly vegetarian
• This is not a luxury trip but we will try our best to make it comfortable
• We carry basic First Aid, please do inform us if you need any special attention
• If you feel unwell bring to the notice of the organizers immediately
• Organizers are not responsible for loss of any belongings. please take care of your belongings.

Price Range: INR 4000 – INR 4400

For more details/ group discounts/ quotation/required gear please get in touch with us

Few clicks from Lobhi:

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