Aditi Shinde, student of Saksham Sanchar Foundation shared her experience of visiting Devkund Waterall. Let’s see her full itenary in her recent blog..
Just imagine yourself near a fall. A glorious view of heavenly nature. You won’t hear anything but cozy wind, sound of water falling. Everything around you is at peace which calms your soul, this imagination fells exciting right?
The Devkund waterfall is a heavenly place. This means that the fall pour down with strong gush on rocky surface right into the pool. You experience this in devkund, a majestic one.
Devkund is situated near Bhira dam in Raigad district of Maharashtra. It is best to visit this fall during the monsoon between September- October. The atmosphere is perfect for a trek and memorable photos!!
HOW TO REACH?
It is about 170 kilometres from Mumbai. There is no direct transport available to reach Devkund from Mumbai. So, you can hire a car of your own. In Bhira, finding a parking spot might difficult.
ABOUT DEVKUND
To get a crystal clear waterfall, pouring persistently the dense forest, trek to Devkund. It is a dream trek as I visited it last year during October, it was a moderate hike which leads to an outstanding beautiful waterfall.
It’s a bit crowded place. The treak begins from the parking area Bhira. The best landmark for devkund waterfall is Tata power plant at Bhira Dam. It took 2 hours to finish the devkund trek and reach the top, overall way to reach is easy but get bit slipary at the stone area of the river. The destination was mesmerizing.
It is the confluence of three waterfalls and is said to be origin of Kundalika river. It is about three hour trek from base village along the dam backwater. A guide is required to be taken during the trek as there is dense forest around.
TREK DETAILS
Entry charge (per person) Rs100
altitude: 2000ft
Time took: 1.5 hours each way
Water sources: none, carry two litres of water
The trail begins from the ope parking area at Bhira. It is well path with direction boards at regular intervel. In case you wish ton stay overnight, this is a good place to set up camp as camping is not allowed near waterfall. The backdrop is a perfect camping location. For the trek good amount of energy is required. In the first 45 mins, you have to cross 2 dries up streams. The terrain is a mix of open meadows and overgrowth.
Point to be noted
- Lunch/dinner is available at the base village.
- Camping near waterfall is not allowed. However you can camp near the reservoir. Also can stay at bhira village
- There is a parking fee of INR 50.
- Carry your water along with you.
- Wear terk shoes or good quality of shoes.
Distance from Pune: 110 km
Distance from Mumbai: 170 km
Distance from Lonavala: 52 km
