Introduction

Jangali Jayagad ( mr, जंगली जयगड किल्ला ) is located in Patan taluka of

Satara District Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪aɾaː is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns ...

. This fort is situated on a hilly spur from the main ridge of Sahyadri. This fort is less visited due to its occurrence in Koyana Wildlife sanctuary. The nearby village is Nawja. The trek to the fort can easily be completed in a day.

Places of interest

The fort is in a very dilapidated condition. There is no main entrance gate, water cistern or caves on the fort. There is an old well and ruins of Devi temple. The path to the fort passes through dense forest. The scats, droppings, hoof marks and pugmarks of various wild animals can be seen. The path is regularly used by wild

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( Bison). The dwindling ghat road to Chiplun can be seen from the fort. The jungle is home to variety of Insects, Birds, reptiles and animals.

How to reach

Nearest town is Koyananagar which is from

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. There are good hotels and resorts in Koyananagar. The entry permission to the fort is to be obtained from the forest office at Koyananagar. The village Nawja is located at 11 km from Koyananagar. There are authorised forest local guides staying in Nawja, whose participation in the trek is compulsory. The road from Nawja to the tunnel is to be followed for more 3 km. The vehicles are to be kept on the road and further a trekking of 1 hr leads to the fort. There are

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es and

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in the forest during humid weather condition.

References

{{Satara district topics Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire Forts in Satara district

Introduction

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