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Our group of 10 friends trekked this DHODAP FORT on 3rd July 2022, Sunday.

All expenses & responsibilities on your own (TTMM = Tu tera, Mein mera).

The trekking spot is always new and is not a place that anyone of us has visited before. So it is brand new trekking experience for all of us.

The blog post is divided into 4 parts as follows:

1) How to go? 2) Time line 3) Photography 4) Expenses

HOW TO GO?

A 10-seater car) was hired + 1 driver for transport between Kasara and Hatti.

Meeting point: 1 am at Kasara railway station.

Base village: Hatti.

Route: Dadar - train > Kasara - car > Hatti - trek > Dhodap - trackback > Hatti > car - Kasara > train - Dadar.

TIME LINE

2/7/2022, Saturday.

11 pm - fast train from Dadar to Kasara.

3/7/2022, Sunday.

1:15 am - reach Kasara.

2 am - shared car starts from Kasara.

5:30 am - reach base village, Hatti.

6:30 am - finish breakfast of misal-pav & tea & trek starts.

11 am - reach the top.

12 o'clock noon - finish lunch & return journey starts.

3 pm - reach Hatti.

3:30 pm - shared car return journey starts.

4:30 pm - Vateshwar temple visit complete.

6:30 pm - reach Kasara railway station.

8:15 pm - train to Dadar boarded, after tea and snacks.

11:30 pm home.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Step well

Bale killa (needs rope & technical expertise to climb. So, it cannot be climbed).

Dyke

Bale killa from the notch.

Enjoy this YouTube VIDEO showcasing the natural beauty of our trek to Dhodap fort.

EXPENSES:

30/- rick from home to rly stn.

70/- return train ticket.

650/- shared car from Kasara to Hatti & back (6500/- for group of 10).

65/- guide charges from Hatti to Dhodap top (650/- for group of 10).

40/- breakfast & tea.

40/- snacks & tea.

40/- rick from rly stn to home.

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