A lil about the place :
Mount Kalsubai is the highest peak (1,646 meters) of the Sahyadri range. The peak point served as a tower to watch the enemies during the Maratha rule. It is an nonpareil place to enjoy trekking.
A small temple can be seen at the top. The temple has an old well in its backyard. According to legend the water level of the well never drops below 3 feet.
From the top of Mount Kalsubai, one can get great view of the Bhandardara lake and Wison dam. Immediately after the rainy season, the place is covered with variety of flowers. During the months October to November people neighbouring region organize a religious fair at this place.
Baari village is the base to climb Kalsubai.
Our Experience here :
The trekking path is simple but it has a constant gradient. The soil is coarse and there is constant danger of slipping. The top of the mountain seems elusive, as you make it to what seems to be highest point, a distance away we see another climb. There are at least four such steps untill the actual top is in sight. On the total climb we encountered 3 ladders. These ladders are placed in places where there is a steep rock to be climbed. The ladders are unfortunately not in a very great shape and one has to be careful while climbing the ladders. On the left is a sheer drop into the valley, while on the right is the mountain. At one place, where we needed to go round the rock, an iron rope is tied to the rock for support. All these ladders and rope are safe, without any danger, as long as you are careful and do not do any mischief. The first ladder is about 50 – 60 ft., the second ladder is about 30 – 40 long. Both these ladders are more inclined, whereas the last ladder is vertical and is about 70 – 80 ft in height.
Kalsubai temple sits on a huge vertical rock in the shape of a drum, the third ladder is placed to climb this rock. At the base of this rock is a well. The water in this well is really sweet, and its surprising to find a well at this height.
On top of the rock is a small temple of Kalsubai, it is hardly 10 ft by 10 ft in size. The top of the rock is hardly 90 – 100 ft in diameter.
The way down is by no means simple of the continuous descend, the slippery soil and the ladders contribute to the difficulty.
Though we had plans to spend the night camping on the mountain top,The heavy rains and crazy winds totally prevented my friends and me for doing soo.With the heavy rains,it took us about 4 hours to climb up and about 2 and a half hours for our decent.The thing that saddened us the most is that we were unable to click much snaps due to the heavy rains 
Carrying the slr,tripod,Tent and sleeping bags was a total waste.
An idle time to visit this place is just after the rains and am definitely gonna be going there again Because this place is soo sooo BEAutiful 
How to get there :
Bhandardara By Bus
Maharastra state road transport bus services are available up to the down hill. Most of the major cities in the state including Mumbai are connected to Bhandardara by bus.
Bhandardara By Train
Nearest Railway station is Igatpuri, which is nearly 35 km away from Bhandardara. Taxis will charge about Rs 500 and state bus charge is about Rs 25.
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