Hatgad Fort

Hatgad Fort rises to about 3,600 feet above Hatgad village on the Nashik–Saputara road, 71 km from Nashik and 6 km from the hill station of Saputara, near the Gujarat border. It is attributed to the Maratha king Shivaji. In 1547 King Bhairavsen of the Bagul dynasty took it after defeating Burhan Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar, and Captain Briggs of the East India Company captured it in 1818.

A narrow rocky trekking path leads up, and cars can go as far as the steps. Four gates stand in a row on the main approach, the main gate bearing a Hanuman carved in the rock. On the plateau two rock-cut cisterns, Ganga and Jamuna, hold water all year, with a Sanskrit inscription carved nearby. Most buildings are in ruins, though the ammunition store is in good condition, and a Shiva linga has been placed on the summit.