Lonavala
The Sahyadri gap the old trade route used, green for four months a year and dry brown for the rest.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.7481, 73.4072
Get the Lonavala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lonavala. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lonavala
Kune Falls 3.2 km
A fall in three tiers seen from the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and from Lonavala.
Khandala 3.9 km
A hill station above the ghat, known to everyone who has ever bought chikki on the way to Pune.
Tamhini Ghat 4.7 km
The mountain road from Pune to the Konkan that turns into a wall of waterfalls every monsoon.
Karla Caves 7.7 km
A Buddhist prayer hall of the first century BCE with a wooden ribbed ceiling that has survived two thousand years.
Bhaja Caves 8.2 km
Second century BCE Buddhist cells with a stupa group outside, cut before the arch was known in India.
Lohagad Fort 8.4 km
The scorpion's tail in the monsoon.
Visapur Fort 9.2 km
The waterfall staircase everyone climbs in July.
Rajmachi 9.3 km
Two forts on one ridge above Lonavala, walked to through the Kondana valley in the rains.
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Questions
Where is Lonavala?
Lonavala is in Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kune Falls (3.2 km), Khandala (3.9 km), Tamhini Ghat (4.7 km).
How do I get the Lonavala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lonavala and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lonavala before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.