Madhe Ghat
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.1975, 73.5744
Get the Madhe Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Madhe Ghat. 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 Madhe Ghat
Varandha Ghat 8.4 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Torna Fort 10 km
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
Rajgad 13 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Raigad Fort 14 km
Shivaji's capital and where he was crowned in 1674, on a plateau reached by fourteen hundred steps or a ropeway.
Panshet Dam 21 km
A dam on the Ambi southwest of Pune, one of four that together keep the city in water.
Sinhagad Fort 27 km
Taken in a night assault in 1670 by men who climbed the cliff with rope and a monitor lizard, or so the story goes.
Bhatghar Dam 28 km
One of the oldest dams in Maharashtra, built by the British on the Velvandi near Bhor.
Pratapgad Fort 29 km
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
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Questions
Where is Madhe Ghat?
Madhe Ghat is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Varandha Ghat (8.4 km), Torna Fort (10 km), Rajgad (13 km).
How do I get the Madhe Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Madhe Ghat 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 Madhe Ghat 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.
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