Kudpan-Bhimachi Kathi-Jagbudi Valley! Ghat Routes of a Bygone Era.
Jai Sriram Part 1: Trek route: Kudpan-Maharkhind-Vadgaon-Bhimachi Kathi base-Nigdya Ghat-Kudpan I always have had a fascination for Kudpan village as its geographical location is quite complex and the surroundings densely forested and beautiful. Kudpan is a quaint hamlet situated at an altitude of 3000 feet from msl about 20 kms south of Pratapgad fort as the crow flies. There is no direct approach road as yet to Kudpan from Pratapgad. Just before the base of Pratapgad one needs to take a left from the main highway at Wada Kumbhroshi village. A beautiful forested road takes one to Paar village and from here the road further reaches Kondoshi village. This is where the road ends at present. From here one has to undertake a 2 hour trek before reaching Kudpan or alternatively descend to Paathar khind and take a bus to Kudpan. There is a regular ghat road from Poladpur in Konkan to Kudpan village on the top of the ghats. This is the main road which the Kudpan villagers use for contact wit