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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The fort is located about 130 km from [[Mumbai]]. The nearest town is [[Ghoti]]. | The fort is located about 130 km from [[Mumbai]]. The nearest town is [[Ghoti]]. The fort lies about 22 km east of the [[Ghoti]] town on [[Kalsubai]] hill range. The fort is situated near the village Taked. A short walk from the Hanuman temple at Taked leads to the base village Bitanwadi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortsandtreks.blogspot.com/2018/03/bitangad-hill-fort.html|title=Forts and Treks: Bitangad Hill fort is situated in Nashik district of Maharashtra|first=Midlime|last=Info}}</ref> | ||
==Places to see== | ==Places to see== | ||
This fort can be reached after an easy walk of 30mins followed by steep rock | This fort can be reached after an easy walk of 30mins followed by a steep rock technical climb of another half an hour from the base village Bitangad. There are no proper fortifications or bastions left on the fort except for a few rock cut caves and water cisterns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/ei/Bitangad-Trek-B-Alpha.html|title=Bitangad, Western Ghats, Sahyadri, Adventure, Trekking|website=trekshitiz.com}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Very | Very little history of this fort is known. It was used as a watch tower. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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