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Sinhagad Fort via Paytha Road / Pune Darwaza
Advanced candidate; local access/weather check required HillTrail
2 variants, kept separate
- A 5.4 mi = 8.69 km named out-and-back [S26]
- B not road ascent or universal fort distance
The facts, as researched
- Distance options
- 5.4 mi = 8.69 km named out-and-back [S26] ; not road ascent or universal fort distance.
- Surface and terrain
- Rocky scramble, partially paved; starts Paytha Road by Askarwadi bus stop and passes Pune Darwaza [S26] .
- Elevation gain
- 2240 ft = 683 m full mapped ascent [S26] .
- Water points
- unverified: current potable point locations/availability.
- Safe hours and lighting
- Aggregator claims fort 06:00-18:00 and fee [S26] ; current official hours/fee/lighting and safe-time guarantee unverified.
- Parking
- unverified: authorized parking/capacity. Private-vehicle approach [S26] does not confirm parking.
- Crowd pattern
- Very popular hiking area [S26] ; exact weekday/weekend and runner pattern unverified.
- GPX source
- Public map with Download label [S26] ; GPX export/file untested.
Caveats
Multiple entries/turnarounds create different distances. Keep named track variant; do not apply trail numbers to paved road climb.
GPX
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An approximate area marker from OpenStreetMap names. Not a verified trailhead.
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Sources
Desk research from public maps, guides, reviews and news reports, checked in October 2026. Markers like [S26] point to the research ledger, which is not published yet, so they do not link out. This page uses S26. Nothing here was surveyed on the ground.