Event Details:

● Event Grade: Easy

● Endurance Level: Medium

● Height of Place: 2600ft approx.

● Location: Matheran, Karjat

● Total time required for climbing: 4 hours of normal climb

● Total distance for climbing: 8 kms

● Duration: 1 Day

About Garbett Point:

The climate of Matheran is very cool. The most unforgettable things about Matheran are deep forest and the waterfalls nearby, especially in rainy season. The beauty of the hill station gets doubled in monsoon. Matheran is truly 'The Best hill station in Maharashtra.

Matheran beautifully covers an area of 8 square kilometers in Sahyadris. This lovely spot was discovered in 1850 by Hugh Poyntz Malet, the collector of Thane district. Garbett point is located on South-west side of Matheran with grand view of the plateau.

Major Attractions:

● Day Trek full of adventure

● Traversing the lake

● Plateau and the cool breeze

● Enjoy Waterfall Enroute

● Adventures and easy rock climbing

Travel Schedule:

We’ll be boarding the below train from nearest local station. Train timings are shared below for convenience:

Karjat Fast Local

06:10 am CST

06:18 am Byculla

06:24 am Dadar

06:31 am Kurla

06:35 am Ghatkopar

06:50 am Thane

07:02 am Dombivli

07:10 am Kalyan

07:51 am Bhivpuri Road

Meeting Point : Bhivpuri Road Railway Station at 07:55 am

Itinerary:

● 08:00 am Meet-up, freshen up, gear up for the trek

● 08:30 am Start the trek with a small warm up walk.

● 08:50 am Reach Dhom Lake, Introduction round and brief on rules and regulations to be followed by everyone on the event

● 09:00 am Continue with the traverse of the lake

● 10:30 am Reach village, take some rest and continue

● 12:30 pm Reach garbett plateau, take some rest and then explore the surrounding,

● 12:45 pm Have lunch self carried on the trek

● 01:00 pm Start moving towards the top to get a panoramic view of the sun rise

● 01:30 pm Reach top settle down enjoy the surrounding, click pics and have fun

● 02:00 pm Post all the masti and after clicking loads of pics, we will move towards our taxi stand

● 03:30 pm Reach Neral station, freshen-up and have breakfast and tea

● 04:30 pm Take a return train to mumbai

● 06:00 pm Reach Mumbai and bid adieu with a promise to meet soon

The cost per head includes the following.

● Unlimited breakfast in the morning

● Local guidance

● Dasturi Naka to Neral Station Taxi

● First aid and first responder assistance in case required

● Do read our terms and conditions before registration

Cost Excludes:

● All kinds of extra meals / soft drinks ordered.

● Insurance, tips, porters, bottled mineral water, aerated drinks etc.

● Any kind of personal expenses.

● Any kind of cost which is not mentioned in the cost includes above.

● All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like road blocks, bad weather.

Things To Be carried:

Identity proof (must)

Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.(optional)

A bottle of water (at-least 2 Ltrs) Compulsory

Windcheater (Compulsory)

TORCH with extra batteries Cap, etc.

Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)

Camera(Optional)

A good trekking shoes, extra pair of floaters, extra clothes.

A haversack to put in all the things to be carried so that one has ones hands free while trekking.

Pleases do not carry sling bags or Jholas.

Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.

Rains are expected, so pack your bags accordingly to save them from getting wet. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags.

Rules

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No Smoking, tobacco and alcohol

Be a group - its not a race

NO littering please...we are educated :)

The leader’s decision will be final and binding on all members. No Arguments will be entertained.

JAI HIND

Adventure Geek