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filcord · 4th October 2005, 17:12

I did this last year Goa to Pune and back in a Escort diesel. We went Goa-Chiplun-Poladpur Mahabashwar-Pune. Stopped in M'war for three days. Returned via Kolhapur, where you take the road to Gaganbowda ghat which takes you down gently to the Konkan coast. From Kolhapur to the ghat is a narrow well-paved stretch of around 40km, coming down the ghat is really beautiful, and once on the coast, north of Sawantwadi, it's a smooth ride to Goa. We started 6 am from Pune and reached Panaji by 6 pm, with about 2 and half hours of stops. Breakfast on the highway, lunch at Kolhapur, tea at Sawantwadi. Three kids on board so we weren't really speeding. This is the shortest route by the way. All the best, and let us know how the trip went.

4th October 2005, 17:12	#7 (permalink)
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 423	I did this last year Goa to Pune and back in a Escort diesel. We went Goa-Chiplun-Poladpur Mahabashwar-Pune. Stopped in M'war for three days. Returned via Kolhapur, where you take the road to Gaganbowda ghat which takes you down gently to the Konkan coast. From Kolhapur to the ghat is a narrow well-paved stretch of around 40km, coming down the ghat is really beautiful, and once on the coast, north of Sawantwadi, it's a smooth ride to Goa. We started 6 am from Pune and reached Panaji by 6 pm, with about 2 and half hours of stops. Breakfast on the highway, lunch at Kolhapur, tea at Sawantwadi. Three kids on board so we weren't really speeding. This is the shortest route by the way. All the best, and let us know how the trip went.