Ashtavinayak Route from Vashi & Pune

magiceye · 3rd October 2006, 15:26

Hi guys...
I plan to do the Ashtavinayak trip in mid-October using Pune as the base for my trip. Any inputs regarding the road conditions will be welcome.
I will be using the route given below.

1)Pune-Hadapsar-Loni-Theur
2)Theur- Hadapsar-Saswad-Jajuri-Morgaon
3)Morgaon-Supa-Chaufulla-Patas-Daund-Siddhatek
4)Siddhataka-Daund-Patas-Chuffula-Hadapsar-Pune.

1)Pune-Moshi-Chakan-Khed-Manchar Narayangaon-Ozar
2)Ozar-Otur-Narayangaon-Junner-Lenyadri

From Lenyadri will return to Mumbai via Malshej.

Cheers!

ssl2uv108 · 8th October 2006, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by magiceye

Hi guys...
I plan to do the Ashtavinayak trip in mid-October ....
Cheers!

Once you do this please describe so it will really benefit.

viper · 10th October 2006, 09:49

Hi,

My Mom just finished the same today after 3 days. They left Mumbai early Sunday morning and returned this morning. Shall get the exact route they took with details later and post.

If you have any specific questions to ask let me know so that I can try and out it down in one go.

Viper

magiceye · 10th October 2006, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper

Hi,

My Mom just finished the same today after 3 days. They left Mumbai early Sunday morning and returned this morning. Shall get the exact route they took with details later and post.

If you have any specific questions to ask let me know so that I can try and out it down in one go.

Viper

Hi... Basically I want to know what the conditions of the roads are. I plan to do
1)Pune-Hadapsar-Loni-Theur
2)Theur- Hadapsar-Saswad-Jajuri-Morgaon
3)Morgaon-Supa-Chaufulla-Patas-Daund-Siddhatek
4)Siddhataka-Daund-Patas-Chuffula-Hadapsar-Pune.
in a day. Would that be possible?

How far is Deccan Gym from Osho commune? Plan to visit that too while staying in the Deccan Gym area. Grateful if you could also adv how Span Exec hotel or Sapna Exec hotels are!
Thanks

kARTIK IYER · 3rd January 2008, 00:49

Hi ,

I am planning a trip for Ashtavinayak temples from Vashi . Can i get help on

1. Exact route to take
2. Need a halt overnight ( good decent place ) as am travelling with family .
3. Time taken between places if possible .

Thanks ..

Regards.. Kat

magiceye · 3rd January 2008, 07:24

Hi Kartik.. please refer to my travelog on Ashtavinayak at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ravelogue.html

Enjoy!

kARTIK IYER · 3rd January 2008, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by magiceye

Hi Kartik.. please refer to my travelog on Ashtavinayak at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ravelogue.html

Enjoy!

Hi ,

Thank you for the information . I must say the note is well written and quite detailed . do you have any idea on what route these mumbai operators take .

Regards.. kat

carboy · 4th July 2008, 18:00

Is this time of the year - mansoons - a bad time for visiting some of the Ashtavinayak temples from Pune. I am not planning to do the full religious route.

But rather visit a couple of temples (3-4) hours & return home.
Then maybe go back the next weekend for a temple or two.

Which are nearest from Pune which I could visit?

deepaktpatil · 4th July 2008, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by carboy

Is this time of the year - mansoons - a bad time for visiting some of the Ashtavinayak temples from Pune. I am not planning to do the full religious route.

But rather visit a couple of temples (3-4) hours & return home.
Then maybe go back the next weekend for a temple or two.

Which are nearest from Pune which I could visit?

Mahad and Morgaon are nearby and one way travel time shouldn't be more than 2-3 hrs. These two are in opposite directions but referring to a Maharashtra map will help you plan better.

I am sure other places are in the category of single day visits and can be clubbed together.

hvkumar · 4th July 2008, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by carboy

Is this time of the year - mansoons - a bad time for visiting some of the Ashtavinayak temples from Pune. I am not planning to do the full religious route.

But rather visit a couple of temples (3-4) hours & return home.
Then maybe go back the next weekend for a temple or two.

Which are nearest from Pune which I could visit?

All are within 50-100 kms from Pune. Ideally one in 2 days.

carboy · 5th July 2008, 08:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepaktpatil

Mahad and Morgaon are nearby and one way travel time shouldn't be more than 2-3 hrs. These two are in opposite directions but referring to a Maharashtra map will help you plan better.

I am sure other places are in the category of single day visits and can be clubbed together.

From this map - http://www.aroundpune.com/images/astavinayak.jpg
it looks like Theur & Morgaon are in the same direction.

Morgaon | Ashtavinayak
Theur | Ashtavinayak | Shri Chintamani

Can someone give directions from Parihar Chowk? Also how are the roads?
Will rains be a problem?

ASHISHPALLOD · 5th July 2008, 16:22

hello,
you can make all ashtvinayak trip in two days.
you can do it like this.
1. pune to theur.
start early say 7 am from pune.
take solapur highway nh9. drive @ 20/25 km towards solapur. cross toll naka. there will be left turn towards theur. theur is 2/3 km inside the highway. take darshan .
2. theur to morgaon.
from theur , come to solapur highway. drive towards solapur. after small town yawat, you will a village named choufula on nh9. take right turn towards supa, morgaon. drive @ 30 km. you will be at morgaon. take darshan.
3. morgaon to sidhdhatek.
from morgaon, again come to solapur highway via supa.
drive towards solapur. at village named patas, take left turn towards daund.
reach daund. remember you should cross railway overbridge to enter daund.
drive in the city of daund. ask for directions to shirapur or siddhtek. small road leads to sidhdhtek. take darshan at sidhdhtek.
4. sidhdhtek to ranjangaon.
from sidhdhatek, come to daund . drive towards ahmednagar. take left turn at kashti towards nhavara. take right turn at nhavara towards shirur. reach to nagar pune highway just before 5 km shirur. take left turn towards pune. at 10 km from this turn, you will be at ranjangaon.
5. ranjangaon to pune.
just drive on 4 lane highway towards pune.
day ended.
you have covered 4 ganapaties of ashtavinayak.
do you want to cover more on next day?

gd1418 · 5th July 2008, 19:43

Hey Ashish, this info is great. Would you please post about the rest of the 4 Ganapatis?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

hello,
you can make all ashtvinayak trip in two days.

do you want to cover more on next day?

ASHISHPALLOD · 6th July 2008, 10:46

on next day, start at 7 am.

5. pune to ozar.
drive towards nasik on nh50. via kasarwadi, nasikphata, bhosari, chakan, rajgurunagar, manchar , narayangaon. take left turn at narayangaon towards ozar. take darshan at ozar. dist. @ 100 km.

6. ozar to lenyadri.

from ozar, drive towards junnar. enter in the city of junnar. ask for directions. lenyadri is 5 km from junnar. take darshan at lenyadri. this temple is in the cave. you have to climb the hill. this is somewhat tiresome. not so hard. steps are there. you will see the fort of shivneri , birhplace of king shivaji. if time permits, you can reach the fort. gov has fully developed this fort for tourist.

7. lenyadri to pali.

from lenyadri, drive towards narayangaon. from narayangaon, take nh50 and drive towards pune. at chakan, take right turn towards talegaon. this road is packed with industries. reach to talegaon. from talegaon, you have two options. either take expressway or nh4 to reach khopoli. i recommend to take nh4 until lonawala and expressway for lonawala to khopoli tollnaka. reach tollnaka at khopoli expressway. DO NOT CROSS TOLL NAKA. 100 METERS BEFORE REACHING TO TOLL NAKA AT KHOPOLI, THERE IS SMAALL ROAD AT LEFT SIDE TO REACH ON PALI - KHOPOLI ROAD. reach to pali khopoli road. drive towards pali @ 35 km. taka darshan at pali. keep patiens during driving in pali. roads are small with traffic.

8. pali to mahad.
this mahad is small village near khopoli. do not confuse with the city of mahad on mumbai goa highway nh17.
from pali, take khopoli road. reach khopoli. do not enter i khopoli. take left turn on nh4 crossing towards panwel. drive slowly on left lane. at @ 2/3 km, there is left turn towards mahad. take darshan.

9. mahad to pune.

from mahad, come to nh4. drive towards khopoli. enter in khopoli. drive towards pune by nh4. in the ghat, you will enter somewhere on expressway. drive towards pune. its a bliz. if time permits, you can enjoy chikkis at lonawala.
day ended.
congratulations.
you have completed ashtvinayak tour.

this is religious still enjoyable tour. you will come across rural life, big rivers, sahydri mountain, industrial hub, expressway, lot of eateries, forts , forest and what not.
roads are good. some stretches may be bad but drivable. this is totally safe tour for families.
enjoy the tour.
for more information, pm me.

ramkya1 · 6th July 2008, 11:42

Hai GD,

Me and Sudhir are planning to do this circuit sometime when we get about 4/5 days off. He said it would be possible to comfortably do this in 3 days, total distance would be within 1000 KMS.

If there are ppl interested, we can make it convoy!!!!!

Hai Ashishpallod,

Have saved all your data, great detailing, will be of immense help for trip.

Hai Carboy,

Have saved your map too, great for planning the trip too.

Happy Driving,

--Ramky

3rd October 2006, 15:26	#1
magiceye BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 239 Thanked: 117 Times	Ashtavinayak Route from Vashi & Pune Hi guys... I plan to do the Ashtavinayak trip in mid-October using Pune as the base for my trip. Any inputs regarding the road conditions will be welcome. I will be using the route given below. 1)Pune-Hadapsar-Loni-Theur 2)Theur- Hadapsar-Saswad-Jajuri-Morgaon 3)Morgaon-Supa-Chaufulla-Patas-Daund-Siddhatek 4)Siddhataka-Daund-Patas-Chuffula-Hadapsar-Pune. 1)Pune-Moshi-Chakan-Khed-Manchar Narayangaon-Ozar 2)Ozar-Otur-Narayangaon-Junner-Lenyadri From Lenyadri will return to Mumbai via Malshej. Cheers! Last edited by adya33 : 3rd October 2006 at 17:59.
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10th October 2006, 09:49	#3
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 19 Times	Hi, My Mom just finished the same today after 3 days. They left Mumbai early Sunday morning and returned this morning. Shall get the exact route they took with details later and post. If you have any specific questions to ask let me know so that I can try and out it down in one go. Viper
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kARTIK IYER BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NaviMumbai Posts: 160 Thanked: 14 Times	Ashtavinayak Route from vashi Hi , I am planning a trip for Ashtavinayak temples from Vashi . Can i get help on 1. Exact route to take 2. Need a halt overnight ( good decent place ) as am travelling with family . 3. Time taken between places if possible . Thanks .. Regards.. Kat
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3rd January 2008, 07:24	#6
magiceye BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 239 Thanked: 117 Times	Hi Kartik.. please refer to my travelog on Ashtavinayak at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ravelogue.html Enjoy!
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4th July 2008, 18:00	#8
carboy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kolhapur Posts: 1,717 Thanked: 1,901 Times	Ashtavinayak from Pune Is this time of the year - mansoons - a bad time for visiting some of the Ashtavinayak temples from Pune. I am not planning to do the full religious route. But rather visit a couple of temples (3-4) hours & return home. Then maybe go back the next weekend for a temple or two. Which are nearest from Pune which I could visit?
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5th July 2008, 16:22	#12
ASHISHPALLOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MH42 Posts: 2,005 Thanked: 334 Times	hello, you can make all ashtvinayak trip in two days. you can do it like this. 1. pune to theur. start early say 7 am from pune. take solapur highway nh9. drive @ 20/25 km towards solapur. cross toll naka. there will be left turn towards theur. theur is 2/3 km inside the highway. take darshan . 2. theur to morgaon. from theur , come to solapur highway. drive towards solapur. after small town yawat, you will a village named choufula on nh9. take right turn towards supa, morgaon. drive @ 30 km. you will be at morgaon. take darshan. 3. morgaon to sidhdhatek. from morgaon, again come to solapur highway via supa. drive towards solapur. at village named patas, take left turn towards daund. reach daund. remember you should cross railway overbridge to enter daund. drive in the city of daund. ask for directions to shirapur or siddhtek. small road leads to sidhdhtek. take darshan at sidhdhtek. 4. sidhdhtek to ranjangaon. from sidhdhatek, come to daund . drive towards ahmednagar. take left turn at kashti towards nhavara. take right turn at nhavara towards shirur. reach to nagar pune highway just before 5 km shirur. take left turn towards pune. at 10 km from this turn, you will be at ranjangaon. 5. ranjangaon to pune. just drive on 4 lane highway towards pune. day ended. you have covered 4 ganapaties of ashtavinayak. do you want to cover more on next day?
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6th July 2008, 10:46	#14
ASHISHPALLOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MH42 Posts: 2,005 Thanked: 334 Times	on next day, start at 7 am. 5. pune to ozar. drive towards nasik on nh50. via kasarwadi, nasikphata, bhosari, chakan, rajgurunagar, manchar , narayangaon. take left turn at narayangaon towards ozar. take darshan at ozar. dist. @ 100 km. 6. ozar to lenyadri. from ozar, drive towards junnar. enter in the city of junnar. ask for directions. lenyadri is 5 km from junnar. take darshan at lenyadri. this temple is in the cave. you have to climb the hill. this is somewhat tiresome. not so hard. steps are there. you will see the fort of shivneri , birhplace of king shivaji. if time permits, you can reach the fort. gov has fully developed this fort for tourist. 7. lenyadri to pali. from lenyadri, drive towards narayangaon. from narayangaon, take nh50 and drive towards pune. at chakan, take right turn towards talegaon. this road is packed with industries. reach to talegaon. from talegaon, you have two options. either take expressway or nh4 to reach khopoli. i recommend to take nh4 until lonawala and expressway for lonawala to khopoli tollnaka. reach tollnaka at khopoli expressway. DO NOT CROSS TOLL NAKA. 100 METERS BEFORE REACHING TO TOLL NAKA AT KHOPOLI, THERE IS SMAALL ROAD AT LEFT SIDE TO REACH ON PALI - KHOPOLI ROAD. reach to pali khopoli road. drive towards pali @ 35 km. taka darshan at pali. keep patiens during driving in pali. roads are small with traffic. 8. pali to mahad. this mahad is small village near khopoli. do not confuse with the city of mahad on mumbai goa highway nh17. from pali, take khopoli road. reach khopoli. do not enter i khopoli. take left turn on nh4 crossing towards panwel. drive slowly on left lane. at @ 2/3 km, there is left turn towards mahad. take darshan. 9. mahad to pune. from mahad, come to nh4. drive towards khopoli. enter in khopoli. drive towards pune by nh4. in the ghat, you will enter somewhere on expressway. drive towards pune. its a bliz. if time permits, you can enjoy chikkis at lonawala. day ended. congratulations. you have completed ashtvinayak tour. this is religious still enjoyable tour. you will come across rural life, big rivers, sahydri mountain, industrial hub, expressway, lot of eateries, forts , forest and what not. roads are good. some stretches may be bad but drivable. this is totally safe tour for families. enjoy the tour. for more information, pm me.
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6th July 2008, 11:42	#15
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	Planning To Do This Sometime Hai GD, Me and Sudhir are planning to do this circuit sometime when we get about 4/5 days off. He said it would be possible to comfortably do this in 3 days, total distance would be within 1000 KMS. If there are ppl interested, we can make it convoy!!!!! Hai Ashishpallod, Have saved all your data, great detailing, will be of immense help for trip. Hai Carboy, Have saved your map too, great for planning the trip too. Happy Driving, --Ramky Last edited by ramkya1 : 6th July 2008 at 11:47.
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