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Kavnai FortHeight : 2500 feet
Type : Hill forts Fort Range : Igatpuri (Western range)
District : Nashik Grade : Medium
      The Sahyadri range in Igatpuri region is mainly divided into eastern range and western range. The eastern range is known as Kalsubai range comprising of forts like Kalsubai, Kulang, Alang, Avandha-Patta while the eastern region includes Tringalwadi, Kavnai, Harihar, Brahmagiri and Anjaneri forts. This region can be rambled over from Igatpuri or Ghoti village.
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Kavnai
Kavnai
Kavnai
Fascinating Spots :

      The main entrance door of the fort still stands in a good condition. On entering the main doorway we can see a cave on the right hand side. We have to go via this route only to reach the fort top. On reaching the fort top we can see a small pond towards southern side of the fort. There are many dilapidated structures of mansion by the side of this pond. There is a bastion at the western end of the fort. Also a cistern is located near this bastion. Half-an hour is sufficient to wander over the fort top. Kalsubai range, Trimbak range, Tringalwadi are some of the sightseeing points around the fort from over the fort-top.
Ways To Reach :
      From Igatpuri or Ghoti board in a bus towards Upper Vaitarna and alight at Waki junction. From here a route towards right takes us to the base village,Kavnai. About after an hour of walking we reach the base village of this fort.

Kavnai fort lies to the right side of the base village. A snout of the hill lands in the base village. After half-an-hour of walk over this snout there is a right turn which leads us to a cleft. A simple rock-climbing from here will take us to the main doorway of the fort. It takes about an hour to reach upto the main doorway from the base village.
Accommodation Facility :
      4-5 people can be accommodated in the cave near the entrance door on the fort.
Food Facility :
      One has to make the food arrangement on its own.
Drinking Water Facility :
      Drinking water is available in the cistern on the fort-top which may last upto the month of April.
Time To Reach :
      About an hour is required from the base village, Kavnai to reach the fort-top.
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Forts starting with:
 Aad  Achala  Aguada  Ahivant
 Ajinkyatara  Ajmera  Ajoba  Akluj Fort
 Alang  Amalner  Ambagad  Ambolgad
 Anghai  Anjaneri  Ankai  Antoor
 Arjungad  Arnala  Asawa  Asherigad
 Aundha  Avchitgad  Bahadarpur Fort  Bahadurgad
 Bahadurwadi gad  Ballalgad  Balwantgad  Banda Fort
 Bandra Fort  Bankot  Barvai  Belapur Fort
 Belgaum Fort  Bhagwantgad  Bhairavgad (Satara)  Bhairavgad(kothale)
 Bhairavgad(Moroshi)  Bhandardurg  Bhangsigad(Bhangsi mata gad)  Bharatgad
 Bhaskargad  Bhavangad  Bhavanigad  Bhilai Fort
 Bhimashankar  Bhivagad  Bhivgad(Bhimgad)  Bhorgiri
 Bhudargad  Bhupalgad (Banurgad)  Bhupatgad  Bhushangad
 Birwadi  Bishta  Bitangad  Chakan Fort
 Chambhargad  Chandan-Vandan  Chanderi  Chandragad to Arthur seat
 Chandragad(Dhavalgad)  Chapora Fort  Chaulher  Chavand
 Colaba  Danda Fort  Darya Ghat  Dasgaon Fort
 Dategad  Daulatmangal  Dehergad (Bhorgad)  Dermal
 Devgiri (Daulatabad)  Dhak-Bahiri  Dhakoba  Dharavi Fort
 Dharmapuri  Dhotri Fort (Gadhi)  Dubergad(Dubera)  Dundha
 Durg  Durg Dhakoba  Durgadi Fort  Dutch Warehouse( Vengurla Fort)
 Fattegad  Gadgada (Ghargad)  Gagangad  Galna
 Gambhirgad  Gandharvgad  Gavilgad  Ghangad
 Gharapuri  Ghodbunder Fort  Ghosalgad  Ghotawada Fort (Gotara)
 Goa Fort  Gopalgad  Gorakhgad  Gorakhgad(Manmad)
 Gowalkot  Gunawantgad  Hadsar  Hanumantgad(Nimgiri)
 Hanumantgad(Sindhudurg)  Hargad  Harihar  Harishchandragad
 Hatgad  Hatkeshwar to Lenyadri  Honnur Fort  Indragad
 Indrai  Induri Fort (Gadhi)  Irshalgad  Jaigad
 Jamgaon Fort  Jangli Jaigad  Janjala (Vaishagad)  Janjira
 Jawlya  Jivdhan  Kailasgad  Kakati Fort
 Kala Killa  Kaladgad  Kalanidhigad (Kalanandigad)  Kaldurg
 Kalsubai  Kalyangad(Nandgiri)  Kamalgad  Kamandurg
 Kanakdurg  Kanchan  Kanhergad(Nashik)  Kankrala
 Karha  Karmala Fort  Karnala  Katra
 Kavnai  Kelve Fort  Kelve Pankot  Kenjalgad
 Khairai  Khanderi  Kharepatan fort  Khubladha Fort (Thal Fort)
 Kohoj  Kokandiva  Koldurg  Kolkewadi
 Kondhavi  Korigad  Korlai  Kotkamate
 Kulang  Kunjargad(Kombadgad)  Kurdugad  Laling
 Lingana  Lohgad  Machnur  Madangad
 Madh Fort (Varsova Fort)  Madhu makarandgad  Mahadevgad  Mahim Fort
 Mahim Fort ( Kelve - Mahim)  Mahimangad  Mahimatgad  Mahipalgad
 Mahipatgad  Mahuli  Malanggad  Malegaon Fort
 Malhargad  Mandangad  Mangad  Mangalgad
 Mangalwedha  Mangi-Tungi  Manikdurg  Manikgad
 Manikpunj  Manjarsubha Fort  Manohar-Mansantoshgad  Markandeya
 Mirgad(Songir)  Mohandar(Shidaka)  Mohangad  Moragad
 Mordhan  Morgiri  Moti Daman Fort  Mrugagad
 Mudagad  Mulher  Nagardhan  Nagla Bunder Fort
 Naldurg  Nanded Fort (Nadgiri)  Naneghat  Nani Daman Fort (St.Jerome Fort)
 Narayangad  Narayangad(Amboli)  Narnala  Nhavigad
 Nimgiri  Nivati Fort  Pabargad  Pachhapur Fort
 Padargad  Padmagad (Malvan)  Padmgad (Malvan)  Pal Fort
 Palashi Fort  Palgad  Pandavgad  Panhaledurg
 Panhalekaji Fort  Panhalgad  Paranda  Pardi Fort
 Pargad  Parnera Fort  Parola  Parvatgad
 Pateshwar  Peb  Pemgiri(Shahagad)  Peth (Kothaligad)
 Piliv Fort  Pimpla  Pimplas Kot  Pisol
 Plus Valley  Prabalgad  Pratapgad  Premgiri
 Purandar  Purnagad  Raigad  Raikot
 Raireshwar  Rajapur Fort (British warehouse)  Rajdeher  Rajdher
 Rajgad  Rajhansgad (Yellur Fort)  Rajkot  Rajmachi
 Ramdurg  Ramgad  Ramshej  Ramtek
 Ranjangiri  Rasalgad  Rasalpur Sarai (Fort)  Ratangad
 Ratangad(Ratnadurg)  Ratnadurg  Rawlya  Rawlya - Jawlya
 Revdanda  Riwa Fort  Rohida  Rohilgad
 Sada Fort  Sadashivgad  Sagargad  Sajjangad
 Salher  Salota  Samangad  Samrajgad
 Sandan Valley - Karoli Ghat  Santoshgad  Saptashrungi  Sarasgad
 Sarjekot (Alibaug)  Sarjekot(Malvan)  Satavali Fort  Sewri Fort
 Shirgaon  Shivgad  Shivneri  ShivtharGhal
 Siddhagad (Malvan)  Sidhhagad  Sindhudurg  Sinhagad
 Sion Fort  Sitabuldi fort(Sitabardi Fort)  Sondai  Songad
 Songir (Dhule)  Songir (Karjat)  Songiri (near Roha)  Subhan Mangal
 Sudhagad  Sumargad  Suvarnadurg  Tahuli
 Takmak  Talgad  Tandulwadi  Terekhol Fort
 Thalner  Tikona  Torna  Trimbakgad
 Tringalwadi  Tung  Udgir  Umberkhind
 Underi  Vairatgad  Vajragad (Vasai)  Vallabhgad(Hargapur)
 Vardhangad  Varugad  Vasai  Vasantgad
 Vasota  Vetalgad  Vetalwadi Gad  Vijaydurg
 Vilasgad (Mallikarjun)  Visapur  Vishalgad  Worli Fort
 Yashwantgad(Nate)  Yawal Fort (Nimbalkar Fort)