Top 10 Most Famous Ghats in Maharashtra
The Western Ghats is known as Sahyadri mountain range is Maharashtra and home to natural beauty and rich biodiversity, especially during the monsoon season the scenic drive across the top 10 famous Ghats in Maharashtra is a wonderland.
Here is the list of top 10 most scenic ghats of Maharashtra to drives with extra care.
Some of the well known Ghats of Maharashtra also includes Bopdev Ghat, Madhe Ghat, Dive Ghat near Pune, Shidi Ghat, Ganesh Ghat and Anuskura Ghat, Follow the link for Adventures Drive Through The 9 Majestic Ghats of Maharashtra.
Ambenali Ghat
Ambenali Ghat mountain pass across the Western Ghats and links the cities of Poladpur and Mahabaleshwar. The ghat road or mountain road is a 40 km long and is the longest ghat in Maharashtra with many hairpin turns and slope.
Amboli Ghat
Amboli Ghat is a mountain pass in the Sahyadri and a popular hill station in Maharashtra for monsoon photography.The Ghat and roads of Amboli offers stunning views of forest and valleys around.
Amba Ghat
Amba ghat is high mountain pass at a height of 2000 ft above sea-leve on Ratnagiri-Kolhapur roadin the Sahyadri ranges. The ghat has picturesque mountain-landscapes and a popular weekend destination around Kolhapur.
Kumbharli Ghat
Kumbharli Ghat connects the coastal Ratnagiri of Konkan region with the Satara across the Western Ghats. Kumbharli Ghat section links the Chiplun and Karad with a popular attraction – Koyna Dam near by.
Bhor Ghat (Khandala Ghat)
Bhor Ghat road lies between Khopoli and Khandala, The most well famous for its scenic beauty, waterfalls during the monsoon and a must visit place in Maharashtra during the monsoon.
Kashedi Ghat
The Kashedi Ghat on National Highway 66 (India) has list of deadly curve which make it one of the most difficult ghats in Maharashtra to drive across.
Malshej Ghat
Malshej Ghat is the most famous mountain pass and a popular hill destination near Pune during the monsoon, part of the Western Ghats Range and know for deep valleys and series of waterfalls on road and list of birds.
Tamhini Ghat
Tamhini Ghat is another popular ghat near Pune, Mulshi dam offers the best scenic drive along with Tamhini Ghat road with list of small waterfalls Valleys and Dam back waters.
Kasara Ghat (Thal Ghat)
Kasara ghat or Thul Ghat are a series of mountain slopes in the Western Ghats and home to one of India’s longest road tunnels in Kasara Ghat, The tunnel is 7.7kms long which makes it the longest road tunnel in Maharashtra.
Chorla Ghat
Chorla Ghat is a part of the Western Ghats in the Sahyadri mountain range. A lesser known destination on the intersection of the borders of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Varandha Ghat
Varandha Ghat is situated on the Western Ghat ranges and well known for scenic route, list of monsoon waterfalls, lakes and green screen. The Varandha ghat stretches almost 10 km on route with many twists and turns and skirts the backwaters of the dam.
