Offbeat Matheran Trails
3 DaysIncluded/Exclude
Cost Includes
- A. Traveling by private vehicle.
- B. Guide charges, Trek Fund, First Aid kit etc.
- C. Expenses on Breakfast/Tea and Evening Tea
Cost Excludes
- Any other expenses like cost of mineral water, soft drinks, desserts, chips, packaged snacks etc. is not included.
Route Details
Three offbeat trails through the dense forest of Matheran.
Contact Info
Trek Schedule
7th June, 2026 (Sunday)
05.45: Assemble below Chakram Hikers office, Mulund East.
06.00; Depart for Dasturi Point, Matheran.
09.00: Reach Dasturi point with en route tea/ breakfast
09.30: Start trek towards Mount Barry to Panaroma Trail.
12.00: Start trail walk to Garbut forest loop.
13:30: Break for lunch
14.30: Start trail walk to Vetaleshwar valley and the temple.
16.30: Conclude the trek at Dasturi Point.
17.00: Start return journey to Mulund. 20.00: Reach Mulund with en route tea/ snacks
Frequently Asked Questions
Indicative Checklist of items to be carried (personal items not included): Do Not Forget to carry mandatory Items.
- Extra cash, in case the expenses exceed Rs. 900/- per head.
- Good quality sack to accommodate things required for the trek – MANDATORY (you must also share a load of common equipment/material, if any, besides your luggage) (Avoid: 1-strap sack, handbags, suitcases, plastic bags etc.)
- Trekking Shoes that don’t slip on slippery surface (E.g. CTR/Action Trekking Shoes), Socks. MANDATORY
- Water bottle (min. 2 ltrs) – MANDATORY
- Additional pair of clothes. (For Waterfall)
- Cap
- Chocolates / Titbits / Fruits/ chikki etc. as per choice
- Torch with extra cells – MANDATORY
- Personal Medicines, if any.
- Packed Lunch for Sunday– MANDATORY
- Trekking Pole
- Floaters/Sandals
our clothing should be decent and sober. Avoid wearing jeans, shorts, sleeveless tops, tights and revealing clothes.
1. It is recommended to wear comfortable full-sleeve shirts and trousers/ trek pants. It helps to avoid mosquito & insect bites and scratches from thorny bushes along the route. The salwar kameez also works fine for ladies. Clothes made up of quick drying fabrics are useful for a trek in monsoon.
Note – half Pants/ Three-Forths are STRICTLY not allowed while trekking.
- Any good trekking shoes (like Action/CTR Trekking shoes) that won’t slip on the slippery surface are recommended. For rainy season shoes with ankle support are particularly useful. Avoid ordinary canvass shoes or Hunter shoes (which have hard sole) as possibility of slipping with them is higher. It is advisable to wear the shoes which are one size higher to avoid blisters. Avoid torn/worn out shoes.
Note – Participants without proper trekking shoes will not be allowed to continue for safety reasons and be sent back.
- For reasons of safety, no participant will be allowed to trek without proper shoes and clothing.
- Avoid carrying excessive cash/gold ornaments.
- Please leave this trek brief & details of the trek with someone at home.
- Non-veg food & consumption of liquor is prohibited during the trek.
- This is a trek/nature trail & not a picnic and everyone is required to follow the rules & regulations of the club, applicable to every trek (reproduced at the end).
- Everybody is required to contribute in camping work like cleaning camp site, carrying equipment etc.
- Avoid photography/selfies at difficult spots. Ensure that you are not taking any risk while doing photography.
- This trek requires prior experience of trekking.
Following are the numbers for contact in emergency:
1. Archit Gokhale – Trek Leader 9833196275
2. Tanmay Karve – Trek co leader 9619802855
3. Shaunak Thorat – Trek co leader 7507116160
3. Mahesh Bhalerao- President 8779640591
4. Madhav Phadke- Vice President 7506077730
