Katrabai Trek
Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Maharashtra
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- Max altitude
- 1,408 m
- Days
- 1 day
- Distance
- 10 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
About 540 m of climbing over roughly 5 km each way from Kumshet on an open, treeless mountain with exposed rock near the top; it is long and windy rather than technical.
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On the trail
The route
Day by day
Day 1 · highest point
Kumshet Village → Kumshet Village (via Katrabai summit)
870 m → 1,408 m → 870 m
Ups and downs
Altitude profile
Where it is
Map
Trailhead and high point only — not a recorded track. Use it with a proper map.
Weather
Next 5 days on the trail
Live forecast for the trailhead and the high point. Mountain weather changes fast — check again on the morning you start.
Trailhead · Kumshet Village
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High point · Katrabai summit
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Each day: high / low °C · rain mm and chance · snow cm · wind km/h
Weather data: Open-Meteo.comModel forecast, not an official warning. For alerts follow IMD and the local administration.
Plan the trip
How to reach
- Trailhead
- Kumshet Village (nearest town: Rajur)
- Nearest railway
- Kasara (Central Railway suburban line); operators drive from Kasara to Kumshet in about 4 hours
- Nearest airport
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- By road
- Kasara station (private vehicle to Kumshet, about 4 hours); Rajur (about 33 km; shared jeeps run between Rajur and Kumshet)
- Drive
- About 6 h from Mumbai
Plan the trip
Permits and fees
We could not confirm the current permit rules and fees from an official source. Check with the local forest department or tourism office before you go.
Plan the trip
Cost
Self-guided
₹800–2,000
With an operator
₹1,300
Per person, ex-Kasara. Guided: Treks and Trails India lists ₹1,300 (October 2026) including a vehicle from Kasara station and back, breakfast and evening refreshments; no second operator price for this peak was found. Self-guided is an estimate: a share of a hired jeep from Kasara or a shared jeep from Rajur to Kumshet and back, a meal in the village, a local guide if you want one and any sanctuary charge collected locally.
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Packing checklist
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Know before you go
Good to know
- Mobile network
- Not confirmed; expect weak or no signal in Kumshet and on the mountain
- Last ATM
- Rajur or Kasara; carry cash, as no ATM at Kumshet is confirmed
- Nearest hospital
- Rajur; confirm the nearest rural hospital locally before the trek
- Water
- No water source on the trail is confirmed; carry at least 2–3 litres from Kumshet, as the mountain has no tree cover
Highlights
- Remote, little-visited peak of about 1,408 m between Ratangad and Harishchandragad
- Open summit with what the operator calls the biggest rock exposure in the Sahyadri
- Wide views: Harishchandragad, Kunjargad and Naphta to the south, Ajoba to the west, Muda and Ghanchakkar to the east, Ratangad, Alang, Madan, Kulang and Kalsubai to the north
- Kumshet village, the stopover on the Ratangad–Harishchandragad range trek, which crosses the Katrabai col
Risks
- The mountain has no tree cover: strong wind, sun exposure in the dry months and cold nights, even in May, on the open top
- Exposed rock near the summit becomes slippery in rain and fog; the route is little used and not marked, so take a local guide from Kumshet
- The area is part of the Kalsubai-Harishchandragad sanctuary landscape. In 2025 the Forest Department closed nearby Kalsubai, Ratangad and Alang-Madan-Kulang until 10 August; check with the Rajur/Bhandardara forest office for the current year's monsoon order before going
- Remote base: public buses are scarce and you depend on private vehicles or shared jeeps from Rajur, so plan the return before dark
Know before you go
Questions
Where does the Katrabai trek start?
From Kumshet village, about 33 km from Rajur in Akole taluka of Ahilyanagar district. Operators bring groups by road from Kasara station; otherwise shared jeeps run between Rajur and Kumshet.
How long and how high is the Katrabai trek?
The operator lists about 5 km each way from Kumshet to a top of 1,408 m, with about 2.5 hours up and 1.5 hours down. It is done as a one-day trek.
How hard is Katrabai?
It is graded moderate. The climb is steady rather than technical, but the mountain is bare and very windy, and the rock near the top is exposed.
Is Katrabai on the Ratangad to Harishchandragad trek?
The range trek from Ratangad to Harishchandragad crosses the Katrabai col and drops to Kumshet for the night stop. The summit itself is a separate climb from Kumshet.
In an emergency
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- 112All emergenciesIndia’s single emergency number — works in every state
- 108Ambulance
- 1077District disaster control room
You are in
District: Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar)Maharashtra
- Nearest hospital
- Rajur; confirm the nearest rural hospital locally before the trek
- Last ATM
- Rajur or Kasara; carry cash, as no ATM at Kumshet is confirmed
- Phone network
- Not confirmed; expect weak or no signal in Kumshet and on the mountain
Before you set off
- Tell someone your route and when you will be back.
- Carry a charged phone and a power bank.
- Download an offline map of the route.
- Turn back if the weather turns bad — the mountain will wait.
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Where this comes from
Sources
Last reviewed:
- Katrabai Peak Trek (tour listing by the operator Treks and Trails India, treksandtrails.org; not this site) — Treks and Trails India
- Ghanchakkar (section on Kumshet and the Katrabai col) — Wikipedia
- Katrabai (natural=peak, alt_name Katrubaicha Dongar) — OpenStreetMap
Photos: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0; Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0
