Why this ride
A 651 km round trip from Uran - roughly 9 h 39 in the saddle. The stops in between: Khanderi Fort, Lohagad, Raigad and back through Lohagad. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Raigad · 651 km from Uran
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 651 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 39
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Mumbai's great railway terminus is a cathedral built for engines. It was designed by the English architect Frederick William Stevens and completed in the late 1880s as Victoria Terminus, named for the queen who was also Empress of India, and its mixture of Victorian Gothic and Indian motifs is one of the most flamboyant of the age. Domes, spires, pointed arches, carved peacocks and lions, stained glass and stone gargoyles give the whole building a theatrical quality. It was renamed in honour of the Maratha king Shivaji in the 1990s, and is now on the World Heritage list. Locals still call it VT.
Read the complete Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is where the day begins. Next is Khanderi Fort.
2. Khanderi Fort
Khanderi is a small island fort in the Arabian Sea, a short boat trip off the Konkan coast south of Mumbai. Shivaji built it in the late seventeenth century to challenge the Siddis, the Abyssinian-descended admirals of Janjira, who held the neighbouring island of Underi, and the two forts glared at each other across a narrow stretch of water for decades. The Marathas built Khanderi first, and the Siddis answered by fortifying Underi, and the sea between them saw skirmishes and cannon duels. Today Khanderi carries a lighthouse and the remains of walls and bastions, and its rocks are surrounded by fishing boats.
Read the complete Khanderi Fort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Khanderi Fort comes up about 93 km into the recorded legs. Next is Lohagad.
3. Lohagad
In the monsoon, Lohagad disappears into the clouds and reappears, drenched and green, with waterfalls pouring off every ledge. This hill fort stands on a ridge of the Western Ghats a short distance from Lonavla, between Mumbai and Pune, and its walls and gateways crown a basalt plateau a few hundred metres above the surrounding valleys. Its name means iron fort, and it is one of the forts associated with the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji, which in 2025 were grouped together on the UNESCO list as the Maratha Military Landscapes.
Read the complete Lohagad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 189 km into the recorded legs you reach Lohagad. Next is Raigad.
4. Raigad
Raigad is a flat-topped mountain in the Sahyadri, the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, with cliffs falling away on almost every side, and it was chosen by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the capital of the Maratha kingdom. In 1674 he was crowned here, a ceremony that announced the Marathas as a sovereign power in the face of the Mughal empire, and the fort became the political heart of the young state. Today the summit holds the ruins of the palace, the market street with its rows of stone shop plinths, water tanks cut into the rock, and Shivaji's samadhi, which draws a steady stream of visitors who come as pilgrims rather than tourists.
Read the complete Raigad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Raigad, about halfway. Next is back through Lohagad.
5. back through Lohagad
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lohagad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Lohagad sits at 268 km, about halfway. Next is back through Khanderi Fort.
6. back through Khanderi Fort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Khanderi Fort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Khanderi Fort comes up about 559 km into the recorded legs. Next is Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
7. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus closes the day.
Leg by leg
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Khanderi Fort
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus → Khanderi Fort is 93 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Khanderi Fort to Lohagad
Khanderi Fort → Lohagad is 96 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Lohagad to Raigad
Lohagad → Raigad is 136 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Raigad to back through Lohagad
Raigad → back through Lohagad is 142 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Lohagad to back through Khanderi Fort
back through Lohagad → back through Khanderi Fort is 92 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Khanderi Fort to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
back through Khanderi Fort → Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is 92 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.