Madap Waterfalls, Chowk, Khalapur, Khopoli, Maharashtra

Madap waterfall lies in Chowk region of Khalapur in Khopoli of Maharashtra. Madap waterfalls is a beauty hidden inside the Madap hills close to Mumbai Pune expressway. Madap waterfalls is easily accessible which lies amidst a small mountain of Madap where a quite big village is situated at the top of Madap hill.

Madap waterfall has a height of around 40m appx. The water comes through various sources in Madap hills and falls into a quite wide pool full of rocks which are slippery. However the waterfall pool is just waist deep and quite safe to relax. But during heavy rains huge volume of waterflows through this and should not be crossed or swim under. Also the water falls through an overhang rock cliff with less space behind the falls. There is no route to top from besides the falls as the cliffs are very steep and slippery. Also there is another waterfall nearby with no pool but good for rappelling.

HOW TO REACH MADAP WATERFALL:

There are two ways to reach Madap waterfall.

As shown in the map below there are Route 1 and Route 2. However one has to first reach express city near Madap. (building project). From Mumbai head for Chowk village and proceed. From Pune either from Khopoli or Khalapur one can head to express city and Madap.

Route 1:

From route one there is motorable road till the river crossing point. But this road is very rough and narrow for barely one car. No problem for bikes though. You can drive till the crossing point and park there after which you have to cross the river on foot and go till the second small bridge. Not much parking space is available for 4 wheeler but ample space for 2 wheeler. This route further goes up the top of hill to Madap village. From crossing point it is a km walk till the falls. However the river crossing is very slippery and when flow of water is high it should not be crossed and route 2 should be used. For 4 wheeler best option is to park at the Express city main road and walk upto this point or take route 2 if no crossing is needed. 

Route 2:

Route 2 goes further into the city and then from there you can enter rice fields to walk upto the small bridge which joins with route 1 and walk till the falls. Good thing about this route is the river needs not be crossed.

Route 1 and Route 2 eventually meets at the small bridge point after which it passes aside paddy fields and then a second river crossing point where an upstream short trek to the falls needs to be done. However if it rains heavy the upstream part should not be done as volume of the flow is very high. One can be swept away or get locked inbetween. 

Google Map Link

MADAP WATERFALL MAP ROUTE

MADAP WATERFALL VIDEO

Kalote Waterfall, Khalapur, Khopoli, Maharashtra

Kalote Waterfall is a beautiful waterfall which is beautifully located amid misty mountains in Kalote Mokashi village near Khalapur in Khopoli. This waterfall is a 3 column waterfall which is quite wide at the top of waterfall. This has a gradual pool and moderately deep. This waterfall is  seasonal and is around 20m in height. This waterfall is located in such a way that it cannot be seen in full context until it is not reached nearby.

The waterfall drains into a dam located nearby which is also called Kalote Dam. The Dam is an ideal place to camp too. Small resorts are also located nearby the dam. The waterfall is close to Kalote Animal Trust.

The waterfall has a small cave and quite a comfy place even to camp behind the curtains of falls. The waterfall is easily accessible from main road and also to reach the top of waterfall is easy route going from right side of the falls. However during heavy rains this waterfall crossing is too dangerous as large volume of water flows through it. The pool of this fall should be avoided during heavy rains.

HOW TO REACH:

From the main highway to Khopoli one has to take a turn towards the mountain of Kalote Mokashi village. Boards are well set. From the turn till the Kalote Waterfall parking point it is a 3 to 3.5 km ride. However the road after the dam, from Radha Kunj cottage and Kalote Animal Trust the road condition is bad. Bikes can ply but only heavy 4 wheelers can go easily. Small cars might get stuck in mud and rocks.

From Parking, it is just a 5 minute walk to the Kalote Waterfall. Routes and maps are shown below with markings.

KALOTE WATERFALL VIDEO TOUR

Some pictures of the Kalote Waterfalls

3 column Kalote waterfall

Kalote Dam