Tikona Fort Trek - by Krish Iyer
Grade: Easy Height: 3579 ft Base Village: Tikona Peth District: Pune Tikona is a fort in the Lonavala region of Pune district. Its twin fort is Tung. You can do Tikona and Tung together in only one day. Tikona is surrounded by Lohagad, Visapur, Tung, and two lakes on each of it’s sides. One is Pawana lake, and the other is Mulshi. The word ‘Tikona’ means triangle or pyramid. Tikona is also known as Vitandgad. History It is not known who built this fort. In 1485, Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I captured this fort. Later Shivaji Maharaj took control of the fort in 1657. To know more about the history of Tikona visit this link My Journey I have actually been to Tikona twice. The first on a Saturday, and the second one, just two days later! My friend’s mom was so amazed by the photos, she really WANTED to do the trek. My sister agreed, because on the first one she couldn’t come. My mom and I did not mind as we loved it the first time. I a