Ogda Waterfall is located in Palghar district in
Maharashtra. Directions to the waterfall are easily available on Google Maps.
One has to travel on the Western Express Highway, exit the highway at Manor,
from there travel to Wada. From Wada one has to travel by the internal roads
leading to Khodala. Ogda Waterfall is on the way.
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| The tip of Kohoj fort covered in clouds |
We comprising of Manohar, Dominic and Fathima decided to
visit the waterfall.
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| That's us, Manohar, Dominic, Fathima and Me |
We met up at Andheri (intersection of the metro line and the
western express highway) around 6:50 AM.
Stopped for a CNG tank fuelling at Dahisar and then headed over the Western
Express Highway.
The sun was shining, not a drop of rain nor a rainy cloud in
the sky. As it was the month of July, we
were hoping to have some showers to make the trip a memorable one.
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| Rain drops on the window pane |
We traveled to Manor,
exited the highway and traveled on the state highway to reach Wada. It
had rained here as the ground was wet also there was water accumulated on the
side of the road, meaning that it has been raining heavily here.
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| Wet roads leading to Ogda Waterfall |
I looked up in the sky, and saw us surrounded by dark
clouds, so the rains were due anytime soon. With the rains, the view from the
roads was scenic. Lush greenery all around, small water streams all over the
place, muddy water accumulated all around and saw people farming too. It's been a long time, I have stepped in a farm. Maybe will do it in our next trip. I remember as a child, I used to accompany my Mom to the fields.
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| Pond we located on our way to Ogda Waterfall |
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| That's us at the pond premises |
We crossed by Kohoj Fort, It took me three attempts to
conquer it. Also do read about my camping trip at the Shelte Water Lake, at the
base of the fort. This was my first attempt at camping. Hehe.
We travelled on the narrow and winding roads to reach Wada.
Wada was packed with people, the narrow roads, filled with people made it
impossible for us to drive through. Not sure why the roads are so narrow on a
small town.
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| Ogda Waterfall |
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| Fathima and Me at Ogda Waterfall |
Nevertheless we decided to carry on to our destination, Ogda
Waterfall.
It is advisable to, tag the places on Google maps at the
start of the journey, as the phone looses network signals often. We had
Vodafone and Reliance JIO SIM, but no network in the interiors of Maharashtra. As the places are marked on Google maps, GPS
helps you to know where you are on the maps.
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| A large river near Ogda Waterfall |
It took us around 3.5 hours to reach the Ogda Waterfall
(taking time spent at CNG fuelling and having breakfast ) into consideration.
Let me inform you, that the only way of reaching this
waterfall is by travelling by private mode of transport. I hardly saw an
rickshaw, tum tum nor ST bus while reaching this place.
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| A large river near Ogda Waterfall |
Not many people are aware of this waterfall. Apart from the
four of us, there was a group of locals, who were also there, they had had
their dip in the waters and were busy preparing lunch.
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| An old bridge we saw on the way to the Ogda Waterfall |
The water was flowing down a hill in a distance and so the
flow of the water was a strong one, we decided not to get into the water but to
sit at the banks so that we can wet our feet in the water.
Soaking one's feet in the ice cold water was relaxing to our
feet. I wasted no time in soaking my hands and also washing my face in the
water. I felt so relaxed. All the tiredness was long gone.
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| Fields |
Manohar and Me love travelling to these offbeat places, as
we don't like crowds and like to have nature all by ourselves. I have been to a
couple of waterfalls before, some
crowded and some not so crowded. Here click on the names of the waterfalls to
read about them. Bhivpuri, Palasdhari, Zenith, Chinchoti, Dhabosa at Jawahar and Kalote.
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| Farmer ploughing his field |
Sat there while Dominic, had a good time in the flowing
water, when then crossed the road and headed onto the other side, only to see a
confluence of the water from the waterfall and a river flowing. The water was
muddy, so we didn't venture in it, nor did we go for a swim in it.
Note: There is no provision for food and water here, so one
has to carry it. We had picked up our supplies from the highway itself.
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| That's lunch |
Khodala is a small town, a couple of KM's away, there is
provision for food and water here. We were happy that we managed to get
ourselves Chinese food here. It is a norm on our trips to have Chinese food for
lunch and dinner. Though it is just 20 KM away it took us around 1 1/2 hours to
reach there, as the roads are narrow and curvy and not in very good condition,
but it offers a scenic view of the surroundings.
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| Another water body on the way |
The weather suddenly changed and the rains set in. It
accompanied us all the way back to Mumbai. We had to drive slowly on the narrow
roads and so it consumed a lot of time and finally we reached Mumbai around
8PM.
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| That's us again |
We had a good time in the trip, thanks to the rains, the
weather was even better.
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