At a height of 2320 ft Prabalgad is a vast fort near Karnala ideal for a full day trek. A simple trek the route to Prabalgad is via Thakurwadi about 15 kms from Panvel and 35 Kms from Karnala.
The NH 17 passes through the Karnala bird sanctuary! While driving down the Mumbai-Goa Highway, stop when you see Hotel Ekvira or a board in marathi that indicates that you have reached the Karnala Bird sanctuary , just opposite the Karnala range forest office. Karnala is about 15 kms from Panvel.
Best Route from Kolhapur to Karnala
Kolhapur - Satara - Pune Bypass Rd - Lonavla - Panvel - Karnala
Best Route from Pune to Karnala
Pune - Lonavala - Panvel - Karnala
Best Route from Mumbai to Karnala
Mumbai - Panvel - Karnala
Alibaug - the vast stretch of beaches from mandwa to Kashid is just under an hour drive from Karnala and can be included in a Karnala holiday or vice versa.
If you have the expertise and the equipment you can scale the Karnala Thums Up. From one side the Karnala Thums Up is a sheer rock face with a couple of overhangs
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