Bike trip to Toranmal
Well it was just 15 days ago I did a ride to Aurangabad and now an equal distance ride to Toranmal. Only difference is that was 3 and a half days but this was just 2 
Place: Toranmal, a remote hill station on the north most border of Maharashtra.
Distance from Mumbai: Around 550kms.
Here is the my version of the trip log.
Day 1: 18th November
We decided to meet at the Dahisar check naka from where the NH-8 starts.
I did get up on time but reached some 20mins late. Without wasting any time we quickly started the ride.
It was just 20kms crossed and suddenly I heard a big noise and didn’t know what it was. I stopped and checked it and came to know it was my chain lock had come off.
Don’t know how that happened but luckily I had a spare lock with me. But no tools to fix that.
So I borrowed some from the parked truck near by.
I had message the rest to go ahead and I will catch up later.
I fixed it some 45-50mins and headed to Vasai town to check from a mechanic whether if its correct and can make such a long trip.
It was Sunday so shops open very late today so I had to wait some couple of hours before I can start for the ride.
Around 10.15am I was back on the road. And calculated that to reach the place I will have to go at 100kmph with just 1 halt for 550 some kms.
Piece a cake…
I started first steady at 80kmph and then within no time was at 110 till I reach Navsari. Even some photos I took where I clicked on the running bike.
No time to halt and take shots.
By noon I crossed the Maharashtra border and entered Gujarat.
And in just 40mins I was at Navsari.
Stopped for fueling and some drinks and just in 10 mins was back on the road.
The road from here it a bit narrow till it joins NH-6.
NH-6 is a good broad highway. I was able to reach top very quickly. Though there is a bit of traffic but no problem.
When I reached Nandurbar I think I got lost….so the map was out from the bag so I can find some directions.
After a couple of hours of slow ride I was back on the road where I could see Toranmal 75kms.
And by this time it was getting dark. So before it gets any darker I ripped to the base of the ghats of Toranmal.
And just after sunset I started the 32kms narrow ghat to Toranmal.
This was the time very my concentration was full up. As all dark and narrow patch so one mistake can be fatal.
But it was fun.
By 7pm I was at the top and the rest of the gang had reached just 10 mins before me and also had found a place to stay. No hotel no guest house just a bungalow with a caretaker.
We dumped our bags there and headed out at the MTDC resort and ordered food. It took over 1.5 hours for the food to get ready but the wait was worth it. The food was absolutely delicious.
After dinner headed back to the bungalow and watched the G.I. Joe movie one was having in his laptop.
In just 20-25mins of the movie we started feeling sleepy. So all lights off and the snoring was on.
Day 2: 19th October
We all got up around 6.30am and were up and ready by 8.
By 9.30 after some tea and biscuits we went check out the local points and what else that can be explored.
The view from the hill point was magnificent and breath taking. Wonder how the place will look in rainy season.
By 10.10 we started ride down hill when just in 5kms we noticed an off road trail to a cave shrine. Without hesitation we took that 1.5km off road trail to the caves.
Must tell you it was not an easy path. It was small stream crossing, big rocks bouncing and riding on the edge stuff.
A punishment for the bike.
By noon we were back on the down hill road and started ride towards shahad.
Ones we were down the ghats we took a halt for drinks and started a non stop ride to Nandpur.
We took lunch over there.
It was ok not that good.
By 3pm after our tummies full and the fuel tank full it was a non stop ride to NH-8.
More than non stop, it turned out to be a fast and super fast one to NH-8.
With just one stop on the NH-8 junction we took halt directly for dinner at Charoti covering 160kms in 2 hours.
After some good meal we cruised back to Mumbai and were off to our own places having a thought of a fresh ride some other time.
PHOTOS of the TRIP:
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