From Destination
Mumbai
Gadeshwar Dam
Route
Mumbai-Vashi-Panvel-Gadeshwar Dam
Distance
100 km one way
(thanks, Nitin Pathre!)
What makes it nice
Lovely scenery all the way. The Dam is set in the foot of Matheran amidst high craggy hills. Just right for a relaxing day.
Route posted by
Soumo Chatterjee,
soumo@business-standard.com
I tried this route and I think...
Feedback
Hey! The route is not 100 kms one way - its motre like 65 from Dadar. Dadar to Panvel 50kms approx and Panvel to Gadeshwar Dam is 15 kms. You can almost clock the last 15 kms on your odometer as the dam comes up suddenly at the 15 km mark. The fields and villages ahead is a Beauty - soak it in in rains or just after the rains. Nilajana Sen
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Route description

Take the Sion-Panvel Highway till the flyover for New Panvel (left side of the road once you reach Panvel, before the Panvel ST Depot). Take the flyover and travel for 15 kms on the winding and twisty roads. You will reach a lake and the Gadeshwar dam.

Stopovers

Vashi or Panvel for anything u need. A few Tea Stalls on the way.

Fuel Stations
Panvel is the last place to fuel up.
Tips
Narrow roads - look out for the S.T. buses and guys on bikes. Return during the day as the route is very twisty and not properly lit.