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Mirgad, situated in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, is a hill fort located in the town of Pen.There is an unknown fort, Mirgad, in Pen taluka of Raigad district. 368 meters above sea level. This towering fort stands on the Mahalmira hill range that divides the Amba and Patal valleys from the Khandala Ghat in the Sahyadri. The peculiarity of this fort is that this fort is not made up of one big hill as usual but it is made up of four small hills.

How to reach
To visit Mirgad fort, first you have to reach Pen. On the Mumbai-Goa highway, there is Pabal Fata before Wadkhal Naka village (Wadkhal-Pabal Fata distance is 8 km and Pabal Fata to Kondvi distance is 10 km). (Pen-Kondhvi distance is 16 KM). 3 kms further from Kondhvi. In the distance is Zapdi village. From where to reach Ramat-Gamat Zapdi village in half an hour. From where the road ends at Zapdi village, the water follows an unpaved red dirt road to Songirwadi situated on the Mirgad foothills. We would walk on this red dirt road for another half-and-a-half hour to reach the spacious plateau of Mirgad foothills. As soon as you reach this plateau, a tall mango tree and its dense shade entices you to rest for a while. of this mango The hill seen on the left hand side from the tree is 'Mirgad' and the village of 10-12 houses at its base is Songirwadi. If you have your own bike, it can reach Songirwadi at the base of this hill. So you can save almost one and a half hours of hassle.