Malshej - Kalu Cha Ogh Waterfalls

Kalu Cha Ogh.

Before I heard this name, I had Turned a Professional Trekker, I had the eager Carving, the Desire to Explore more or know the New Places.
In Trekking I had made many friends, in one conversation I heard Kalu Waterfalls, the name sounded different and attracted me.
I started my work of getting information. As this place was less known, I just got below info
i ) It's Somewhere in Malshej Ghat
ii ) It Starts from MTDC Malshej
iii ) It's in Old Trade Route of Malshej called Ganesh Ghat.
I felt the above info was sufficient
As I told above, I had turned Professional Trekker and had the attitude of Let's Do it.
So made plan to do it coming weekend.
We were 5 people, mode of Transport was car
Location - Malshej MTDC.
We left Pune early morning at around 6.30am, but the location being bit far and Road condition was very bad so it took 5 hrs to reach MTDC Malshej (we had breakfast on the way and had carried Junk food as Lunch)
As soon as we reached MTDC, we parked our car there and started inquiry of Ganesh Ghat, many people didn't know about it, but the MTDC watchman was our source of information, he took me to the place behind MTDC and just showed me the path way and asked me just to follow it, till I reach the Ganesh Ghat, which had the old rocky steps and Ganesh Murti ok the Mountain.
And we began on our way, soon we came to the place where it was same as he told, the old Rocky steps and Lord Ganesh Murti, I got confidence as we were on the right direction.
From there it was all Rocky patch and bit slippery, so care is must.
On the way we came across small small beautiful Waterfalls, we spent time in playing and clicking pics in Waterfall.
It was all descending through the rocky patches and the dense forest. In between it was raining and we enjoyed descending.
It took around 3hrs to descend the Ganesh Ghat. As soon as we descended we came across a road which had right diversion.
I just thought and my 6th sense asked me to take right diversion as I felt the straight road will take me to Tithbi village.
We went as per my 6th Sense and soon got the first view of mighty Kalu Waterfalls.
The waterfall is of River Kalu which originates from Harishchandra Gad, this waterfall is hidden in the big valley.
This view is just amazing and beyond imagination.
We went ahead, but as it was Rainy season and flow of river was high, due to which we couldn't reach the bottom of Waterfalls.
We enjoyed and Played in river.
It was already 5pm and my mind was clicking to move as it was getting late.
We came to the point from where we had taken right diversion, I saw the time, it was already 5.30pm and again to ascend towards MTDC would definitely take 4 hrs.
We decided not to ascend and move towards Tithbi village where we could get assistance to reach our car.
On the way we came across a hotel Tithbi forest. We got fresh and took some rest and there we did the deal with hotel and asked them to leave us to our car which was parked near MTDC Malshej.
The deal costed us 300/head which was bit higher, but we all agreed as it was getting late.
It was around 18km by road we reached our car. We started our return journey and reached home by around 11pm.
Had splendid trek
It's must do trek in Rainy season and should be in Trekking list of every Trekker.

Finally there are 2 ways to reach this place.
i ) Through Ganesh Ghat from MTDC Malshej
ii ) Through Tithbi village ( easiest way)
I feel rather that going through Tithbi village one should reach here through Ganesh Ghat, do the trek then only you can understand and feel the value of Kalu Waterfalls. Here you can make memories in small Waterfalls and dense forest while descending.
If you go through Tithbi village then it's easy and just a waterfall nothing more to remember.
Best time to reach is Rainy season,Mid to end of Sept