Torna Fort

Name: Torna Fort
Address: Velhe, Pune district, Pune, India, Velhe, Pune district, IN
Price range: Free

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AddressVelhe, Pune district, Pune, India

Managed byMaharashtra State Archaeology & Museums Department

Today's hoursOpen today 12 AM - 11:59 PM

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TypeFort

Time needed5–7 hrs

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A hill fort in the Sahyadri range near Pune, historically significant as the site captured by Maratha general Tanaji Malusare in 1670 before his fatal battle at Sinhagad, and later associated with Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's expanding territorial control. Its steep, largely unrestored approach and scenic ridge-top views make it a popular trekking destination. The fort remains free to visit with no formal ticketing infrastructure. Ruins of bastions and water cisterns survive along its perimeter.

Did you know? Torna Fort was the very first fort captured by a teenage Shivaji in 1646, marking the symbolic beginning of the Maratha Empire, he reportedly discovered a hoard of buried treasure here that helped finance his early campaigns.