Tungi/Kathingad is the fort which perfectly matches its name.
Tungi fort is located in base village Tungwadi (तुंगवाडी ) almost 20 kms from Lonavla via INS Shivaji.
From Lonavla,take the road going towards Bushy dam and move further towards the Amby Valley road.After INS Shivaji,you will have road going uphill towards Amby Valley.From here approx 7 to 8 kms,before Village Peth Shahapur,take left turn towards Ghusalkhamb(घुसळखांब ) village this road goes further to Mulshi dam.
From Tungwadi village,you need to proceed left towards the Hanuman temple and from here,the trek starts through the dense trees .You will have steps starting within 10 minutes walking through dense trees.From here,the climb is very very steep and it is always on the edge of the mountain hence special precaution is to be taken while climbing.Each and every step you need to be walk carefully.
Within 30 minutes of climb,you will approach the first door and in around 15 minutes,you will approach the second door of the fort.You will reach the water tank and a small Ganesh temple.Take the way going left of the temple, and always keep left side.Dont go by right side.This route goes somewhere else but not on top of the fort.So keep left side of the ridge always.
This final climb is done is around 20 minutes and around 1.5 hours of hardwork,you reach the top.
The top is not very big .Just one watch point tower and a temple of Tungai devi.
Its height from Sea level is around 1100 meters but due to steep climb,it's difficulty rating is medium grade which means that newbie trekkers must take very very much precautions while climbing the fort.
At this place we spotted a Python.