g ad ▁is ▁a ▁favour ite ▁destination ▁for ▁one - day ▁tre kk ers . ▁The ▁tre k ▁path ▁to ▁Vik at g ad ▁is ▁along ▁deep ▁rav ines ▁and ▁cl iffs . ▁Its ▁clos eness ▁to ▁M ather an ▁and ▁N eral ▁attract s ▁many ▁tre kk ers ▁on ▁week ends . ▁The ▁forest ▁department ▁and ▁local ▁vill agers ▁are ▁doing ▁plant ation ▁and ▁some ▁rest oration ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁History ▁Very ▁less ▁history ▁about ▁this ▁fort ▁is ▁available . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁god dess ▁P eb i ▁De vi , ▁has ▁store ▁rooms ▁for ▁storing ▁food ▁gra ins ▁and ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁Captain ▁Dick inson ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁ ▁How ▁to ▁reach ▁This ▁fort ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁from ▁Pan vel ▁and ▁N eral ▁towns . ▁The ▁nearest ▁town ▁is ▁M ather an ▁which ▁is ▁ 8 km ▁from ▁N eral . ▁The ▁N eral ▁is ▁well ▁connected ▁by ▁rail ▁and ▁road . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁busy ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁M umb ai - P une ▁railway ▁line . ▁There ▁are ▁good ▁hot els ▁in ▁M ather an ▁and ▁N eral . ▁Te a ▁and ▁sn acks ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁small ▁hot els ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁M ather an . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁routes ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁fort . ▁The ▁easiest ▁is ▁to ▁reach ▁M ather an ▁by ▁bus / car / train ▁and ▁start ▁walking ▁along ▁the ▁railway ▁track . ▁The ▁route ▁is ▁very ▁narrow