Malshej Ghat, Western Ghats Range in the Kalyan, Ahmednagar Road of Maharashtra, India.

Malshej Ghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range in the Kalyan–Ahmednagar Road of Maharashtra, India. The site is nestled in the lofty rugged hills of the Western Ghats. Malshej Ghat is on Kalyan Nagar road. Though it is popular as a rainy tourist yet, it is soon evolving as a place of perennial cooling, like Mahabaleshwar and Matheran. The hill surrounded by a dense shawl in the rainy season makes the tourists go mad. Now there are special points being created for tourists visiting Ghat. There are two special parking arrangements on the road for business vehicles. M.T.D.C. and forest department has undertaken development works in the Ghat area and hence the facilities are being provided to tourists.

Malshej ghat, with average height of 700 m is situated in Pune district near the border of Pune and Thane districts. It is at a distance of 130 km north of Pune and 154 km from Mumbai towards northeast. The nearest railhead is Kalyan in Thane District or Karjat near Mumbai. The nearest State Transport Bus Station is at Junnar, Pune. From Kalyan Rail Station, one can take state buses that commute frequently between Kalyan and Ahmednagar. The State Bus Station is right next to the railway station. Any Ahmednagar Bound Bus will stop at Malshej Ghat. It will approximately take 1.5 hrs by Bus from Kalyan. To go to Malshej ghat by road From Pune, take Pune-Nashik highway (NH-50) to Narayangaon and turn the road to Otur which will join on to Kalyan-Ahmednagar Highway (SH-222) towards Kalyan. From Mumbai, take NH3 to Bhiwandi and turn towards Murbad or take state highway via Kalyan, Murbad, Saralgaon and Vaishakhare. It is known for landslides during monsoons.

A nice view of valleys is one of the major attraction here. It is also famous for dark woods and the animals inside. These animals includes tigers, leopards, rabbits and peacocks etc. But truly a famous place near Malshej Ghat is Khireshwar which is 2/3 km from rest house. Through Khireshwar village, one can visit the famous Harishchandragadh also. One of the beauties here are many waterfalls in the hilly regions. Various waterfalls from small up to the huge ones are really worth to see and many are right next to the highway.

•     Harishchandragad 
•     Pimpalgaon Joga Dam 
•     Malshej falls 
•     Shivneri Fort
  

Since the area is at a considerable distance from a small town, there are not many posh restaurants and shopping malls. Flamingo Hill is a resort run by MTDC – Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation in the vicinity. , there are other private resorts where you can spend a day or two. Accommodation is also available in a nearby village called Madh. Madh is about 6 km away from Malshej ghat.

Malshej Ghat has on offer things to do that will enthrall and keep its visitors busy. For the outdoor enthusiast and the adventure seeker, there are trekking trails in the surrounding hills to be traversed, for the nature lover there are gushing waterfalls and the verdant flora and fauna to be enjoyed, and bird enthusiast will be thrilled at the sight of the pink flamingoes that swoop down here during July and September. Malshej Ghat is set in sylvan surroundings and is perfect getaway from busy city life.

The site is home to hundreds of different kinds of flora and fauna especially the avian population such as quails, rails, crakes, flamingos and cuckoos. The monsoon months of August and September are a good time to visit Malshej Ghat, with green hills and exotic flamingos visit this area during monsoon months.