Jambhulmal Highest Point Trail

The Jambhulmal Highest Point Trail climbs to the summit of Jambhulmal at 468 m (1,535 ft), the highest point within Mumbai's city limits, inside the Kanheri range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Hikers reach the start by taking a train to Borivali station on the Western Line, then either riding the park's internal bus or walking or cycling around 6 km from the main gate to the Kanheri Caves entrance, where the summit path begins. From there it is about 2.5 km each way to the top, a 2-3 hour out-and-back walk with roughly 5 km of total distance, climbing through forest and rockier open ground with a moderate, sustained gradient rather than any single steep face; there is some loose rock and a short scramble near the final approach, but no technical exposure. The lower section is shaded forest track, giving way to more open, sun-exposed ground on the summit ridge, where the plateau opens into 360-degree views across the national park's forest canopy, the city skyline to the south, and the hills toward Thane Creek on clear days. The Kanheri Caves complex, passed at the start of the walk, makes a natural rest stop and water break before the ascent, though there is no water source higher up the mountain, so hikers carry everything they need for the round trip. The summit itself has no shelter or hut, so the plateau is best treated as a turn-around point rather than a stopping place in bad weather, particularly given the open, wind-exposed terrain near the top.