Bhairi cave is high up on a rock face with a sharp pinnacle nearby. A giant cave of Bhairav is hewn out in a rock face. It has a water tank and animal sacrifice is still practiced here. On the Chaitra Pournima day every year a fair is held here.

Bhairi pinnacle is 40 m high and is near the cave. It has an easier approach from the east face, while other routes are more challenging. Another pinnacle 100 m higher up towards the ghats also provides a good challenge.







Route 1 : From Karjat (90 km Mumbai on Pune rail route) proceed by bus to Sandshi via Khandpe. A complicated track leads to the base of the cave (4 km). A series of rock steps lead vertically up to the cave. Then steps are blown off in certain sections near the cave making the approach and return difficult and exposed. A 6m rope is fixed to climb to the cave vertically.

Route 2 : From Jambuli (bus from Talegaon near Lonavla), Kopeshwar temple. Traverse along the edge of the ghats between the Bhairi pinnacle and the ghats to descend to the base of the cave.

Route 3 : Another long trek is from Lonavla Tungarli lake on the Rajmachi route and then to Valvand village and to Jambuli. This route takes 12 hour of strenuous trekking. But the beauty of Bhairi cave & pinnacle is a once in a life time experience.