Igatpuri is located on Mumbai-nashik Railway route as well as National Highway NH 160.

The climb is very easy and takes about 30 minutes to reach the top of the fort from the village.

The fort was built to overlook the trade route which connected Konkan to Nashik area.

In 1636 the Shahaji (father of king Shivaji) had to cede it to the Moghuls after the defeat at mahulifort.

There is a cave and a rock cut water cistern on the western side of the hillock on the fort.