There are all together 34 points to visit in Matheran. Some of the points which a tourist should visit are:
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Panorama Point The Panaroma point trek starts from the car park at Dasturi point. The apx three km path opens up towards the end giving very nice views of the hills and valley below. You may be able to spot the toy train tracks winding along the hills and if time is right, even an ariel view of the train moving on...
Alexander Point, Matheran
It is on the Madhavji Road which is just about 1 km. from the Post Office.
From here one can see Garbut Point, Towers of Bhivpuri Power House, Karjat Palasdari Lake, Borgaon
Village, Rambaug Point and Chowk Point.
Charlotte Lake, Matheran
Charlotte Lake is about 2 kms from the Post Office has beautiful scenery and greenery. On the left is
Pisarnath Temple, Echo Point, Louisa Point are on the right side of it. Matheran city gets its drinking
water. Since this lake supplies drinking water to the town, boating, swimming and fishing is strictly
prohibited here. One can stand atop these peaks and survey the wild ravishing landscape, and the
reddish brown mountain ranges. The red soil is everywhere. Matheran is a continuous verse of shady,
thickly wooded paths of red mud and velvet moss, stretching endlessly.
Charlotte Lake has dam at one end and temple at the other. A popular picnic spot, it looks splendid in the
monsoon, but dries up in the summer. Near the dam is the main Hindu holy temple, the Pisarnath Mandir.
Charlotte Lake, the Panther's Caves and the Paymaster Park are other attractions, especially for children.
Echo Point, Matheran
It is about 2 kms from the Post Office. On the right one can experience Echoes reverberating in a low
tone from this place. This one place mostly visited by love buds, who express their feeling not by flower or
by cards but they shout it out at top of their voice.
During the Manson, the view of water fall from here will be a delightful to watch. And also during month of
September & October waterfall can be seen.
Khandala Point, Matheran
It is on the M.G. Road, ½ km away from Post Office. One can see Garbut Point in front of it and at the
right side of it, Khandala Hills, Bhivpuri Power House and Karjat town can be seen.
Rambaug Point
It is about 2 kms from the Post Office. From here Garbut Point, Karjat Town and Khandala Point can be
viewed.
Chowk Point
It is about 4 km from the Post Office. From here you can be seen Karnala Fort, near Panvel, Vishalgad,
Prabal Fort, One Tree Hill, Karjat, Palasdari and Chowk Village.
One Tree Hill
It is about 3 kms from the Post Office on Shivaji Road, On the top of hill there is one solitary Jambhul
Tree that marks the spot. A tent Hill, Chowk Village, Mumbai-Pune Highway and Panvel City can be seen
from here.
Louisa Point & Lions Head
It is about 2 km from Post Office. The place is essentially a plateau. From left to right, one can see Echo
Point, Lake Gardens, Chowk Point, Tent Hill, Prabal Fort, Panvel, Lights of Mumbai City at Night. On the
right, one can see end of point shaped looks like a ’’Lion’s Head’’.
Porcupine Point
It is about 3 kms from the Post Office and is well known for the magnificent sight of Sunset from here at
dusk.
Malet Spring
It is about 1-1/2 km from the Post Office. During whole year passers by and tourists can drink the cool
water of this spring.
Monkey Point
It is about 3 kms from the Post Office and so named because there were monkeys abounding on that side
formerly. From here facing Hart Cliff, and experience the delightfulness of echo sound. If one makes a
noise or sound, it echoes back nearly six/seven times and the echo is distinct, clear and full.
Mount Berry
It is about 5 kms from the Post Office. A splendid view of train coming up the hill right from Neral Water
Pipe and perfect Aerial view of Neral Town can be seen from here,
Mount berry is one of the highest spots in Matheran, this has splendid views. Governor's Hill, another
viewpoint, is between Mount Barry and Panorama Point.
Garbut Point
It is nearly 5 kms from the Post Office. While going to this place one meets with a wonderful alliance of
sky with the earth, in other words, of the horizon. This point must be seen for its colourful Dawn and
Sunrise. One should not miss this Point at the Sunrise.
The Hart Point
This point offers a view of the lights of Mumbai at night! All of Matheran is a series of such idealistically
named points that are popular, if isolated, sites for picnics and fireside revelry at night.
Little Cowk Point
Belvedere Point
Olympia Race Course
Lords Point
Cecil Point (Actually a water fall mouth)
Madhavji Garden & Point
Matheran Railway Station
Mayor Point
