Stand at the right point on the Anjaneri plateau in late July, and the waterfall in front of you runs the wrong way. The wind coming up the cliff face is stronger than the water falling it, so the spray gets picked up and thrown back over the lip. Locals have watched it happen for generations. Most visitors have never heard of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same six weeks that produce it are the six weeks this hill is at its most dangerous. On 21 July 2024, more than 250 trekkers were caught on this plateau in heavy rain. Forest staff formed a human chain and walked them down. The operation began at 11 in the morning and ran into the evening (Free Press Journal<\/a>, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both things are true, and almost nothing written about Anjaneri holds them together. Half the guides online tell you monsoon is the best time to climb. Others give opening hours that don’t match what the forest department actually enforces. A surprising number place this waterfall on a hill 150 km away. Here’s what’s actually the case, where the reverse waterfall is, what the rules are, and how to decide whether this weekend is your weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anjaneri is a 4\u20135 km, 3\u20134 hour climb to 4,264 ft, 20 km from Nashik on the Trimbakeshwar road, believed to be Lord Hanuman’s birthplace. In July\u2013August, wind at the plateau edge blows a waterfall back upwards. It sits inside a notified Conservation Reserve \u2014 Maharashtra’s only one created for vultures \u2014 so camping is banned and the gate runs 7 AM\u20136 PM. Skip it in active heavy rain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In this Blog<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n