One Tree Hill Point

SIGHTSEEING, MATHERAN Updated : Oct 7, 2015, 11.52 AM IST

Chandni Aggarwal

By heart, Chandni is a passionate traveler and by qualification, she is a computer science graduate and an MBA in Marketing. She has traveled to 15 countries and 3 continents till date. She recently cofounded her travel startup named Rural Odyssey. Her interests include traveling, photography, writing, cooking, meeting with new people and understanding life better. She believes that life is a journey where we have a lot to discover and traveling is the best way to discover life. Traveling makes her strong, practical and an improved version of herself. Her personal blog is The Soaring Spirit.


One Tree Hill Point is almost 4 km away from the marketplace, taking around an hour to walk up to this place. It's better to take a horse or a hand-pulled rickshaw. This point is named as One Tree Hill Point because a tree stands right on the top of the peak, and there is no other vegetation around except some grass. This beauty is at its best in the monsoon season. Some other tourist group told us that this is the southernmost tip of Matheran. The view from this peak is really spectacular as you can see Karjat, Mumbai-Pune highway, Panvel city, Chowk village and a few other vantage points of Matheran. To get the best view of this peak, walk all the way to the edge and then only you'll be able to notice that why this point is called One Tree Hill. There is a trekking path from Ambewadi to One Tree Hill Point, which is pretty easy and can be done by beginners also. It takes almost 3.5 hours to climb up and 2.5 hours to descend. I'll advise to avoid this trek during monsoons or hire a guide.
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