![]() ![]() ![]() That’s exactly what our long-term Jeep Compass Trailhawk does, and that’s exactly why it’s been my car of choice for three consecutive Mahabaleshwar trips in two months. It’s fun when you have something that can flatten every bump, cushion you from every pothole, and stay stoically impervious to the surface beneath you. For the average family, it’s a harrowing climb and not a fun way to kick off a long weekend break. But because of its pathetic conditions, and the long and winding 40km Ambenali Ghat, it’s a road less taken. The road up from the western side, via Poladpur, is even in more of a shambles, but it’s shorter, prettier, and has very little traffic. ![]() Last year’s prolonged monsoon relentlessly hammered the roads leading up to the hill station and the final 20km Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar stretch had potholes large enough to be seen from outer space. Trouble is, the roads that take you there are simply hell, and, until early this year, they hadn’t been repaired. Mahabaleshwar just after the monsoons is simply heaven. ![]()
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