Skywalk Point, Chikhaldara, Maharashtra
Skywalk Point is a viewpoint situated in Chikhaldara Hill Station in Chikhaldara Taluk in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chikhaldara is also called Kichakdara. It is situated adjacent to the Balancing Stone Point. This skywalk (glass walk) is the second in the country after Sikkim. This skywalk is the largest pedestrian bridge in India. The skywalk is about 407 metres long with a 100m glass deck in the middle, across the 590-ft deep valley in the eco-sensitive and buffer zone of Melghat Tiger Reserve. This skywalk is the longest skyway than those in Switzerland (397m) and China (360m).
Connectivity
This point is located at about 2 Kms
from Chikhaldara Bus Stand. Chikhaldara is located at about 27 Kms from Semadoh,
34 Kms from Paratwada Bus Stand, 36 Kms from Paratwada, 49 Kms from Harisal, 58
Kms from Kolkas, 83 Kms from Amravati, 85 Kms from Amravati Railway Station, 95
Kms from Shahanur and 224 Kms from Nagpur Airport. Chikhaldara is situated at
about 36 Kms to the north-west of Paratwada. Chikhaldara is well connected to
the cities of Paratwada, Amravati, Akola, Betul, Khandwa and Burhanpur by
road. MSRTC plies buses from Nagpur to Chikhaldara
via Amravati-Paratwada.