Tiger Path is the last of the virgin forest trails left in Mount Abu,with all the excitement from the Jungle Tales and Tarzan comics,so much so one is rewarded with the Tarzan Hut atop a Mango Tree, at the end of the trail. It was one of the earlier paths to Mount-Abu also known as Old Cart Road. The ancient and the sacred hills of Arbud have been the abode of the Gods. They have also been the hermitage of the Vedic Rishiis, a place of pilgrimage-for the Hindus and the Jains alike and a place of military vantage throughout history.

Since 1835 AD, Arbud has been a jewel amongst the hill stations of India with its beautiful, ex-citing jungle trails like The Bailey’s Walk, Craig’s Path, Saal Gaon trail, Palanpur Path, and more arduous the Utroj path and Sher Gaon path etc. But, indeed, Tiger path takes the cake! It is also the way to one of the most ancient temples on earth, the Rishikesh Temple, nearly 7,000 years old - Mount Abu could well be the cradle of civilization!

During the Vedic times 10 narrow mountain foot paths led to the hills of Arbud. In historic times one pony track from the village of Anaadra was laid out on the Western hill face of Abu and another broad road along which even elephants could come was laid out on the Eastern slope of the hill of Arbud, which terminated at Achalgarh,the capital of Mount Abu. The marble for the thou-sand year old Delwara Temple was brought on the elephant back and in the bullock carts along this broad road.

In 1778 AD Prithviraj Chauhan, the last Hindu emperor of India climbed along this broad road to consummate his marriage with the daughter of Prahladan, the founder of Prahladanpur, which for the last 2-3 centuries is known as Palanpur. Prahladan was the younger brother of Dharavarsh Pramarg the mighty ruler of Arbud. The invasion of Mahmud Gaznavi in 1025 AD, of Sultan Allaudin Khilji of Delhi in 1298 AD, and the Sultan of Gujarat in the 15th Century AD came along this route, which is now in total disrepair and the thick over growth of forest prohibits any access along this route, but the pony track to Anaadra is very muchin use as of date.

In 1881 AD the new road was opened along the Eastern slope of the _hill from Mount Abu to Kharari Railway Station (Abu Road) via St. Mary’s High School, touching the plains at Rishikesh. This project was undertaken by His Highness Maharajdhiraj Maharao Sir Kesari Singhji Bahadur of Sirohi, GCSI, KCSI and British Engineers were deployed for the work. It is romantically reminiscenced as “Old Cart Road”. In 1917 AD the preseirt tarmac road that links Mount Abu to Abu-Road was laid out via Chipaberi (probably thewell of Chipa).