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Kuruwita – Erathna trail to Sri Pada is the third most popular trail leading to Adam’s peak. This trail is much difficult to tackle than the most popular Hatton-Nallathanni route. While this trail is about 3km longer than the second most popular Rathnapura – Palabathgala route, the trail conditions and the surrounding environment is very much similar to the Palabathgala trail. In fact these two trails meet 2km before the summit |
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Kuruwita Erathna Trail to Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) |
Rathnapura Palabathgala Trail to Sripada (Adam’s peak) |
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This trail goes through the evergreen rain forest of the peak wilderness sanctuary and it is closer with the nature compared to the popular Hatton – Maskeliya route to Adam’s peak. Low land vegetation (tall trees – thick canopy) covers the trail at the beginning and vegetation gradually transforms to a mountain cloud forest (shorter, more heavily stemmed, moss covered trees) towards the trail end. Peak wilderness sanctuary is among the best areas for birds and butterflies in Sri Lanka as well |
Explore Sinharaja from Kudawa Conservation Centre |
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Sinharaja is a place steaming with life. Every where you look, its living and breathing! Plants, butterflies, bugs, birds, snakes, lizard, mammals, fish, frogs, mushroom and many other forms of life occupy every inch of this amazing rain forest. Forest covered mountains, flowing streams and fountains, green landscapes and cool and clean breath are simply unforgettable. The most convenient way to explore this wonderful place is to visit Kudawa Conservation Centre (KCC) managed by the department of forest conservation. |
Trail to Mini world’s end from Knuckles Conservation Centre – Deanston |
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Mini World’s end is an escarpment situated at the southern end of the Knuckles range. From this location, the panoramic view of the knuckles range and some of the villages situated in the foot hills of knuckles can be seen.
The place is called “Mini world’s end” as it resembles a smaller version of the “world’s end” drop situated at Horton Plains National Park. |
Scenic and adventure drive to Horton Plains from Kalupahana |
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This unique track will give you an opportunity to enjoy some of the best hill country landscapes of Sri Lanka and push you and your vehicle to the limits as you pass hair pin bends exceeding 15 degrees gradient. One section of the trail is so difficult to pass, so that it is popularly knows as the “Devils staircase”. You will also be able to see the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, the “Bambarakanda falls”. |
Dothalugala Nature Trail – Knuckles Range |
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Dothalugala is one of around 34 mountain peaks that make up the Knuckles range. This nature trail will take you to a significant height up on Dothalugala mountain to reach an observation point where the panoramic view of the southern parts of the Knuckles range can be enjoyed Once you reach the observation point you can take a different route downhill to reach the Camp site making a full circle through the forest |
Trail to Nitro Caves from Corbett’s Gap – Knuckles Range |
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Nitro cave is a large cave hidden deep in the southern parts of Knuckles Mountains. Inhabited by hundreds of thousands of bats for possibly many hundred thousand years had made this cave a rich deposit of saltpeter (potassium nitrate) traditionally used to make gun powder. It is believed that this cave was used as a source of saltpeter by rulers of Sri Lanka for more than thousand five hundred years. |
Trail to Uduwara Falls and Nagadowa Falls, Bambarakanda |
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Uduwara falls and Nagadowa falls are two beautiful waterfalls hidden deep in the mountains around Bambarakanda area. Both waterfalls are located in a steep; difficult to access location between two mountains. Therefore this hike is to the closest observation point where you can see both waterfalls clearly from the mountain in-front of them |
Trail to The Top of Bambarakanda Falls, Kalupahana |
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Trail to the top of Bambarakanda falls is an exciting walk mostly entirely through Pines plots. At the top, there is another small but beautiful waterfall and a large pool. Scenery all around at the top of the falls is unbelievable including the uninterrupted view in to the end-less eastern plains of Sri Lanka |
Trail to Lanka Ella Falls from Bambarakanda, Kalupahana |
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Lanka Ella is a isolated waterfall located in the Bambarakanda area. The fall gets its name due to the shape of the base pool which resembles the tear-drop shape of Sri Lanka. Trail to Lanka Ella mostly winds through Pines plots and savannas and offer several scenic outlooks in to the forest covered mountain range of Horton plains and vast plains in eastern Sri Lanka |
