Degodathurawa (441m) is an isolated mountain situated at Polpithigama area. It was a half a day hike to Degodathurawa.
Degodathurawa (441m)/ දෙගොඩතුරාව Hike | |
Degodathurawa (441m) is an isolated mountain situated at Polpithigama area. It was a half a day hike to Degodathurawa. |
ඇත්බැද්දෙන් නුවරගලට /From Ethbadda to Nuwaragala | |
Nuwaragala and Ethbadda are two rocks situated at Nuwaragala forest reserve. We have camped at Ethbadda and trekked to Nuwaragala in second day. Nuwaragala is considered as the fortress of King Saddathissa. |
Hill Fortress-Medamahanuwara Kanda / Rajagala Kanda (1339m) මැදමහනුවර කන්ද/රජගල කන්ද | |
Madamahanuwara Kanda/ Rajagala Kanda (1339m) is situated closer to Hunnasgiriya at Kandy-Mahiyanganaya road. It is said to have ruins of ancient fortress belongs to King Senarath (1604-1634A.C) |
Journey to Paduruthalawa /පැදුරුතලාව (1690m) | |
Paduruthalawa is another hidden entity of Sri Pada forest reserve. It’s height ranges from 1400m to 1690m. Camping on top of Paduruthalawa was a wonderful experience. |
Hike to Nawanagala / Nawenagala (නාවනගල/නෑවෙනගල) (1488m) | |
Nawenagala / Nawanagala (1488m) is a prominent peak situated at southern border of Knuckles massif. It has two peaks. This is our one day hike to Nawenagala. |
Overlooking peak of Kimbulwana reservoir-Kalugalpaya / කළුගල්පාය (340m) | |
Kalugalpaya (340m) is a rock adjacent to Kimbulwana reservior. This is our one day hike to Kalugalpaya and Banamaduwagala. |
Towering peak of Moragollagama-Nikawagampaha Kanda / නිකවගම්පහ කන්ද (380m) | |
Nikawagampaha Kanda (380m) is situated at Moragollagama area and famous Nagala RMV is situated at base of it. |
Knuckles Rilagala (1604m)/ රිලාගල | |
Rilagala (රිලාගල) and Selva Kanda (සෙල්වාකන්ද) are two lesser known peaks of Knuckles forest reserve, situated between Knuckles five peaks and Kalupahana area. This is our journey to Rilagala from Knuckles five peaks. |
Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. | |
Kelebokka 360 view point and Sembuwatta lake are two common tourist attractions. We have camped at Kelebokka and trekked to Sembuwatta. |
Beyond Chariot path…… | |
This is my second visit to Chariot path and near by mountain with 2100m attitude. |
Cascades of Maha Ganga/මහ ගගේ ඇලි සොයා | |
Maha Ganga and Kuda Ela Maga are small tributaries of Knuckles Kalu Ganga. They form beautiful cascades in their course to Knuckles Kalu Ganga. This is our journey to view these hidden beauties. |
Kandasamigala (කන්දසාමිගල) (1540m) hike | |
Kandasamigala is a mountain with two peaks situated at Knuckles forest reserve closer to Bambarella-Gomare area. It’s lower peak has a Kovil of God Katharagama. This is our short hike to both peaks of Kandasamigala. |