Navanagala is a prominent peak of knuckles range and its identifiable from many destinations due to its unique shape. Protruding southwards from knuckles mountain belt this seems to be an ideal location for a surveyor and the carvings of the surveyors which were found on the summit justified it.

Uma Oya is one of a main tributaries of the longest river of Sri Lanka-Mahaweli River (මහවැලි ගග). This is our journey along the last stretch of Uma oya to visit at Uma Oya Falls and Uma Oya Dunhinda falls.

We have noticed this mountain long time ago on our way to Knuckles peaks from Bambarella side and again we have noticed this on our way to Kotagaga falls from Rangala side.

In 2014 when I hiked Gombaniya I did note this magnificent giant called Yakkunge hela and ever since that day I wanted to conquer it so It was pushed up the list on 2019 and It didnt fail my expectations.

හපුතලේ කන්ද නොහොත් හල්දුම්මුල්ල බෙරගල පසුකොට හපුතලේ දක්වා ඇති බදුලු මාර්ගයේ එම කොටස ඉතා අසීරු හා දුර්ග ගමනක් බව ආදි කරත්ත කවිවල පවා සඳහන්ය.

Alugal Mountain is one of my dream targets on this year. Hence I was finding several routes and paths to conquer this mountain easily. Before this expedition I have climbed some of nearby mountains to have understood about Alugal kanda.

They are six acceptable routes to reach most sacred mountain of the world-Sri Pada / Adam’s peak. This is the seventh route along Battulu Oya from Fishing hut.

Rahangala (1680m) is a rock facing to Boralanda area. It provides a superb view towards rest of Uva province. This is our journey to Rahangala (1680m) and highest point of that range (1960m).

Kikiliyamana (2240m) is the 6th highest peak of Sri Lanka and top is occupied by transmission towers. Karunagala (1668m) is a trekking peak situated at other end of Kikiliyamana Forest Reserve. This is our two days journey to both peaks.

Alugal Lena Mountain (=1780m) situated in Knuckles massif closer to Knuckles five peaks. This is our one day hike to Alugal Lena Mountain.

Conical Hill is the 10th highest mountain in Sri Lanka which is height about 2166m. It is also a forest reserve which belongs to the Forest Department (DFO-Nuwewaraeliya).

Rilagala (1652m) mountain is situated at Kandy-Nuwera Eliya district border closer to Nawalapitiya. Lower part of this range has tea estate and upper part covered with forest. Dimbula-Pathana Mini world’s end also situated next to Rilagala / Pasmale.