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Galaha – One step closer to Heaven

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Bhadravathi temple, Galaha, Moragolla, Mutukelina wewa, Pupuressa, Two Days, December, Wet Zone, Mountains, Hiking, Scenic Drive, 2017, Photograhy

Author: Ashan (211 Trips)

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Year and Month  December, 2017
Number of Days  Two
Crew  3
Accommodation  Bubula resort
Transport  Pajero
Activities  Climbing, Photography, Scnery
Weather  Excelent
Route  Chilaw -> Kurunegala -> Aladeniya -> Peradeniya -> Galaha -> Pupuress rd -> Galaha -> Belwood -> Muthukelina wewa -> Galaha -> Peradeniya -> Colombo
Tips, Notes and Special remark
  • Take a bottle of water
  • Do not carry Plastic items (Minimize), Make sure you bring back everything you took.
  • Get permission from the head priest
  • Ask directions from locals
  • Some places require 4WD or trishaws
  • Will add the maps later
  • Explain your intentions clearly to the head priest

**SPECIAL THANKS TO** Lasantha Wickramasinghe

Related Resources Trip report : Mutukelina Wewa and the Observation Point
Author Ashan
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  • Galaha – One step closer to Heaven

So I have been very busy for a while but yet found some time for traveling. Only thing is i didn’t have anytime to do a write up. So this would be a short write up on two locations i visited last December.

As usual it was a 3 person family trip with some mountain climbing. We left Chilaw early and reached Galaha in the afternoon where we took the Pupuressa road. After traveling 3km’s on the B125 we reached National Bikkhu center for health care (a.k.a as Bhadravathi temple). There was a well paved foot path to the top of the Wehera kanda where one could enjoy a 360 view of Galaha – Delthota areas. on the summit there is a newly built temple and we spend more than 30 minutes on the top before we descended and reached our accommodation at Galaha.

 

Wehera kanda

Closer view

seen from below

on the way view

steps

the path we took

the temple

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the statue

Delthota side

Kukulagala seen far away

Hanthana katusu kanda

pano

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Hunnasgiriya range seen

towers of Hanthana seen

Ambuluwawa

Peacock hills seen

lovely

Alagalla seen

Piduruthalagala range

heaven

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dusk

getting down

on the way view

Next day we headed back to Galaha and took the Morogolla road to reach Belwood. Before reaching Morogolla we took the right hand road towards Piyasara Budhdhist monastery. From there on wards we continued until we reached the magical location of Muthukelina wewa. If you are equipped with a 4wd you could get to the observation point with your vehicle . Otherwise its a 5 minute climb from the lake. the road condition was bad so better to have a good ground clearance vehicle. one could have a splendid view towards Victoria reservoir, Thalatuoya region & Knuckles range from this magical location. Seems to be quite popular among locals because there were evidence of camping and littering. After enjoying the panoramic view we headed back home leisurely.

view from the observation point

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victoria reservoir

Thalatuoya and morogolla side

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Galaha side

hanthana side

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pano

lovely

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signs of camping

knuckles range covered with mist

victoria

hunnasgiriya covered with mist

muthukelina wewa

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