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Karawita Kanda Hike / Eluwagala – 595m

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Eluwagala, Kalawana, Karawita, Karawita Kanda, Patta Ella, Rajjuwaththa, Samanpura, One Day, Wet Zone, Mountains, Birds, Wildlife, Hiking, Forest Reserve, Natural Bath, Photograhy, Rock Climbing, Trekking, Waterfalls

Author: Ranshan Fernando (196 Trips)

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Year and Month  04-February-2020
Number of Days  One
Crew  08
Accommodation  N/A
Transport  Motor Bicycles
Activities  Hiking, Nature Exploring, Photography, Sightseeing, Waterfall Hunting
Weather  Good
Route  Colombo -> Piliyandala -> Horana -> Idangoda -> Ayagama -> Pimbura ->
Kalawana Road ->Rajuruwatte Road ->Samanpura
Tips, Notes and Special remark
      • Carry enough water
      • Do not try in rainy days
      • Beware of Kekilla bushes
      • Do not hike during lightening
      • Ask the directions from local
      • Do not disturb to the villagers
      • Do not litter
      • Leave only footprints
Related Resources  None
Author  Ranshan Fernando
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  • Karawita Kanda Hike / Eluwagala – 595m

Karawita Kanda which is known as Eluwagala is a unique famous mountain range in Karawita Samanpura area in Kalawana. This is a single mountain range which is belongs to minor mountains in lower areas of the country. The name of “Karawita kanda” mentioned in the metric map but locals use “Eluwagala” as it’s name.

Eluwagala is not a hard climb but little difficult to hike during rainy season as usual. There is only one rocky plain at the top of the mountain and it is marked in the Metric map as the “Karawita Kanda” and height for 594m. Our initial hike was from a tea patch and after that we walkied along a dried water stream. Finally we reached to a Kekilla bushy area and within few minutes were able to come to the top of the mountain.

After the hike we went to Patta ella which is few km away from Samanpura and had a bath after we leaving to our homes.

Eluwagala GPS Location – 6.561363, 80.407896

Here its marked as Karawita

Satellite view, white star is the Summit

Satellite view of Eluwagala from Agalawatte road. Red star is the summit

Here is the google street view of the above photo

Welcomed us

Here is some

Style of it

Initial part via Tea estate

Tea

Information received

More to go

Forest patch

Resting place

More to go

Mushrooms

Roots

Kekilla patch

Bandu’s father is also came with us

Little more to go

Helping hands

Closer to the top

Plants

Samanpura

Village

More views

Near by summits

Bandu is celebrating the Independence day

Surrounding

Summit flag

Independence Day

Father and Son

Lower parts

Top

Paddies

Limitless

Environment

Far away views

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Surrounding

Roti for the breakfast

Weight

Back to the village

Forest path

Uncle is more fit

Seen again

Tea

Creature

Another tasty

Cultivation

We had

Patta Ella Fall – පට්ට ඇල්ල

The Patta Ella fall’s name is ascribed to the flow, which looks like a stripe down the mountain (‘patta’ means belt). The 3m-high fall is located along the Ratnapura – Kalutara road at a village called Rajjuruwatte (meaning ‘king’s estate’). The nearest town is Kalawana.

To reach the Patta Ella you need to take the road towards Samanpura just as you pass ( about 1.3 km) Kalawana town and take the Karawita road. The road continues along a stram and after about 2 km comes an area called Rajjuruwatte.

From here, you need to climb down towards the stream over tea patches to reach the fall. The waterfall lies on the stream which runs along the road but not visible to the road. Therefore its recommended to obtain some guidance from the people in the area.

GPS Location – 6.549512, 80.399309

A pool

Stream

Beauty

Another angle

Slow shutter

Milky water

Nature styles

Patta Ella

Best place to a bath

Slow shutter

Another view

Normal capture

Part

Top part

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