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Year and Month | December 2018 |
Number of Days | 1 |
Crew | One |
Accommodation | N/A |
Transport | Bus |
Activities | Rail hike (17Km’s), Photography |
Weather | Clear sky |
Route | Chilaw -> Marawila -> Naththandiya -> Thunmodara(2Km) -> Lunuwila(5Km) -> Boralessa(2.95Km) -> Bolawaththa(2.5Km) -> Waikkal(2.2Km) -> Kochchikade(1.6Km) -> Returned back to Chilaw along A3 |
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Related Resources | External link : Puttalam Line |
Author | Ashan |
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When I stepped foot in Chilaw few years ago I wanted to do a complete rail hike along Puttalam rail line and my main intentions were to complete the stretch along Puttalam district. I somehow managed to finish off the difficult parts earlier and the easiest part was the remaining stretch between Kochchikade and Naththandiya. Please refer these reports on my previous attempts of different sections of the Puttalam line ( Naththandiya – Chilaw , Chilaw – Mundalama , Mundalama – Puttalama & Puttalama – Periyanaga villu ).
Since I couldn’t find anyone for a hike I decided to go solo and this was my 2nd test run for my new sx60 camera too. At around 8.30Am I started hiking along the railway from Naththandiya and headed towards Thunmodara. The stretch From Naththandiya to Lunuwila is the most scenic part of this hike.
![]() Starting point |
![]() Halted for long time |
![]() Crossing at Udubaddawa road |
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![]() Hamilton canal |
![]() morning snack |
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![]() Blue faced Malkoha |
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![]() Pair |
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![]() fishing trap |
![]() Flood zone |
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![]() Crossing Hora wanguwa road |
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![]() daily tools |
![]() routine |
![]() Wheres my other? |
![]() lazy cats |
![]() day crawlers |
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![]() towards colombo |
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![]() a lake |
![]() jacana |
![]() Purple Swamphen |
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![]() Purple heron |
![]() Whistling ducks |
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![]() Branch of Gin oya |
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![]() Bolawaththa road |
![]() crossing at lunuwila |
![]() goods train |
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The rest from Lunuwila to Kochchikade didn’t provide much to see other than the Huge bridge across Maha oya where Gampaha and Puttalam districts apart. I reached Kochchikade around 1Pm and got in to a bus heading towards Chilaw to end a half day rail hike which concluded my Puttalam rail hike series.
![]() men at work |
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![]() daily needs |
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![]() Waikkal bridge |
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![]() Crossing A3 |
![]() over by roads |
![]() reaching Maha oya |
![]() Maha oya |
![]() new A3 bridge |
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![]() main attraction of the hike |
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![]() crossing at Poruthota road |
![]() end point |
![]() Kochchikade |