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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Baker’s Falls

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 32 views
  2. Richmond Castle, Kalutara 18 views
  3. Waterfalls of Colombo District 13 views
  4. Sinhagala Nature Trail – Sinharaja Rain Forest 12 views
  5. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 11 views
  6. Scenic ride to Kallebokka and Hulangala 10 views
  7. One day hike to Kabaragala (1506m) 10 views
  8. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 9 views
  9. Arangala the centered rock (792m) 9 views
  10. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 9 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 113 views
  2. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 56 views
  3. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 50 views
  4. Days at Chilaw 48 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 41 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 41 views
  7. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 39 views
  8. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 35 views
  9. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 35 views
  10. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 33 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 399 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 257 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 231 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 158 views
  5. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 156 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 155 views
  7. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 141 views
  8. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 136 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 133 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 130 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,154 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,919 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,032 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,738 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,537 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,551 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,918 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,878 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,126 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,346 views

Spend the night at Hortain Plains / හොර්ටන් තැන්නේ රැයක්

Camping at Hortain plains is a unique experience as temperature is very low at night. This our camping experience at Hortain Plains.

Conservation Project No. 1: Combating Ulex in Horton Plains…

I’m sure you might have come across theories by many pundits claiming the usefulness of Ulex in many of their theories. Most of these pundits (as Ana rightly put armchair critics) haven’t even been to HP to see the real danger posed by the Ulex. It was as if fighting the terrorists from AC rooms in Colombo. The biggest theory is that Rhino Horned Lizards take shelter in these plants and nest in them. Well how did they survive before these were introduced? HP is not the only place where they live so how do they survive where there is no Ulex? Why the wildlife department is so anxious to get rid of them if they were that useful? So we decided to leave all the theories behind and take some action instead. As Sash rightly put in the forum under the Video Journey, “It’s better to light a single candle than blaming the dark” which is exactly what we had in mind.

It was during one of those casual chit-chats that this idea of doing something about Ulex came up. By then I had climbed Kirigalpoththa 3 times (KGP) within 18 months and had seen the fast and furious spread of Ulex covering the path at many places. So Ana as usual spotted the benefit this would give to the HP and pursued it further exploring ideas. Finally after a few dozen emails and hours of phone conversations we managed to find the best possible way.

Memorable trip to world’s end

We, my self-my wife and two kids, started from Kandy at about 7 in the morning. Journey to Nuwara Eliya was eventless through beautiful mountains and tea estates. We reached Nuwara Eliya at about 10 in the morning. On the way to Horton Plains was also through beautiful farms.

A Fairyland in Thotapola Kanda…

I have been closely following the topic “Nelu” since it first started appearing in the forum late October and with every report and every photograph the desire to see Nelu was becoming too irresistible. Moreover, the fact that the next sighting of Nelu will be in 2025 made this trip a “must do now”. Do not know where we would be in 2025 – grave yard/ hospital bed etc…etc??

Devil’s Staircase, Horton Plains and Bottom of the World’s End drop

ince we have enough time, we decided to go to Devil’s Staircase around 2.00 pm. Road beyond BHR was very good (Concreted / paved). Even though we expect bad road, less than 2 kms from BHR road condition was horrible. After climbing about ½ km we decided to revise the vehicle for ½ km and came back to BHR.

Memorable journey to OHIYA

Ohiya is a rural village and one of the most scenic and coolest places in Sri Lanka. Normal temperature is less than 12 Celsius. It’s a lonely and sleepy town. The entire town consists of two boutiques and the railway station only. Nearest town by road is Boralanda (10 KM). Nearest Petrol shed is Welimada (22 KM).

Nuwara Eliya & Welimada – New Dimensions

December, my favorite time of the year. So as usual, I wanted to go see my beloved N’eliya no matter what the weather is like. All my friends warned me against heavy rain and landslides for no avail. As my friend Lasantha’s hometown is Welimada, I decided to go there with my friend Sanjeewa who will soon be leaving for US.

4 – Day Trip to Welimada / Bomburu Ella / World’s End / Haggala / N’Eliya

This was a very well planned trip as our friend Lasantha’s home town is Welimada. We decided to pay a visit to his place and visit many other places. This came as a blessing having toiled night and day at office for nearly 2 months. So Roshan, Buddhi and I got into “Podimenike” leaving for Badulla at 5.55 am from Fort on 07 July. Lasantha was to meet us at Welimada.

Trip to Ohiya and World’s End

After spending some time at the Adisham we hit the road again towards Ohiya. Road was not in the best condition, so it took us some time. After the Ohiya Railway station the road condition was good and started to be scenic. It was around 5.30 pm when we reached the turnoff to the Hill Safari’s gravel road. We were mesmerized by the stunning view and simply forgot to proceed towards the Hill safari.

World’s End, Mini Worlds End, Bakers Falls Circular Trail (8Km)

This is a continuation of a 4 day trip. We camped First Night and before going to sleep our objective was to complete the “Kirigalpotta Trail” on next day. It was a special trail because I was planning to get engaged on top of kirigalpotta.

But unfortunately there were heavy showers at night with extreme wind conditions. Our tent got damaged. Water came in to the tent and we had to take a decision and there were no alternative other than returning back to our Van. It was 11.30PM and we started walking on the rain to the Van. Phew! This was a once in a lifetime experience. I don’t think anybody have ever walked around 12AM inside Horton Plains.

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