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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Balana

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 23 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 16 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 15 views
  4. Misty Dumbanagala /මීදුමෙන් වැසුණු දුම්බානාගල (1642m) 12 views
  5. Herbal Paradise Dolukanda (600m) 12 views
  6. Camping at Alugallena 10 views
  7. පුංචි කෝච්චිය නුවරඑළියට ගිය පාර දිගේ 10 views
  8. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 9 views
  9. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 9 views
  10. Knuckles Duwili Eli – Via Atanwala-Walpolamulla 8 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 118 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 51 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 48 views
  4. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 38 views
  5. Days at Chilaw 38 views
  6. Alagalla mountain hike (1140m) 36 views
  7. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 36 views
  8. Hike to Hunnasgiriya Mountain (1514 m) and near by Attractions 35 views
  9. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 34 views
  10. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 32 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 380 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 271 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 236 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 164 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 151 views
  6. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 151 views
  7. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 143 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 139 views
  9. Monkey Mountain (520m)…….A part of Viyana Hela 130 views
  10. A Family Trip to Morningside 121 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,132 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,913 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,029 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,733 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,532 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,522 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,911 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,869 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,116 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,341 views

Colonial signs of Udarata Railway line-Rail walk from Kadugannawa to Rambukkana

Rambukkana to Kadugannawa stretch is the most beautiful section of Colombo-Kandy railway line. There is a valuable history goes back to Colonial era with this railway line.

Ploughing Through the History of Railway – Rail Hike Stage 07…

Sun was opening his doors to the world sending the early rays across the world when the whistle blew, green LED torches flashed from the back and front and the train left for her long arduous journey. The things got nastier at Ragama, Gampaha, Veyangoda and Polgahawela as many people tried to get in pushing and squeezing. Those who chewing beetle leaves and aricanut were forced to go deeper into the carriages making it impossible to spit out of the train, and Tony joked they must’ve had to swallow the lot as a result.

Eventually after it felt like being in a sea of people, we reached Kadugannawa and got off with a sigh of relief and went in search of a place to have a hearty breakfast before starting. This is when we met two of Lakdasun Members, Amran and Parsi who were leading a bunch of their office colleagues on a hike to Bathalegala. It brought back the happy memories of Our Bathalegala Journey. After a bellyful meal, we started our journey from Kadugannawa towards Rambukkana and you’re gonna read that here on.

Kadugannawa to Rambukkana the last leg of my rail hikes

After a tiring hike to Hunnasgiriya peak with my friend Niroshan, we reached Kandy where I decided to stay the night at and complete a long awaited rail hike from Kadugannawa to Rambukkana. So next day early morning I took a bus and proceeded towards Kadugannawa where I had some breakfast before stepping on to the railway track. After snapping a Udarata menike train which was halted at Kadugannawa I started marching downwards towards Balana. The first landmark I came across was 64 ¾ mile post which is the highest point of Kandy – Colombo railway line which most of the people are not aware about. From here onwards the rail line deviates away from the main road. Tunnel 11 is the first tunnel one would come across after Galboda station where tunnel 12 could be found (when coming from Badulla side).

Re-discovering the Balane Fort

I had read about it, heard about it but never seen it, could not find a single picture of it but I knew it existed, an archaeological site that is less known but of high importance in the fight for survival of our country; this is non other than the Key to the Kandyan Kingdom; the Balane Fort

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