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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Bathalegala

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 22 views
  2. Uda Diyaluma Fall Hike 15 views
  3. Hunting off cascades of Matara – Deniyaya area 13 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 12 views
  5. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 12 views
  6. Camping at Gawarawila plains 12 views
  7. Cascades of Ranamuru Oya 11 views
  8. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 10 views
  9. Kumana – Camping at Gal Amuna : Picture Report 10 views
  10. Visit to Pokunuwita Rajamaha Viharaya Temple 10 views

This Week's

  1. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 75 views
  2. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 61 views
  3. Hunting off cascades of Matara – Deniyaya area 60 views
  4. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 59 views
  5. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 55 views
  6. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 53 views
  7. Cascades of Ranamuru Oya 50 views
  8. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 49 views
  9. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 49 views
  10. Waterfalls of Colombo District 46 views

This Month's

  1. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 145 views
  2. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 137 views
  3. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 131 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 126 views
  5. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 124 views
  6. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 116 views
  7. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 109 views
  8. ගැරඬි ඇල්ල (Gerandi falls) the extreme hike 106 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 105 views
  10. Knuckles Duwili Falls in and out / නකල්ස් දූවිලි ඇලි 104 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,682 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,058 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,102 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 27,008 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,830 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,875 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 19,077 views
  8. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 19,033 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,269 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,511 views

Hike to Bathalegala and some attractions of Pilimathalawa

Bathalegala is a famous destination among amateur hikers and this is my second visit to Bathalegala. It is the ideal time to mention about other historical attractions around Bathalegala.

The giant standing next to Bathalegala-Urakanda (980m)

Urakanda (980m) is the giant standing next to famous Bathalegala. Though Bathalegala is a popular destination among travelers Urakanda has not derived attraction. This is the summary of journey to Urakanda from Hettimulla side

Bathalegala Hike

Year and Month 2014 August Number of Days One Crew 2 Accommodation N/A Transport Motor Bicycle Activities Hiking, Photography and nature exploring Weather Rainy Route Colombo -> Kegalle -> Aranayaka road up to Gevilapitiya Returned on the same route Tips, Notes and Special remark There are 2km long concreted road from the aranayake main road. […]

ඌරා කන්ද (Ura kanda – 980m) hike!

I have been to Bathalegala twice and on both occasions I did note the massive mountain close to it which is called Ura kanda / Ashraff kanda. It is well known by many because in year 2000 a helicopter carrying Minister Ashraff and 14 others crashed mysteriously causing their tragic demise. This 980m mountain is said to be tough to tackle and many who have attempted have done it from the rocky side, during the rainy season.

One day outing to Batalegala

During my early school days I was assuming Batalegala is the Sigiriya Rock. So whenever I pass Kadugannawa I was thinking that we are living close by Sigiriya. After I was taken in school trip to Sigiriya only I realized the truth 🙂 Rachitha, Nafly and I gathered in Mawanella around 10 am and took a bus to Aranayaka, We got down from Gewilipitiya town and took a three wheeler to Hathgampola junction.

Lakdasun Rangers on a Joint Venture – Bathalegala

The people who’ve been on either along the road or by train must have seen a gorgeous girlie from Kadugannawa towards Aranayake. She’s so unique and iconic; you simply can’t have missed seeing her. I’ve seen many people including myself, craning their necks out of the windows to get a better look at her.

Hike to Uthuwankanda and Bathalegala

So it was 7 in the morning when we got off the bus at Mawanella with a crew of three, had our breakfast and hired a three wheeler to Uthuwankanda junction (1.5km from Mawanella), turned right at the junction to Uthuwam Mawatha. It is possible to travel in a vehicle along this road to get closer to the destination but since we needed to see the surroundings we started our journey on foot from the junction, after about 1km turned left to a concrete paved way which was heading toward Saradiyel Gala and about 500m ahead we found the trail head.

Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m

Batalegala Kanda, situated in Kandy, and visible as you reach Kadugannawa Pass is shrouded in thick jungle from time immemorial. If you love Sceneries and want a one day hike Bible’s rock is a good place to be, we did climb this special rock few months back. It took us only 12hours to climb it and return back to Colombo.

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