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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Kuruwita

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Today's Most Viewed

  1. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 18 views
  2. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 16 views
  3. Alagalla mountain hike (1140m) 16 views
  4. Handurukanda 2nd highest of NWP (794m) 16 views
  5. Knuckles Duwili Falls in and out / නකල්ස් දූවිලි ඇලි 15 views
  6. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 13 views
  7. Dhanigala / Alien Mountain at Aralaganwila 12 views
  8. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 11 views
  9. Little Everest in Sri Lanka, Kehelpothdoruwegala 11 views
  10. Sri Pada via Sandagalathenna( The Holly Moon Rock Plain ) 8 views

This Week's

  1. Knuckles Duwili Falls in and out / නකල්ස් දූවිලි ඇලි 59 views
  2. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 59 views
  3. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 51 views
  4. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 44 views
  5. Camping on Hanthana mountain range (1300m) 41 views
  6. Lakegala (1494m)-Mountain of two peaks 41 views
  7. Trekking from Bambarella to Meemure with hiking Wamarapugala (වමාරපුගල) (1551m) 39 views
  8. A Family Trip to Morningside 39 views
  9. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 38 views
  10. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 36 views

This Month's

  1. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 174 views
  2. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 133 views
  3. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 120 views
  4. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 116 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 115 views
  6. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 104 views
  7. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 103 views
  8. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 98 views
  9. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 97 views
  10. Camping on Hanthana mountain range (1300m) 97 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,607 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,044 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,090 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,973 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,805 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,816 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 19,045 views
  8. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 19,004 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,257 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,489 views

Off season on Erathna route after the Covid-19

After the Covid-19 pandemic situation, we had our first journey to Sripada on Erathna route especially to check about the status of the name boards and dust bins which we were placed in December 2019 during our Cleaning project. We informed to PHI Kuruwita and had this hike without informing anyone as the offseason hike is not yet started at that time.

Kunudiya Parwathaya (1580m)/ කුණුදිය පව්ව තරණය

Kunudiya Parwathaya (1580m) is a unique shape mountain situated at Peak Wilderness, closer to Kuruwita trail. This is our journey to Kunudiya Parwathaya in one day.

Waterfalls in A4 road (Eheliyagoda to Rathnapura)

Rathnapura district is blessed with highest number of waterfalls in Sri Lanka. This is about waterfalls come across around A4 road from Eheliyagoda to Rathnapura.

A Visit to Ratnapura and its important environs

As there was a long week end and (earlier months we were mostly abroad), we decided to explore the vicinities of Ranapura. We like many have been passing the town many times but not seen its historical and other important places. With my wife and son and daughter joining us with her husband and two kids we started off towards Ratnapura on 30July afternoon after lunch. We booked the Deer Park inn close to town to stay the night over.

Through the Kuruwita Erathna trail in torrential rain – Off season hike to Sri Padaya (Adams Peak)

Year and Month July 2014 Number of Days 2 Days Crew 3 – My Self, Thivanka, Buddhika & from Seetha Gangula onwards 6 Upul, Prageeth, Udayanath Accommodation Heramitipana Ambalama (Gal Wangediya) Transport Bus, Trishaw, Foot Activities Pilgrimage / Hiking / Photography / Adventure Weather Day 1 – Heavy showers Day 2 – Gloomy Route Colombo […]

Off season hike to Adam’s Peak (Kuruwita trail)

It is November the month before the official Sri pada season and I just couldn’t resist not visiting Adams peak before the crowds took over. I and Thinu were wondering whether to go to Sinharaja or Adams peak and suddenly the weather seem to be settling off so we decided to do an off season hike. Early morning we arrived at Kuruwita where we had breakfast and took the first bus (6.10am) to Erathna and from there took a trishaw to Adawi kanda (there is a bus to Adavi kanda at 7.45am). Sharp at 7 we started the hike and off we went through the overgrown mana section. The humid environment started to cause few problems within no time but we proceeded continuously.

Irresistible Force of the Nature – Tour de Waterfalls 2…

After our Hunt on 01 May, I was yearning to do more of them as the season is ideal for it. However, there was this nagging feeling in the back of my mind about visiting Batadomba Lena as well for the past year or so. My visits to Beli Lena, Pahiyangala and Alawala Pre-Historic caves stimulated this idea more and more so decided to get two birds with one stone.

Tony managed to get permission from his Royal Highness and joined me for the 2nd leg of Tour de Waterfalls with his ever so trusted bike which is as old as him. We met around 4.30am and hit the High Level Road and were on our way merrily. However come Godagama and Tony suddenly braked hard to avoid a ghost Tuk-tuk which drove across with no lights whatsoever. The result was the headlamp of our bike came off and was hanging from the wires as a result of the brake. Just imagine how old is the bike and Tony himself. I was worried right throughout that Tony might fall apart just like the bike.

Beginning of the Waterfall Season in Rathnapura: The Most Breath-Taking of All – Tour de Waterfalls 1…

The 1 May that has a very dramatic history behind was about to be celebrated yet again by all the laborers and working people around the world. Unfortunately in SL, it’s nothing but political drama being played on vividly decorated stages by bringing hundreds and thousands of people to Colombo from all around the corner using our public transport buses depriving the needy to go anywhere on that day.

We decided to celebrate this historical day with the beloved Mother Nature by visiting the Best Creation of her, the majestic Waterfalls. While the Sri Pada season is about to wind down and the South-West monsoon rains are beginning to hit the parched and cracked earth bringing that freshly earth smell with it. Trees were beginning to dress nicely and Hasitha out of nowhere suggested we do a waterfall hunt on A4.

Four days in chilly up country

I started around 5.30 am on Poya day with my wife and younger son and reached Eheliyagoda and turned left along Dehiowita road and reached Eheliyagoda Rubber estate where you can see Bisodola Ella. Then we came back to A4 and turned left before Kuruvita junction to reach Bopath Ella.

The Pilgrimage to Sri Pada via Kuruwita-Erathna route

We started the journey from Petta CTB stand around 2PM on 21st Friday, 2014. There was a Rathnapura bus and we took it to go to Kuruwita. It was around 4.30 when we got down from kuruwita. Our aim was to go up to Erathna and stay there. However after getting down at Kuruwita, we were lucky to catch the last bus that goes up to Adewikanda which is the last point that public transport is available during Sri Pada season.

Journey to Holy peak in off season. (From Kuruwita to Rajamale via Sri Pada peak)

Sri Pada(ශ්රීd පාද) /Adam’s peak one of my favorites places in Sri Lanka. After having seven visits to Sri Pada I wanted to do it in a combination of trails during off season. I selected Kuruwita-Erathna trail for climbing up and Rajamale-Sandagalathanna (සදගල තැන්න) route for getting down.

Chasing Waterfalls – Raging Beauties of Palabaddala & Wewelwatta

With most parts of the country experiencing rain continuously for 4 months, an amount of rain that has never been experienced for the past 40 years or so started to ease by end of July, the moment I’ve been waiting for. After experiencing 3 days of sunshine without rain I thought the moment has arrived for me to go on another waterfall hunt and decided to do it the very next day making use of the week-end.

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