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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Padiyathalawa

Today's Most Viewed

  1. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 36 views
  2. Brandy Rock (1130m), Matale 24 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 22 views
  4. Sripada via Deraniyagala, Uda-Maliboda Trail 19 views
  5. A walk to Hanthana Mountain Range 18 views
  6. The Pilgrimage to Sri Pada via Kuruwita-Erathna route 18 views
  7. බත්තුලු ඔය දිගේ සිරිපතුලට (Battulu Oya-Paradise-Sri Pada trail) 18 views
  8. Learning the Tea History at Loolkandura and Hiking Kondagala (1450 M) 17 views
  9. Hiking Alagalla to Poojagala 17 views
  10. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 15 views

This Week's

  1. Brandy Rock (1130m), Matale 269 views
  2. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 201 views
  3. බත්තුලු ඔය දිගේ සිරිපතුලට (Battulu Oya-Paradise-Sri Pada trail) 149 views
  4. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 140 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 105 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 98 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 95 views
  8. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 88 views
  9. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 78 views
  10. Sensational Mandaram Nuwara – Tour de Waterfalls 15… 78 views

This Month's

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 979 views
  2. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 482 views
  3. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 477 views
  4. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 440 views
  5. Knuckles Duwili Eli through Walpolamulla – The Most Wanted trip of the year 415 views
  6. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 409 views
  7. Waterfalls of Colombo District 365 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 359 views
  9. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 351 views
  10. Brandy Rock (1130m), Matale 344 views

All-Time

  1. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 29,237 views
  2. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 24,453 views
  3. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 22,458 views
  4. Waterfalls of Colombo District 20,365 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 18,877 views
  6. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 15,523 views
  7. Rarely visited places in Trincomalee 15,285 views
  8. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 15,088 views
  9. Trip to Mahiyanganaya and Badulla visiting 5 reservoirs, 5 temples and 5 waterfalls 14,514 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 14,507 views

Day Hike to Kokagala /කොකාගල (640m)

Kokagala is a rock of 640m height situated closer to Padiyathalawa town. This is my experience of hiking Kokagala mountain.

Mighty Kokagala the vantage point of Padiyatalawa (640m)

Few months ago Kokagala came across my visual path while I was on top of Olagangala hermitage. Never knew what this rock was until I noted it close up at Padiyathalawa. During my first visit to Padiyathalawa I requested from my trishaw driver to find me a guide and let me know and within few months I was all ready to conquer it. Though Amila planned to join me in this venture he couldn’t make it and as usual I was left alone.

Hot springs and arch sites around Mahaoya + Padiyathalawa

It was a period of mixed weather and I had been away from temples and Archeology sites for a while so decided to have a small tour around Padiyathalawa and Maha oya region on a weekend. Visiting archeology sites and temples is not an easy task since there are many issues lately that cause significant problems and it’s essential to win the trust of the head priests these days otherwise you would be labeled as a “Nidan hora” and be arrested by the 119 squad. Despite all the barriers I decided continue on my quest so on a Saturday I headed towards Padiyathalawa and took a bus towards Wahawa to start things off.

Huffing & Puffing…… from East to West – A Memorable Ride through Nilgala Forest

Dawn of our third day of the tour was a very colorful one. As usual we were on the road by 6.00 a.m. We had to track back about 1km from the temple to find the gravel road through Nilgala forest towards Komana.

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