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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Udaweriya

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Today's Most Viewed

  1. First ever scuba diving experience at Unawatuna 21 views
  2. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 21 views
  3. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 20 views
  4. One of the longest hikes in Sri Lanka (Lebonan Estate to Rambukoluwa via KMP Wadiya , Thunhisgala and Duwili Eli) 19 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 17 views
  6. ගැරඬි ඇල්ල (Gerandi falls) the extreme hike 16 views
  7. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 16 views
  8. Mystery of Waduwa Ketu gala & kingdom of Dambadeniya! 14 views
  9. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 13 views
  10. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 12 views

This Week's

  1. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 79 views
  2. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 70 views
  3. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 59 views
  4. Waterfalls of Colombo District 54 views
  5. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 54 views
  6. Hunting off cascades of Matara – Deniyaya area 52 views
  7. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 52 views
  8. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 51 views
  9. Exploring an off the map beauty at Amithirigala 50 views
  10. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 44 views

This Month's

  1. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 146 views
  2. දෙහෙනකන්දෙන් සිරිපා කරුණාකර උඩමාලිබොඩෙන් බැස්සෙමු (Sri Pada from Dehenakanda to Udamaliboda)... 145 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 126 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 124 views
  5. Gombaniya /ගොම්බානිය (1906m)-Highest of Knuckles mountain range 120 views
  6. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 109 views
  7. Knuckles Duwili Falls in and out / නකල්ස් දූවිලි ඇලි 102 views
  8. In searching of Gawarawila and sub plains 100 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 99 views
  10. ගැරඬි ඇල්ල (Gerandi falls) the extreme hike 97 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,667 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,054 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,101 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,999 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,826 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,871 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 19,070 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)... 18,268 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,507 views

Thotupola Kanda Hike (2360m)

Totapolakanda (also Thotupolakanda or Thotupola Kanda), is the third highest mountain in Sri Lanka situated in Nuwara Eliya district 2,359.46 m (7,733 ft) above mean sea level. The mountain is located within the Horton Plains National Park. A trail to the top of the mountain, about two kilometers long, starts a few metres away from the Pattipola entrance to the Horton Plains National Park. Most parts of the mountain surface are covered with shrubs adapted to the cool and windy climate of Horton Plains National Park. Strobilanthes, Osbeckia and Rhodomyrtus species grown as shrubs are common among them.

The highest peak of Uva Province, Udaweriya

When I planning my Adventure Tours-Part two book I thought to find some new locations. Hence I was searching for peaks above 2000m in terrain maps.

Devil’s Staircase tour

As per my experience, Devil’s Staircase road is the most hardest, dangerous and beautiful road in Sri Lanka. I knew about this on 2012 and I was lucky to visit there at the beginning of 2013.

Tackling the devil on wheels

Previously I did hike from Kalupahana to Ohiya on foot and I wanted to do this on my jeep but I never planned to attempt this in 2015. All started when my friend Dharshana called me and said “machan must go somewhere because I haven’t been anywhere in 8 months”. He had been stuck with his PG degree so was desperate and this was the main reason why we did this plus Amila also joined us on the last moment.

Climbing Idalgashinna Mountain and tunnel walk to Ohiya

We got into 14th Saturday night mail from Colombo and reached Idalgashinna station at about 4.30am with chilling cold. After inquiring about climbing pathway we headed to the mountain around 6.30am. It was a brightened day and surrounding view was beautiful. First we climbed up through the tea estate and reached the end of the tea patch where Pinus trees start. There was no foot pathway within the Pinus forest. After about fifteen minutes we reached the second highest point where it provides good view towards Koslanda, Beragala, Haldummulla and Belihuloya.

Marching from Kalupahana to Ohiya (24Km’s)

The famous scenic hike from Kalupahana to Ohiya was one I wanted to do for a while and as usual this was decided within few hours. On the previous day we hiked Gommolliya and were spending the night at Bambarakanda rest relaxing and watching the football world cup. Since our Sunday plan was to return back to our homes we decided to alter it and do this hike. Bambarakanda rest which is managed by Mrs. Mayakaduwa is located 4km’s from Kalupahana so we had 20 more Km’s to get to Ohiya.

From Ohiya to Kalupahana on “Devil’s Stairs”…

Year and Month March, 2014 (30th) Number of Days One Day Trip Crew 2 (between 24-25 years of age), Me and my friend Accommodation N/A Transport From Polgahawela to Ohiya by night mail train, From Ohiya to Kalupahana on foot, Came back from Kalupahana across Rathnapura & Kegalle by bus. Activities Hiking & Trekking, Photography, […]

Horton Plains Heroism (Part 01) – Scenic Walk along the Solitude Jeep Track

hen we were (Ashan, Sanketha and Me) climbing Pettigala I pointed my finger to a far end and asked Ashan whether it’s Horton plains. He replied me with a smile “Hariya Nogiya Thenna “. Surprised???? Yes for more than 30 years of my life I had never been to Horton Plains. So I was desperately needed to do HP ASAP and was in a hunger to do many trails within a short period. Within 3 days we ( Me and my friend Thenuka ) were able to cover five paths/trails of Horton Plains

Devil’s staircase in a 2WD SUV

It was a longtime dream of mine to tackle the devil staircase. But because most of the travels went by 4×4’s on this road I was a bit skeptical how my vehicle, which is a 2wd(RWD) would perform. So on our way back from Horton planes we decided to travel via this road. Luckily there weren’t many landslides which could have made our journey more difficult. But the mist did block our view of the beautiful sceneries.

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).

Bambarakanda – Explored to the Fullest in 3 Days

The moment I read Bambarakanda trail reports on Lakdasun, the adventurer inside me kept saying “wanna go, wanna go, wanna go” like a mantra. So I tried to get a friend or two to join me but in the end I was left alone with no one to join me. Since I’ve already been to N’Eliya and around all on my own before, I thought of doing this too all on my own

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