Nearest
Town - Nallathanni
Nearest
City - Hatton
Total
Length - 5km
Approximate time - 5 – 7 hours
0 to 2.25km:
As you start off from the Nallathanni Bridge, get on to the broad estate road.
As you start off from the Nallathanni Bridge, get on to the broad estate road.
By far this is the easiest section of the trail.
This section ends at the end of the tea estate where the access steps to the Japanese Temple / Peace Pagoda.
This section ends at the end of the tea estate where the access steps to the Japanese Temple / Peace Pagoda.
2.25km to 3.30km:
As you leave the estate footpath you will have to climb steps for about 100m to reach the temple.
As you leave the estate footpath you will have to climb steps for about 100m to reach the temple.
About 300m from the temple you will reach a brief flat
section of the trail known as Gangule Thenna .
This is a permanent rest stop.
This is a permanent rest stop.
Passing Gangule Thenna continue to climb up along the
trail with moderate ascend as described before until you reach the Seethe
Gangula, 3.30km from the trail head. This is a permanent rest stop.
3.30km to 4.45km:
As you cross the bridge at Seetha Gangula, prepare yourself for a stretch of intense ascend with almost non-stop climbing along steps (roughly from 3.7km to 4.2km).
As you cross the bridge at Seetha Gangula, prepare yourself for a stretch of intense ascend with almost non-stop climbing along steps (roughly from 3.7km to 4.2km).
The only notably flat section encountered in this stretch is
at 400m from “Seetha Gangula”
4.45km :
from the trail head and after 1.15km of hard climb you will reach Idikatu Paana the place where the most difficult and the final climb starts.
from the trail head and after 1.15km of hard climb you will reach Idikatu Paana the place where the most difficult and the final climb starts.
4.45km to 5.2km:
From Idikatupana the steepest ascend of the trail has to be tackled. This section is called Mahagiridamba or The Great Rock Climb. This entire 750m of length is a steep climb
From Idikatupana the steepest ascend of the trail has to be tackled. This section is called Mahagiridamba or The Great Rock Climb. This entire 750m of length is a steep climb
12km from the trail head you reach the summit of Sri Pada
which is the 5th highest and the most prominent peak in Sri Lanka.
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(Speacial thanks for Lakdasun site)