Siripade wandanawa via Deraniyagala

[hmv]

There is a foot path starts from Uda Maliboda tea factory to Sri pada via Sri pada Sanctury. The distance from tea factory to Sri pada is 12 km. The first 3 kms of the road is motarable but only by 4WD 2 years back. Then you will reach to the Pandeniya village which is bordering to the Sri Pada sanctuary. You have to cross the Pandeniya reiver & enter into the thick jungle where only a small foot path will leads to Medahinna ambalama on Kuruwita-Erathna-Sri pada road. The diatance from Pandeniya to Medahinna is 5 km, where you will not found any human being & will find "ali beti" also from the elephants living in Sri pada sanctuary. At about 4 km from Pandeniya, there will be a big river which is called by "Seeta gangula" in Udamaliboda - Sri pada road by the Uda Maliboda villagers. There is another 4 km from Medahinna to Sri Pada. Villagers told us no body is using this road during "Off-Sri pada season" & they will clear the road only when season starts.

Route -Colombo -> Dehiowita -> Deraniyagala -> Uda-Maliboda -> Dik-ellekanda -> Pandeniya -> Seeta gangula river>Medahinna ambalama (Where the route merge with Erathna trail) Sripada Summit

Tips/Special remarks

• Start from Pandeniya as early as possible
• Remember that it is a 8km tough walk to reach the Erathna trail from Pandeniya, not 5km as indicated in the board.
• Be rational when making decisions about crossing rivers on Deraniyagala route. Spending the night in the forest is not as bad as loosing your life to a rapid!
• Leeches are there in thousands in Deraniyagala trail, be prepared for them.
• Water is plentiful in Deraniyagala route but not so plentiful in Hatton route. So carry a small water bottle.
• There is 21km to the trail head from Deraniyagala. You can find public transport to cover about 15km out of this up to the Uda-Maliboda tea factory. We chose not to take a risk with public transport because we very well knew that we had no time to waste. We had to start from the trail head as early as possible to avoid having to spend the night in the middle of the peak wilderness sanctuary .

FYI,There are six known paths to the top of the Sripada. They are if I’m to list them according to the mostly used by the pilgrims:

1. Hatton Route.(Shortest)
2. Rathnapura aka Sri Palabaddala Route. (This is the trail where you can find the starting point of "Kalu" Ganga
3. Kuruwita aka Erathna Route.(Longest)
4. Rajamale Route.(Most Scenic)
5. Maliboda Route.(High elevation)
6. Dehenakanda aka Hapugasthenna Route.(Toughest)

This is also the ascending order in terms of difficulty as well. The distance ranges from 5km up to 14km depending on the trail. The shortest is believed to be the Hatton Route while the longest is the Kuruwita Route

Thank you sam
next year yanawa guide kenek ekkama

 

[hmv]

meke thread ekak thibba patta explanation ekak. .

ah me thiyenne

http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1495622

ela mcn++

 

[Rummy678]

Thanks...

 

[sadamol buwa]

rathnapuren yanawa me para,next year deraniyagala try karanawa
January 20 yanawa mcn

daraniyagalin yanawanam kiyapan. mamath enawa.

 

[hmv]

daraniyagalin yanawanam kiyapan. mamath enawa.

ela nxt year yamu

 

[hmv]

apiwath anna palako

yamu april

 

[hmv]

Rathnapura aka Sri Palabaddala Route. (This is the trail where you can find the starting point of "Kalu" Ganga -----Completed
Kuruwita aka Erathna Route.(Longest) -----Completed

1,2,3,4,6 completed. According to my experience shortest and easiest path is rajamale route

only hatton and erathna completed

 

[sadamol buwa]

http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1782739


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[SAM1989]

Machanla, Nallathanniya/Dell house idala Rajamale/Mulgama trail head ekata distance eka kochara thiyanawada ? transport options monawada ?

 

[gigahertz]

sri padaye train eke yanna inne.wash wkak ehema dagena fresh wela yanna puluwan place thiyenawada sri padaya kittuwa

 

[hmv]

Machanla, Nallathanniya/Dell house idala Rajamale/Mulgama trail head ekata distance eka kochara thiyanawada ? transport options monawada ?

me gena nam danne na bun

sri padaye train eke yanna inne.wash wkak ehema dagena fresh wela yanna puluwan place thiyenawada sri padaya kittuwa

sri padaya kittuwa one tharam rooms/hotels thiyenawa,ahema neththan sitha gagulen kohomath nala refresh wela yanna puluwan

 

[DangerMan119]

Kuruwita aka Erathna Route..oka yanne kohomada? rathnapura idan kuruwitata bus thiyenawada? podi sup ekak

 

[gigahertz]

me gena nam danne na bun



sri padaya kittuwa one tharam rooms/hotels thiyenawa,ahema neththan sitha gagulen kohomath nala refresh wela yanna puluwan

family aya yanne.clean place ekak ona

 

[hmv]

Kuruwita aka Erathna Route..oka yanne kohomada? rathnapura idan kuruwitata bus thiyenawada? podi sup ekak

uba kohe idanda yanne? rathnapuren kuruwitata bus thiyenawa.

 

[hmv]

family aya yanne.clean place ekak ona

hoda hotels thiyenawa mcn,nallathanniya town ekata kittu karala, foreignersla bahina quality eke ewath thiyenawa,e nisa baya wenna epa, gihin hithata hari yana pot ekaka set wenna thiyenne, google search karanna nallathanniya hotels kiyala pennai list ekak

 

[SAM1989]

Kruwita aka Erathna Route..oka yanne kohomada? rathnapura idan kuruwitata bus thiyenawada? podi sup ekak"u

Machan Trail Head start karanney Adevikanda, Erathna (near entrance to mini-hydro power plant) village eken.

Route from Colombo.
Colombo -> Awissawella -> Ehaliyagoda -> Kuruwita Town [80km] -> Erathna[11km] -> Adevikanda[3km] (approximately 94km)

Roads are paved all the way up to the trail head from the Kuruwita town on A4

Highway. Public transport is available from Kuruwita to the trail head during the Sri Pada season. Off season this will be limited to the Erathna town. Account for 40 mins from Kuruwita if driving and 1.5 hours on public transport.

Trail End: Sripada (Adam's peak) Total Length: 12km

 

[SAM1989]

Machanla, Nallathanniya/Dell house idala Rajamale/Mulgama trail head ekata distance eka kochara thiyanawada ? transport options monawada ?

 

[Mr PERERA]

Machanla, Nallathanniya/Dell house idala Rajamale/Mulgama trail head ekata distance eka kochara thiyanawada ? transport options monawada ?

Details trip report is here.
I have done this.

 

[EUMA175]

There is a foot path starts from Uda Maliboda tea factory to Sri pada via Sri pada Sanctury. The distance from tea factory to Sri pada is 12 km. The first 3 kms of the road is motarable but only by 4WD 2 years back. Then you will reach to the Pandeniya village which is bordering to the Sri Pada sanctuary. You have to cross the Pandeniya reiver & enter into the thick jungle where only a small foot path will leads to Medahinna ambalama on Kuruwita-Erathna-Sri pada road. The diatance from Pandeniya to Medahinna is 5 km, where you will not found any human being & will find "ali beti" also from the elephants living in Sri pada sanctuary. At about 4 km from Pandeniya, there will be a big river which is called by "Seeta gangula" in Udamaliboda - Sri pada road by the Uda Maliboda villagers. There is another 4 km from Medahinna to Sri Pada. Villagers told us no body is using this road during "Off-Sri pada season" & they will clear the road only when season starts.

Route -Colombo -> Dehiowita -> Deraniyagala -> Uda-Maliboda -> Dik-ellekanda -> Pandeniya -> Seeta gangula river>Medahinna ambalama (Where the route merge with Erathna trail) Sripada Summit

Tips/Special remarks

• Start from Pandeniya as early as possible
• Remember that it is a 8km tough walk to reach the Erathna trail from Pandeniya, not 5km as indicated in the board.
• Be rational when making decisions about crossing rivers on Deraniyagala route. Spending the night in the forest is not as bad as loosing your life to a rapid!
• Leeches are there in thousands in Deraniyagala trail, be prepared for them.
• Water is plentiful in Deraniyagala route but not so plentiful in Hatton route. So carry a small water bottle.
• There is 21km to the trail head from Deraniyagala. You can find public transport to cover about 15km out of this up to the Uda-Maliboda tea factory. We chose not to take a risk with public transport because we very well knew that we had no time to waste. We had to start from the trail head as early as possible to avoid having to spend the night in the middle of the peak wilderness sanctuary .

what a answer thanks saho -elakiri