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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SAM1989" data-source="post: 21103113" data-attributes="member: 560820">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<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start from Pandeniya as early as possible</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remember that it is a 8km tough walk to reach the Erathna trail from Pandeniya, not 5km as indicated in the board.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leeches are there in thousands in Deraniyagala trail, <a href="http://www.lakdasun.com/tools-tips/leeches-preventive-socks-repellents-treatments.htm" target="_blank">be prepared</a> for them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Water is plentiful in Deraniyagala route but not so plentiful in Hatton route. So carry a small water bottle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-)" />.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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