| Year and Month | January, 2015 |
| Number of Days | One Day Trip |
| Crew | 9 (between 28-45 years of age) |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Hired Van (Nissan Caravan) / Jeep |
| Activities | Waterfall hunting, Archeological sighting, Photography |
| Weather | Excellent |
| Route | Nivithigala -> Doloswala Kanda -> Pitakele(via stone ladder) -> Streepura -> Pitakele -> Doloswala Kanda( via stone stairway) and return on the same route |
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| Author | Malithkum |
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For a change,This one I planned as a combination of targets. Following are my targets for the day.
- Visit to Unknown “Kamani” Falls of Doloswala Kanda
- Climbing up Pitakele via “Stone ladder”
- Visit to Streepura @ Pitakele
- Climbing down to Doloswala Kanda via Stone staircase
Though I have mentioned them separately, above places are situated in close proximity within few kms radius.
First, a brief description about Kamani Falls…..
This is an unknown hidden beauty found in Doloswala Kanda area few meters from foot path to Pitakele from Doloswala Kanda….. It is roughly 30 feets in height and has three main sections. Amount of water is less now a day as there is a diversion for mini hydro plant. The name “Kamani” which some people in Doloswala unheard of given after a 16 year old girl committed suicide by jumping from the top of the fall few years back.
 Top part of “Kamani” Falls…. |
 Whole package…. |
Top part zoomed….
After enjoying this beauty we started next phase of our hike-stone ladder…. In early days there was no proper road to travel to Pitakele, so people with the help of the government built two ways of travelling to Pitakele. On method is Stone ladder. Other method is Stone stair case. We decided to reach Pitakele via stone ladder. Early days as in Sri Pada, series of ladders were placed to conquer the Doloswala Mountain. But at present ladders were replaced by concrete bars which are fixed to the stone wall without any pillars to support.
 Concrete stepping stones… |
 Climbing up…. |
Within one hour we reached Pitakele. As it situated on top of Doloswala Kanda the view was superb……. We were able to appreciate stunning view of the surrounding areas….
 Sri Pada… |
 Karawita mountain range…. |
 Kiribathgala mountain….was there one month back…. |
 Walankanda range…. |
 Tiriwanaketiya-Agalawatta road(between Nivithigala and Kalawana)…. |
 One end of the Nivithigala town….…. |
We went in search of our next target The Streepura….. It is situated between Pitakele and Pabotuwa… It is said to be one of the hide out of Anthapura of King Walagamba during difficult times…. It is said to be a complex of tunnels and underground hideouts. At present only entrances for this tunnel complexes remain intact…. Aside from the historic value the natural beauty of this hide out is breath taking……
 @ one of the entrance…. |
 Side wall near entrance…. |
 High walls…. |
 Well protected..…. |
 Myself getting down…. |
 High roof..…. |
 Inside the Streepura…. |
After the visit to Streepura, we got down to Doloswala Kanda via the stone stair way which has more than 500 steps..
 Steps…. |