| Year and Month | December, 2015 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | 3 (Thinuwan, Chamara and myself) |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Pajero |
| Activities | Waterfall hunting, Adventure drive, Scenic drive, Hiking |
| Weather | clear sky -> misty sky -> overcast conditions |
| Route | Chilaw -> Colombo -> Belihul oya -> Non perial -> Nagrak -> Belihul oya -> returned back on the same route |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | Ashan |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread |
Almost one year back I did reach Nagrak to visit Galagama falls and while we were at Nagrak I did note a peak protruding out parallel to Gommolli range and Havagala range. This seemed to be an ideal place to leisurely hang around and this December while we were itching without doing any hikes we thought of giving it a try to stretch out our muscles. As usual early as possible we left and reached Belihul oya at around 7am. After having breakfast at River garden hotel we started ascending along Non perial road. The view was as always mesmerizing but unfortunately we didn’t have many pit stops because we were on a race with the mist. Locals mentioned that the mist settles at mid-day so we had to get there quickly to capture the surroundings without been interrupted by the mist.
 The map – click to enlarge |
 as seen from Havagala |
 Nagrak range seen from Gommolli kanda |
 as seen from Havagala |
 early morning this was seen close to belihul oya |
After tackling 31 bends we reached the landmark with the elevation post. This is where the Ihala galagama trail (via Nas-danda estate) meets the Nagrak road. We halted our vehicle and started hiking southwards along the foot path. From here onwards we had to hike along the mountain ridge which provided superb scenery on either side. After reaching the summit we hiked further until we got down to a cleft with a forest patch before re-ascending to the plateau like edge. This would be a lovely camp site to experience the sun rise on a clear morning. Wide scope of landmarks from Koslanda to Balangoda could be seen clearly but the mist did intervene to obscure our view.
 starting point at nagrak |
 on the way scenery |
 the path |
 lovely beauty |
 worlds end abyss |
 the two reservoirs |
 Udawalawe |
 mau ara |
 ha ha they were clicking |
 samanala wewa |
 layers of mist |
 Pambahinna junction |
 Balathoduwa and gommolli peaks |
 towards nasdanda estate |
 for the first time i saw adams peak from this region |
 looking back |
 Adara kanda getting covered in mist |
 the path on the ridge |
 pambahinna junction |
 towards dethanagala |
 more to go |
 Pettigala covered |
 a place to spend the evening |
 lovely |
 ashoka |
 nice place to camp |
 kalthota – weli oya paddyfields |
 mist seen in belihul oya valley |
 resident at the edge |
 dam of samanala wewa |
 path we took |
 shaa |
 finally the great drop towards the south |
 one of those beauties |
 are we in heaven |
 through the mist |
 Balangoda town |
 wallpaper |
 ah one of these guys |
 micro life |
 if one wishes this is another path to walk |
 new life |
 that greenery |
 tip of the pines |
 extension of HP |
 lovely |
 paradise |
 where we were |
 lonely tree |
 lovely |
 Non perial tea factory |
 misty |
 nagrak bungalow |
 non perial |
 the roads we took |
 lunugamwehera |
 Weheragala |
 Dethanagala |
 Pettigala peak |
After hanging around a bit we headed back and started returning along the winding roads. On the way we didn’t forget to stop at those waterfalls which we skipped while ascending up. After a satisfying mini hike we returned back to our homes to end successful journey.
 3 man team |
 shape of sri lanka |
 banana falls |
 Non perial falls |