Year and Month | August, 2018 |
Number of Days | One |
Crew | Keshan & My self |
Accommodation | N/A |
Transport | Pajero |
Activities | Hiking, Photography |
Weather | Gloomy weather |
Route | Chilaw -> Kurunegala -> Galagedara -> Arambekade -> Bokkawala -> Udahena -> Returned via the same route |
Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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Author | Ashan |
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A Gloomy period but I wanted to get away and Keshan also wanted to go somewhere. I suggested a rocky mountain which is clearly seen to the A10 road close to Weuda area which I have noted on many instances. Though we could have climbed up from Waraddana side we thought of climbing up from an easier side. We then headed towards Bokkawala – Udahena village because there was a quarry at the base of the mountain. But after reaching the quarry we were not granted permission to enter the site by the security guard. So we had to think about other options. Both of us decided to first climb Gommunawa and then descend to the valley in between the two mountains and and climb up Thalavgala.
We started climbing up from a location close to the quarry gate and after about 10 minutes of climbing we came across a Mana patch which we were not prepared to tackle. With a difficult climb we reached the top of Gommunawa where it was a grassy garden which someone ones lived and there was a Bo tree which was planted by villages to approve our assumptions. I must say its a lovely place to leisurely camp. There were few view points but unfortunately the gloomy weather obscured it.
From Gommunawa we started descending to the valley and on our way we had to hike close to the rock quarry. After reaching the marshy land of the valley we entered a small tea patch and started climbing up through an abandoned Coffee / Cocoa estate. Within 30m minutes we reached the ridge of the mountain with a lovely view and from there we walked towards the summit with mana.
The view from the Thalavgala summit was splendid and the paddy fields at the base of it provided some stunning scenery though it was a gloomy day. We noted Weuda kanda, A10, Handurukanda, Parape, Alagalla, Athugala, Ibbagala, Yakdessagala, Dolukanda and after moving along the range towards Kurunegala side we also saw Bisogala twin peaks.
After enjoying the windy summit we returned back to the valley and reached the quarry site which was not functioning because it was a public holiday. After exiting the quarry site we had a nice wash from a home made tank before departing back with lot of scratch marks on our palms.