Deanstone Mini World’s End Hike (Ketaptatagala No.2)

Deanstone Mini World’s End is the official World’s End in Knuckles Kandy side. This is located at Meemure road son after the Nawangala village. There is the Deanstone Forest Office and the footpath will begin from there. People should buy a ticket and walk along the established footpath. The footpath is a circular path which is established through a pines forest as to feel the nature.

We used a leyland bus to travel up to Hunnasgiriya and due to the narrowness of the Meemure road leyland buses couldn’t go beyond a certain limit due to the bends. Then we had to walk along the road to reach Deanston. However, it is about 5km hike and it is not much difficult. Since we start it around 5.30 am we had to wait at Nawangala village food centre to have our breakfast.

After we had our breakfast we were looking about the Nawangala rock and I thought to get it as our next hike. Within a few minutes, we came to Deanstone Forest office which is located on the Meemure road. We bought tickets and start walking along the footpath.

When I searching for Deanstone in Metric Map, I realized that there is a name given for that mountain in Metric Map as “Ketaptatagala No.2”. Since that Mini World’s End located at a top of a mountain, then the name of that mountain is mentioned in Metric Map as Ketaptatagala No.2. It is much difficult to pronounce in Sinhala which is inline as “කැටප්තට ගල”.

Its marked in Metric Map as Ketaptatagala No 2. Note the Dothulugala marked in Blue colour.

See the Terrian Map and Metric map points. Both are equal and the Deanstone MWE located in Ketaptatagala No. 2 Mountain

Morning view of Rajagala/ Medamahanuwara Kanda

Nawangala on the way

Its yet the Dawn

Very Old one

More to go

Small Kovil

Still its dark

Came to Nawangala

Hapugaskumbura side

The Valley

Kehelpothdoruwegala Seen

Mighty Nawangala

We took our Breakfast and morning tea from here

Tree Arts

Beautiful roads

Old Factories – Hare Park

Keep walking

Side view of Nawangala

Came to the office

Nameboard

Deanstone Forest Office

Trail Head

Journey Began

The Environment

Dothulugala Summit Seen

Hike started on the Footpath

Well maintained small lake

Old but correct

A Resting place

Clear Footpath

Keep walking

The Junction

Under the Pines

More to go

Here we are reaching

View

Villages under the mountain

I and Madusanka

Going to the summit point

Its there

Knuckles 5 peaks and Alugal Kanda Seen

Gerandigala and Gerandigala Falls

Kehelpothdoruwegala

Alugal Kanda

Kobonilagala/ Aliya Kanda.(Is is really looks like an Elephant)

Nirosh, Madusanka and I

Yahangala Covered by Mist

Enjoying the view

The Panoramic view only from one side. Here are the names of the marked mountains. 1 Kobonilagala, 2 Knuckles, 3 Sphinix 2, 4 Corbet Gap, 5 Alugal Kanda, 6 Dumbanagala, 7 Gerandigala, 8 Balagiriya, 9 Gerandi Falls and Gerandigala, 10 Thelambugala, 11 Kehelpothdoruwegala, 12 Yahangala, 13 Velangolla Pathana

Paddies

Nearest village

Beauty

Framed

Going back

Walking

Natural

Little bit muddy

Thank you for reading !

Sobasiri Team ©