Galagama Falls via Landuyaya Old Horse Track

Year and Month	29-April-2017
Number of Days	One
Crew	05+
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Hired Vehicle
Activities	Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring, Waterfall hunting
Weather	Good but dry
Route	Colombo -> Avissawella -> Ratnapura -> Balangoda -> Belihuloya -> Landuyaya/ Ihala Galagama Road -> Non-Pariel Estate via the old Estate footpath
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Carry enough water Do not try in rainy days Leech protection is needed Ask the directions from local Do not disturb to the villagers Use a GPS or have a guide Or else join with the workers who travel from Laduyaya to Estate B careful on the narrow footpath Beware of wildlife Beware of slippery grassland Do not hike along the stream Beware of rock fallings Start your journey early in the morning Plan your journey well as no returnings to Laduyaya Have a guide to Galagama Falls (mandatory) Beware of trap guns at Galagama Fall path Beware of insects and throne plants Do not litter Leave only footprints
Related Resources	My First visit to Non-Pariel/ Nagrak Bungalow
Author	Ranshan Fernando
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Galagama Falls (Kathi Gahana Ella) – ගලගම ඇල්ල (කැතිගහන ඇල්ල)

This is a waterfall where we need to have a hard hike throughout the day. Even though you come from the usual Nagrak roadside it is more difficult for you to reach up to the turning bend near to the Nagrak Bungalow. Ihala Galagama/ Landuyaya road is the road to Hawagala Mountain.

This fall is about 100m high and also known as Kethi Gahana Fall. This is a creation of belihuloya which flows from the Horton Plains after creating the Baker’s Falls. Since I was visited Nagrak Bungalow and went beyond that earlier, this time we thought to have an old track which is known as Old Horse Track. We had a local guide and he guided us safely along this hidden route and later for the Galagama fall. Please be noted that you should have a guide when you visit Galagama Fall from the Nagrak road bend. Because there are many fake paths and trap guns.

We came from Galagama side and got down to usual Non-Pariel road via Baker’s bend to the army camp. It was about 30-35km hike along the mountains and tea estates hence start your journey early in the morning with a proper plan. Since we went by a hired vehicle we informed him to come to Non-Pariel school and we were able to reach there around8pm in the night.