Relaxed hike to Dothalugala Nature Trail & Rathna Falls

We had our final trip of the year 2017 to the Knuckles forest as we did more than 15 tours in Knuckles during the year 2017. Hence finally we have chosen the easiest destinations in Knuckles and in the evening we planned to spent with Rathna Ella and Kaluwa Watunu Ella.

Dothalugala is a famous destination in Knuckles as the legal campsite also located over there. We went through the Dothalugala nature trail and few of us were going out of the trail for a few minutes to reach the summit of Dothalugala mountain which is height about 1574m. After we complete our trail we headed to Rathna falls and later on we explored Kaluwa Watunu Falls in the latter part of the evening.

Previous Trip Report to Deanston Mini World’s End / Ketapathgala No 2

Marked on Metric Map (Ketaptatagala No. 2 means Deanston Mini World’s End)

Red star is Dothalugala summit and the Red circle is Deanston MWE

Footpath to the trailhead from Meemure Road

Hike started

Flowers

Environment

Surrounding

4 x 4 footpath

Its clear

More to go

Scenic road

This is the amazing part

Lonely

Kobonilagala Seen

Flowers

The bungalow near the campsite

Sandeeptha is posing

Part of the team with the Photographer Nirosh

Wall	The campsite

Environment

Environment

Mist is coming

Dothalugala Fall

At the top of the fall

Its small but beautiful

Low water level

Slow shutter

Bathing

Another one

Dothalugala trail

Keep walking

Flowers

Misty environment

A little man

Beautiful footpath

Dark forest

Mist was there

Walking

Flowers

Environment

Environment

More flowers

Adjusted trees

Wet

Mist

Its mentioned

The path

Its clear

Covered by mist

Keep walking

End of the hike

Environment

Environment

Walking along the Meemure road

Meemure Road to Hunnasgiriya

Tihara

Many Goats were there

Environment

Time for a break

On the way to Hasalaka

Passing 18 bends

18 Bends

More to go

Ratna Ella (Navarathna Ella) Fall – රත්න ඇල්ල (නවරත්න ඇල්ල)

The 101m Ratna Ella (Navarathna Ella) fall is the highest in the Kandy region and the stream that serves it irrigates the paddy fields of the surrounding villages.

Superstitious villagers say that there were seven vessels filled with precious stones hidden close to the fall, but that five have now been found. However, anyone attempting to find the final two will meet an untimely death at the bottom of the fall.

From Hasaka go to “Ratna Ella wasama” village. From this village there is a pathway along a small stream. after about 3km you will come across a bunt which is built across the Hasalaka Oya. There is a another footpath (just before the bunt on the right hand side) from here to the Ratna Ella.

There is another 30m waterfall in the vicinity called Kaluwa Wetuna Ella. This waterfall too can be reached on the same foot path.

Village near the Rathna Fall

Their lives

Saw it

We came

Rathna Fall

Zoomed view

Slow shutter

Another angle

Top part

Full view

Enjoying

Kaluwa Watunu Ella

Kaluwa Wetuna Ella Falls – කලුවා වැටුන ඇල්ල

Kaluwa Wetuna Ella is a 30 meter waterfall lies hidden deep inside the jungle in Hasalaka on the jungle track to its big brother, 101 meter Ratna Falls.

From Hasaka go to “Ratna Ella wasama” village. From this village there is a pathway along a small stream. after about 3km you will come across a bunt which is built across the Hasalaka Oya. There is another footpath (just before the bunt on the right-hand side) from here to the Kaluwa Wetuna Ella and Ratna Ella.

Slow shutter

Nirosh was there

Its getting dark

Full view of Kaluwa Watunu Ella

Thank you for reading !

Sobasiri Team ©