W15 Uragala Mountain Hike Long (There and Back from W15) 14.3 Km

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Trail stats

Distance: 8.91 mi
Elevation gain: 1,781 ft
Technical difficulty: Experts only
Elevation loss: 1,781 ft
Max elevation: 4,035 ft
TrailRank: 17
Min elevation: 2,963 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 2 hours 52 minutes
Coordinates: 230
Uploaded: November 9, 2021
Recorded: November 2021

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near Uduwelewatta Colony, Central (Sri Lanka)

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Itinerary description

STRICTLY GUIDED ONLY

This walk has been created by one of W15's resident naturalists and hikers. The technical profile of this walk is EXPERTS ONLY and cannot be self-guided - please note that there is a section where the path narrows and there are steps that can be slippery during the rainy period. Please contact us at W15 and we will guide you.

Waypoints

Sugar Cane Quarantine Station

This Sugar Cane Quarantine Station is run by the Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI), a statutory body here in Sri Lanka. Their role is to prevent the introduction of alien pests and diseases.

Rathnasiri Wickramanayake National Training Center

This is the training centre for Tea Small Holdings Development Authority, which looks after all Sri Lanka’s Small Holdings.

Tea Plant Nursery

Tea bushes don't last forever, and are normally replanted every 30 or so years. Here is where the new tea cuttings reside before they find their new homes in the tea fields.

Udakanda Sri Sangaraja Aranya Senasanaya Bhuddist Shrine

This is a well-known monastery where the Buddhist monks of Weliwita Sangaraja Thera reside. It is also the site of some caves beneath the rocks.

Tea Shed

As the name implies, tea sheds are used by the tea estates to collect tea from the pluckers. You will find them all over the tea country, and when not being used by the pluckers, they are excellent shelters from the sun, or monsoon winds or rains.

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Intersection

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Intersection

Forrest St

Forrest Steps

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Intersection

Uragala Mountain

Uragala Mountain is a picturesque mountain situated a few kilometers east of W15. At an elevation of 1250 Uragala is the highest peak in the Hanthana Mountain Range. The views from the top are truly spectacular.

Gira Hota

Gira Hota Cave

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