Thotupola Kanda (2359 m) is the third highest peak in Sri Lanka. The trail is also known as Rawana nature trail. According to the legends, king Rawana landed his Mythical plane (Dadu monara) on the peaks of "Thotupola Kanda" which means "Landing Site" in sinhala language.
Date : 6 November 2010
Crew : 4
Transport : Public Transport (Train)
Activities : Hiking, Photography
Weather : Rainy and Misty
Route : Colombo -> Pattipola -> Thotupola -> Diyagama -> Thalawakale -> Colombo
Crew : 4
Transport : Public Transport (Train)
Activities : Hiking, Photography
Weather : Rainy and Misty
Route : Colombo -> Pattipola -> Thotupola -> Diyagama -> Thalawakale -> Colombo
We started our journey from Colombo Fort at 8 pm on a Friday eve. The crew was four. We booked the tickets for Badulla night mail train in advance. Even though I tried to get some sleep on the train it was really difficult for me. After eight and a half hours, the train arrived to Pattipola station around 4.30 am. We had to wait 1.5 hours till the sun rises to start our journey. So we had an early breakfast and as soon as the first shop opened we bought some food (Rotti and Lunumiris ) as lunch and started our journey.
From Pattipola we walked towards Hortain Plains. Although it is 5km to the Pattipola entrance from Pattipola station, we decided to do it on foot. At first the weather was fine and after walking few kilometers the mist started to invade the area. Within a few minutes the whole area was in thick mist. The visibility was no more than 5-10m.