Scenic ride to Kallebokka and Hulangala

Our team members wanted go for a bike ride without much of hiking. I read report on these places and all these places can be visited without much effort. Therefore we planned a trip to Matale region. In this trip we have visited following places;

• Kallebokka 360 View Point
• Biso Ella
• Hulangala Mini Worlds End

Kallebokka 360 View Point

Kallebokka is a estate in Panwila – kabaragala road next to Madulkele, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located at an elevation of 1175 meters above sea level. The 360 View point located at the highest peak in the division/estate is the attractive place where most of the locals visit to view the surrounding beauties. We can see knuckles range with it’s highest peaks and the famous Sembuwatta Lake also can be seen. A ticket of 100/- is issued at the entrance passing the village.The road uphill is tough and all vehicles cannot be driven to the top. Bikes and 4 wheel drivers are recommended. You will never regret after reaching the top.

Kallebokka Arial view

Kallebokka Estate

Knuckles Range

Land Mark 1

We can use a shortcut to reach the peak. the road with a gate near the land mark 1 ( resting hut). Also you can fill water at this place.

Short Route

hut in the view point seen from resting point

Scenic road

Final part at top

Summer hut at view point

In the hut

View point

View from the hut

View from the Hut

Kallebokka estate view

Knuckles range

Knuckles range

A peak near view point-can hike

The starting point from main road

Sembuwatta lake view

The Kallebokka Factory

.	Line houses-Kallebokka

Sembuwatta Lake

Sembuwatta

Team	Back at the starting point

After the Kallebokka visit we took the Kabaragala-kandenuwara road to Matale. This road is very narrow and with absolute beauty. The road from Pitakanda to Kandenuwara is a road for scenaries.

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Name the peaks

Viewing the surrounding

No rules

Riders

An open place

A waterfall at Kendenuwara

We reached the Matale around 3:00 pm. from there we rushed to Selagama. used the google maps for finding short routes and reached selagama. the road to hulangala and biso ella starts from the Suluna pahura temple after passing the Embody trading garments factory. After 2 km ride up in this road we can reach the selagama line house.

Biso Ella

Biso ella located near the Kovil .Take right hand turn from Selagama lime house junction and drive up to the Kovil. Then you have to go along the Marshy land in front of the Kovil to reach the waterfall. Biso falls has low water level and this is like Sera ella where we can see falls from behind in the cave. A story about seven princes is related to this waterfall, they committed suicide by jumping from the fall(From Niroshan’s Report). Ask the direction from locals. Even a kid will tell you the path.

Full view cannot be seen from here. I have taken some photos using the drone.

Biso Ella

Full view

Upper fall

Bottom view

Another view

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On the edge

view

After spending some time at this place we came back to the kovil where we parked our bikes and the time was around 4:15 pm. Our next destination is Hulanagala to which we need to go another 2 km. On the way to Hulangala we can see Ambokka peak.

Path

Ambokka

View

Name!

Hulangala Mini Worlds End

Hulangala mini world’s end is situated at Selagama tea estate. Distance is 2km from Selagama Kovil to reach this Mini world’s end. Bikes, three Wheeler can easily reach this place

Hulangala MWE

team

Full view

Ariel Shot

.	Visitors from village

.	Peak we can hike.

Another view

Team

Around 6:00 pm we left the place and returned home safely.
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