| Year and Month | January-2020 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | 03 |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Motor Bicycles |
| Activities | Hiking, Nature Exploring, Photography, Sightseeing, Waterfall Hunting |
| Weather | Good |
| Route | Colombo -> Ratnapura -> Pathakada -> Kiribathgala |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Related Resources | None |
| Author | Ranshan Fernando |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread
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Kiribathgala is a long awaited hike in our life as we have seen this giant mountain many number of times at the time of passing Pelmadulla. We went to pathakada side and the village called Bogoda-Aramba. We started our hike along the Lihiniyak Kelina dola and walked from the left side forest.
It was a nice journey as we walked along a stream but it was dried at that time hence it was very easy for us to climb upward. There were no much leeches and we had enough sources to dink some water. We hiked about 3-4 hours through the forest and reached to the top of mountain which looks like a flat area. Then we walked further along that flat area and was able to reach a higher point.
We came up to a highest point of the mountain in another side. GPS – 6.613230,80.516199. but we couldn’t able to go to the right hand side mountain which looks like having a view point. Because there was a big precipice between these mountains from our side. But we were lucky enough to sit on this side and our view was directed to lower part of Pettigala mountain range and towards Rassagala and Samanala forest reserve.
The top of the mountain was covered by many bushes and trees hence it was very difficult to find even a small space to see the surrounding environment. After we spent few hours we got down through the same route quickly just before the sun set.
 Kiribathgala mountain range and the summit marked in terrain map |
 Kiribathgala marked on Metric Map |
 How it seen to Ratnapura- Badulla road |
 Trail started |
 Nice path, public water pipes |
 Dried Lihiniyan dola stream |
 Hard Climbing |
 More tough |
 Forest patch |
 The dried Lihiniyan kelina fall |
 Time for a rest |
 More to go |
 Flowers |
 Dried Fall |
 More captures |
 Another view |
 Nature |
 Flowers |
 Waterfall |
 Through the fall |
 Beginning |
 Adam’s Peak seen |
 Waterfall No.3, but dried |
 Waterfall No. 4 |
 Butterfly |
 Herbal Plant |
 Mushrooms |
 Forest |
 Some items |
 Flat Forest area |
 Capture |
 More to go |
 Complex Forest |
 More to go |
 Another plant |
 Another Mushroom |
 Survey Mark ? |
 Small pond |
 Refilling from the stream |
 Another one |
 Valuable thing at that thing |
 More to go |
 Plants |
 Adjusted |
 More hiking |
 Stream |
 Bunch of Mushrooms |
 Beautiful Forest |
 Little more to achieve |
 Magnificent view |
 Frog |
 Drinking Water |
 Flowers |
 Another plant |
 We came to the top of Kiribathgala |
 On top of the Kiribathgala mountain. Left mountain is Kuttapitiya Kanda (932m), center one is Kabaragala Kanda (1185m) and the right side goes to Hunuwal Kanda (1523m). Kirindi Fall is falling from near the Kuttapitiya Kanda. |
 Villages |
 Sun setting |
Thank you for reading !