| Year and Month | March, 2014 (30th) |
| Number of Days | One Day Trip |
| Crew | 2 (between 24-25 years of age), Me and my friend |
| Accommodation | N/A |
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| Activities | Hiking & Trekking, Photography, Waterfall hunting, Treating |
| Weather | Early morning there was a tight mist but in the afternoon it turns to very hot weather & bright sun. |
| Route | Kurunegala -> Polgahawela -> Ohiya -> Kalupahana -> Rathnapura -> Kegalla -> Kurunegala |
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| Author | upul nandana |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread |
“The time is passing 11.30 Next coming up the devil’s hour with the shrill sound of Cicadas & the hollow less darkness. The night mail train of Badulla from Colombo fort is starting by now with erasing that all noises. Our destination is Ohiya railway station with the intention of other new journey. Our aim is walk to kalupahana on the devils steps.”
Branch of short elbow bends across deep brae is called as “Devil’s Stairs” by English planters. Because of hardness & dangerous of the way and the shape of the stair this was named as “Devil’s Stairs”.
There is no any bus as transport & people fulfill their all facilities on walking to city. The nearest hospitals are Boralanda & Haputhale. Consider above facts we can decide the people who live there are very lonely & separate by the society with rural lives.Besides plucking tea, growing vegetable is an additional way of income in these people.
It was about 4.30am of done which got down Ohiya. It was very cool in the morning because of the dry weather condition of these days here. Baring that tough cold we reach to Mr Gaminie’s stores to get the breakfast to start hour journey. We swallowed very hot rotiis and left there looking for Udaveriya by Gaminie’s trishaw with having lunch also.
 Another beautiful dawn |
 The way which we should walking |
 The top view of “ohiya waththa” estate |
 Heart stolen view of nature lovers… |
It’s at about 6.00am when we start our journey from the name board of Udaveriya. First portion of this path is tar paved and it is fall across a serpentine forest. Then it came to open area. “Ohiya waththa” state can be seen ahead. Path is fall down across this state to down side. We reach to decayed tea factory across short cuts of tea state.
 Mmmm… Do you want a fresh tea? |
 Ruins of the tea factory |
 What an amazing beauty… |
 Along the way… |
 Cool misty morning |
 Misty valley |
 Bonny view of land mark |
 Misty is not leave yet |
 Another angle of misty valley |
 Paradise of the photographer |
Beauty of nature
We can see here a line of workers houses also. And also we can get the help of a small guide at there. Then orderly we passed Udaveriya tea factory, Bangloor & went forward and also we were not forgotten to chat the innocent tamil people in here which we met. It is break down the duties of Ohiya also Udaveriya factories because of the administration problems and the building also became as ruins. We went forward with passing other crop lands. The way was very tough & hard by then.
We went forward across tea states without any sign of human. Then we entered to “Lyburn” division of Udaveriya state.
 A tiny cottage of estate people |
 Their Cemetery |
 Work happily |
 Prosperous crop land |
 Just click |
 Ruins of another tea factory |
 Name board |
After passed another 2km’s we could see another line of workers houses. The children who lived there ran up to us because they don’t familiar with new comers. When we treated them which our foods they get a very happy with less of words. That’s the same also us. We start our journey with a new impression with neglecting the disturbance of tough sunlight.
 The moment of leaving misty |
 Along the rough way |
 Their smiling eyes waiting for you… |
 The place which collect tea leaves |
On the way to “Kalupahana” then we entered to “Kings lyburn” The board which mentioned the distance to “kalupahana” as 14 km was making us so tired.
If the time passes 10.00 am there was a tough sunlight because of the dry weather condition.
We went forward with feeling the beauty of surrounding. Then the way was entered little bit higher area. We entered the upper part of the way. After then we entered to western “Haputhale” division of the “Udaveriya” estate. From that the way was slope full.
 The harsh way with painful legs |
 Smiling with forget their labored lives… (Don’t forget to chat in a moment with innocent people) |
 Enter to the “Kings Lynn” |
 We have more to go… |
Great work – Click Image to Enlarge
 You must go upper way |
 Welcome to West Haputhale |
 The way through the tea estate |
It was not any repair of that road which sharp stones. Any other line of cottage was met for us and we didn’t forget to bring some sweets the small children in there also. We could see the upper part of “Lanka Ella” passing another 4 km.
Journey was very tough because the time was reaching 12’o’ clock. When we entered to devils steps which were passing the “V” cut we were very tired. We get a small rest to have the lunch and again started to continue our journey.
 Their community hall |
 Another tiny cottage |
 Sharing with sympathy |
 Do you feel him? |
 Running in front of us |
 Feel the tasty of sweets |
 Is this innocent face hope only foods? |
 Their also other innocent children live in our country… |
 Go forward with severe sunlight and the hard way… |
 Group of tiny cottages |
 The view of “Lanka Ella” |
 The place of “V” cut |
 The way which seen down at the “V” cut. We should go this way ahead. |
 The main road of “Badulla- Colombo” |
Then we could see the way which we should walk is looked like stairs. When we went forward we could see 1st scenery of “Bambarakanda” Ella.
And also we had met a sudden wild fire. It was destroyed a large amount of forest area by the fire devil because of the dry weather.
 Sudden wild fire |
 It’s spread rapidly |
 We had not anything to do all is finished instant. |
 The first scene of the “Bambarakanda” |
 Blossomed wild beauty |
 Heads of crown shape Finas |
We could reach to “Bambarakanda” fall at about 2pm & also we put off our all tired by felling the water fall.
From “Bambarakanda” to “Kalupahana” we hired a three wheel & from there we reach to “Kurunegala” across “Rathnapura” & “Kegalle”. And then the time was 11 pm. We reach to the destination adding with the beautiful memories to my travel life.
 Blossomed wild beauty |
 Relieving her all weight from the top |
 She is the tallest mermaid in Srilanka |
 If it is lack of water but much of bonny… |
Actually you may feel this experience with mountains, narrow slope, passing. And also don’t forget to bring some sweets for friends who the children live there. Because they always waiting for us with calling “Hello Friends”.
Thank you very much to my tracking partner & also those who read my report.