Year and Month | 30-December-2017 |
Number of Days | One |
Crew | 08 |
Accommodation | N/A |
Transport | Public Transport (Bus) & Walking |
Activities | Hiking, Nature Exploring, Photography, Sightseeing |
Weather | Good |
Route | Colombo -> Kandy -> Hunnasgiriya -> Meemure Road -> Deanstone Wildlife Office |
Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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Related Resources | None |
Author | Ranshan Fernando |
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Deanstone Mini World’s End is the official World’s End in Knuckles Kandy side. This is located at Meemure road son after the Nawangala village. There is the Deanstone Forest Office and the footpath will begin from there. People should buy a ticket and walk along the established footpath. The footpath is a circular path which is established through a pines forest as to feel the nature.
We used a leyland bus to travel up to Hunnasgiriya and due to the narrowness of the Meemure road leyland buses couldn’t go beyond a certain limit due to the bends. Then we had to walk along the road to reach Deanston. However, it is about 5km hike and it is not much difficult. Since we start it around 5.30 am we had to wait at Nawangala village food centre to have our breakfast.
After we had our breakfast we were looking about the Nawangala rock and I thought to get it as our next hike. Within a few minutes, we came to Deanstone Forest office which is located on the Meemure road. We bought tickets and start walking along the footpath.
When I searching for Deanstone in Metric Map, I realized that there is a name given for that mountain in Metric Map as “Ketaptatagala No.2”. Since that Mini World’s End located at a top of a mountain, then the name of that mountain is mentioned in Metric Map as Ketaptatagala No.2. It is much difficult to pronounce in Sinhala which is inline as “කැටප්තට ගල”.
![]() Its marked in Metric Map as Ketaptatagala No 2. Note the Dothulugala marked in Blue colour. |
![]() See the Terrian Map and Metric map points. Both are equal and the Deanstone MWE located in Ketaptatagala No. 2 Mountain |
![]() Morning view of Rajagala/ Medamahanuwara Kanda |
![]() Nawangala on the way |
![]() Its yet the Dawn |
![]() Very Old one |
![]() More to go |
![]() Small Kovil |
![]() Still its dark |
![]() Came to Nawangala |
![]() Hapugaskumbura side |
![]() The Valley |
![]() Kehelpothdoruwegala Seen |
![]() Mighty Nawangala |
![]() We took our Breakfast and morning tea from here |
![]() Tree Arts |
![]() Beautiful roads |
![]() Old Factories – Hare Park |
![]() Keep walking |
![]() Side view of Nawangala |
![]() Came to the office |
![]() Nameboard |
![]() Deanstone Forest Office |
![]() Trail Head |
![]() Journey Began |
![]() The Environment |
![]() Dothulugala Summit Seen |
![]() Hike started on the Footpath |
![]() Well maintained small lake |
![]() Old but correct |
![]() A Resting place |
![]() Clear Footpath |
![]() Keep walking |
![]() The Junction |
![]() Under the Pines |
![]() More to go |
![]() Here we are reaching |
![]() View |
![]() Villages under the mountain |
![]() I and Madusanka |
![]() Going to the summit point |
![]() Its there |
![]() Knuckles 5 peaks and Alugal Kanda Seen |
![]() Gerandigala and Gerandigala Falls |
![]() Kobonilagala/ Aliya Kanda.(Is is really looks like an Elephant) |
![]() Nirosh, Madusanka and I |
![]() Yahangala Covered by Mist |
![]() Enjoying the view |
![]() The Panoramic view only from one side. Here are the names of the marked mountains. 1 Kobonilagala, 2 Knuckles, 3 Sphinix 2, 4 Corbet Gap, 5 Alugal Kanda, 6 Dumbanagala, 7 Gerandigala, 8 Balagiriya, 9 Gerandi Falls and Gerandigala, 10 Thelambugala, 11 Kehelpothdoruwegala, 12 Yahangala, 13 Velangolla Pathana |
![]() Paddies |
![]() Nearest village |
![]() Beauty |
![]() Framed |
![]() Going back |
![]() Walking |
![]() Natural |
![]() Little bit muddy |
Thank you for reading !