Top rated Hiking areas in Mahakanda, Sri Lanka to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Hiking areas in Mahakanda

Experience the best that Mahakanda has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 22 places from Hiking area category.

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Rohana Estate Lodging and Camping

Homestay

👍👍 It is highly recommended to visit this place located in a beautiful landscape. On the way you can visit the Knuckles mountain range and several waterfalls. This place is a place where you can enjoy nature freely. You can also see beautiful tea plantations. Mr. Rohan, the owner of this estate, will...

$16/night

4.90 (35 reviews) (~24.85 km from centre)

Kabaragala Trail Start

Hiking area

👍👍 A beautiful place and not hard to hike. Mountain top is really like a heaven. Nice place to take photograph and camping

4.80 (38 reviews) (~19.6 km from centre)

Dothalugala nature trail

Hiking area

👍👍 How we reached: Colombo>kandy>Hunnasgiriya>Deabston office How we booked camping sights: from Battaramulla wildlife dept It starts 400m away from Deanston wildlife dept. we also received a ticket from the same place. it is a one fine hike in a marked trail. took us about 1.5 hours to reach the top...

4.80 (33 reviews) (~29.51 km from centre)

Monara Gala Mountain (Peacock Hill)

Hiking area

👍👍 One of the easiest hikes, with gorgeous views. If you're visiting by public transport, timing is the key. There's a bus from Gampola CTB bus stand named, Doragala bus. It'll leave sharp at 9.40 AM. So be there by at least 9.30. Ask the driver or conductor about returning bus. Get off at the last s...

4.70 (372 reviews) (~15.88 km from centre)

Kabaragala Peak

Hiking area

👍👍 AbsolutelyBeautiful place. Also well known for camping. When you camp there remember to take back your garbage. We collected more than 10kg of plastics and beer cans that left by the so called camping nature lovers. Don't ruin this beautiful environment.

4.70 (262 reviews) (~20.6 km from centre)

Pettigala Kandy

Hiking area

👍👍 This as by far the best experience i had so far in Srilanka. Climbing this rock from the tempel. No one there, it was just me and all these wonderful views. Don't miss out on this great opportunity. And just in front of the stairs, leading you to the tempel, there is an womens initiative who are wi...

4.70 (241 reviews) (~17.99 km from centre)

Hanthana Mountain View Point

Hiking area

👍👍 Had the best hike during my university days. 700+ of us hiked the mount. University of Moratuwa - Engineering faculty- 2015 batch ❤

4.70 (126 reviews) (~3.24 km from centre)

Uragala Mountain Peak | ඌරාගල

Hiking area

👍👍 Footprint of fishing cat (හඳුන් දිවියා) in uragala. Katuskonda is very dangerous place because rocks are slippery when wet. Therefore travel safely.

4.70 (77 reviews) (~3.27 km from centre)

One Tree Hill

Hiking area

👍👍 This is a 360 degree view point located in Kandenuwara division in Matale District. As per the details given by the villagers, this place was named so due to the presence of a single tree on top of the mountain and this has become a tourists attraction and a significant landscape after the construc...

4.70 (70 reviews) (~25.16 km from centre)

Katusu Konda | කටුසු කොන්ද

Hiking area

👍👍 This is Mountain is Known as “KATUSUKONDA” translation of the word is Knife Edge. It gets its name from the fact thts a lofty peak with a narrow top like a backbone. 𒊹︎ ROUTE : Kandy ➪ Peradeniya ➪ Sarasawigama ➪ Upland. From here the hike starts. 𒊹︎ WEATHER : Cloudy and very hot sometimes misty

4.70 (52 reviews) (~3.43 km from centre)

Polwaththa Eco-Lodges

Lodge

Humble quarters in an unpretentious ecolodge offering a restaurant, a terrace & guided tours.

$72/night

4.60 (75 reviews) (~17.64 km from centre)

Sri Lanka Knuckles Trekking

Hiking area

👍👍 We found Hemantha randomly on internet and we are so thankful for that. He is very kind and friendly person with an excellent service. What I value the most is how he took a special care of our intolerancies. We had an amazing gluten free lunch in the middle of our hike wrapped up in a banana leaf (...

4.60 (54 reviews) (~11.75 km from centre)

Bellwood View Point

Hiking area

👍👍 You can enjoy the views of the distant mountains as well as the beauty of the vicinity of a small lake. The place would be better in mornings and evenings. A good place to camp near Kandy as well as for a family picnic. Easy to reach. The road is good. The vehicle can be taken to the top of the hill...

4.60 (52 reviews) (~9.88 km from centre)

Gombaniya ගොම්බානිය (1906m)

Hiking area

👍👍 Gombaniya is the highest peak of the Knuckles Mountain Range and is situated in Matale. It stands at a height of 1906 meters and is situated at Alakola estate in Hulu Ganga, bordered by Knuckles-Kirigalpoththa and Yakunge Hela mountain ranges on either side. There are quite a few false peaks which s...

4.60 (50 reviews) (~29.84 km from centre)

Kukulagala Mountain Range | කුකුලාගල කඳු පන්තිය | Hanguranketha

Hiking area

👍👍 ⭐ This was a amazing experience for me 😀. But it was a so tired day indeed 😆. 🚩this is situated like a dividing border for both rikillagaskada and kandy area . You wanna go through the rikillagaskada town and that area which this amazing spot situated is not a area with such good facilities. S...

4.60 (48 reviews) (~22.35 km from centre)

Karnagala View Point කර්ණාගල

Hiking area

👍 The privately owned View point Entrance fee is 100 LKR. Parking available. Accessible road for any kind of vehicle

4.60 (45 reviews) (~21.27 km from centre)

Katakithula Hill Viewpoint/ One Tree Hills

Hiking area

👍👍 An amazing place with a beautiful view...Front slope faces to Matale town and other sceneries are Kandy town, Hunnasguri and Knuckles mountain ranges. Good to visit in evening to see the sunset. Well maintained by the estate and site keeper is doing a good job to keep the top nice and clean. By a SU...

4.60 (37 reviews) (~24.96 km from centre)

Hanthana Hiking Road

Hiking area

👍👍 No need to rush to Ella. Here are tea fields as well and lovely small villages. You can have some snacks before the hiking road starts. Nearby is a beautiful temple.

4.50 (147 reviews) (~4.64 km from centre)

Knuckles mountain treks

Hiking area

👍👍 Knuckles Mountain range or 5 peaks of knuckles is the only mountains i have visited more the 10 times, i just love the mountains and the view is from the top, the way is very difficult but i love it. If u wanna enjoy Knuckles Mountain range at least u need 2 days, now Knuckles Mountain is like my ho...

4.50 (59 reviews) (~21.28 km from centre)

The Kandyan Villa

Hotel

👍👍 The location was fantastic, especially if you want to visit in December, which is the best month to do so. The pool is very clean and kid-friendly, but what really stands out is how delicious and spotless the food is. I will undoubtedly tell my friends about this location. No complaints about anythi...

$32/night

4.40 (112 reviews) (~4.68 km from centre)

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Top rated Hiking areas in Mahakanda, Sri Lanka