Adam’s Peak Pilgimage Season
Adam’s Peak or the Sri Pada is an important pilgrim
site. Buddhist believe the impression on the summit is the footprint of lord
Buddha himself. Though it takes around 5 hours to reach the peak by foot, devotees
of many religions climb the mountain daily to invoke blessings. The mountain is
also named as Samanala Kanda or Butterfly Mountain. Rich biodiversity
Adam’s Peak is surrounded, largely by the forested
hills, with no mountain of comparable size anywhere near the vicinity. The
region of Peak Wilderness Sanctuary that encompass the Adam’s Peak together
with Horton Plains
National Park and Knuckles
Range, all in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka is recognized as a
World Heritage Site in the year 2011.
Begin from the Base
The city of Hatton can be reached by Highland Railway
line as well as by the main motor roads, the cities of Ratnapura and Kuruwita
can be reached only by main motor roads.
Access to the Adam’s Peak is possible by 6 trails:
Hatton-Nallathanni; Ratnapura-Palabaddala; Kuruwita-Erathna; Murraywatte;
Mookuwatte; Malimboda.
The most popular routes are the Hatton-Nallathanni
& Ratnapura-Palabaddala due to the picturesque views and postcard worthy
scenery that can be encountered along them.
Reaching the Peak
Once you reach a final node (Nallanthanni or
Palabaddala or Erathna) there begins the difficult journey through the jungle
on foot. Most of the pilgrims use the Hatton route as the journey can be
reduced by more than five kilometers even though the slope of this route is
much greater than the others.
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