点评:Moderate walk with a bit of a scramble in places but a great view at the top - take a picnic to eat in the shade up top as there are some nice benches and bathrooms. It was dry and dusty when we did it but some parts are over bare rock and would be awful wet. Wear good trainers/hiking shoes - this isn’t one for flip flops. Take at least a litre of water each, personally I’d suggest two especially if climbing any time after 9am. There is a small ticket charge to get into the summit area with the viewpoints, presumably as it has been tidied up with the benches etc. (970rp as of Sept 2025 - the ticket box had plenty of change).
As others have said - the locals are deliberately concealing the start of the trail/destroying the markers and will also deliberately misdirect you to extort money. The photo I’ve included is what is currently blocking the start of the trail as you cross the footbridge after coming along the tracks from Kithalella (the branches) - go past these a little and bear to the left through the tea plantation (the trail as marked on Google maps is actually pretty accurate), don’t pass the house as you’ll be directed further into the forest the wrong way. Hopes this saves someone else the misdirection from the locals!
There are a couple of locals selling coconuts/cold drinks at fair prices on the marked part of the trail - handy on the way down!
翻译:中等难度的步行,有些地方需要攀爬,但山顶的景色很棒——可以在山顶的树荫下野餐,因为那里有一些漂亮的长椅和卫生间。我们去的时候地面干燥多尘,但有些地方是裸露的岩石,会非常潮湿。穿舒适的运动鞋/登山鞋——这里不适合穿人字拖。每人至少带一升水,我个人建议两升,尤其是在上午 9 点以后攀登时。进入山顶的观景点需要支付少量门票费,大概是因为那里已经清理了长椅等。(截至 2025 年 9 月为 970 卢比——售票处有很多零钱)。
正如其他人所说——当地人故意隐藏小路的起点/破坏标记,还会故意误导你勒索钱财。我附上的照片就是从基塔莱拉(Kithalella)的岔路口过来,穿过人行天桥后,目前挡住小路入口的地方——稍微绕过这些岔路口,然后左转穿过茶园(谷歌地图上标注的小路其实相当准确),不要经过那栋房子,否则你会被引导到更远的森林深处,走错路。希望这能帮其他人避免被当地人误导!
在小路的标记处,有几个当地人以合理的价格卖椰子/冷饮——下山时很方便!