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Pitawala Pathana Short answer
Pitawala Pathana is an open grassland on the climb from Rattota toward Riverston, inside the Knuckles conservation landscape. Pathana means a natural plain. The short walks here are gentler than the Five Peaks ridge, and the view runs across the northern escarpment before the road climbs into thicker forest.
Travellers stop at Pitawala on the way to Mini World's End. The plain is exposed, so sun and wind both matter, and the grass is habitat rather than a picnic lawn to trample. Stay on the existing paths. It is a destination in its own right and also the approach to Riverston.
Landscape Highland grassland
On the way to Riverston
Walk Short paths, not a ridge climb
Care Stay on the paths Open Pitawala Pathana in Google Maps
Treks that pass through Pitawala Pathana Featured Questions Can children walk at Pitawala Pathana?+ The plain itself is a gentler stop than a full Knuckles ridge day. Weather and the drive up are the limiting factors, not a long climb.
Is this the same grassland as the Five Peaks?+ No. The Five Peaks cross a higher ridge near Thangappuwa, on the Corbett's Gap side of the range. Pitawala is on the Riverston road.
How to get there from Kandy
Home / Destinations / Pitawala Pathana Knuckles
Pitawala Pathana Short answer
Pitawala Pathana is an open grassland on the climb from Rattota toward Riverston, inside the Knuckles conservation landscape. Pathana means a natural plain. The short walks here are gentler than the Five Peaks ridge, and the view runs across the northern escarpment before the road climbs into thicker forest.
Travellers stop at Pitawala on the way to Mini World's End. The plain is exposed, so sun and wind both matter, and the grass is habitat rather than a picnic lawn to trample. Stay on the existing paths. It is a destination in its own right and also the approach to Riverston.
Landscape Highland grassland
On the way to Riverston
Walk Short paths, not a ridge climb
Care Stay on the paths Open Pitawala Pathana in Google Maps
Treks that pass through Pitawala Pathana Featured Questions Can children walk at Pitawala Pathana?+ The plain itself is a gentler stop than a full Knuckles ridge day. Weather and the drive up are the limiting factors, not a long climb.
Is this the same grassland as the Five Peaks?+ No. The Five Peaks cross a higher ridge near Thangappuwa, on the Corbett's Gap side of the range. Pitawala is on the Riverston road.
How to get there from Kandy
Home / Destinations / Pitawala Pathana Knuckles
Pitawala Pathana Short answer
Pitawala Pathana is an open grassland on the climb from Rattota toward Riverston, inside the Knuckles conservation landscape. Pathana means a natural plain. The short walks here are gentler than the Five Peaks ridge, and the view runs across the northern escarpment before the road climbs into thicker forest.
Travellers stop at Pitawala on the way to Mini World's End. The plain is exposed, so sun and wind both matter, and the grass is habitat rather than a picnic lawn to trample. Stay on the existing paths. It is a destination in its own right and also the approach to Riverston.
Landscape Highland grassland
On the way to Riverston
Walk Short paths, not a ridge climb
Care Stay on the paths Open Pitawala Pathana in Google Maps
Treks that pass through Pitawala Pathana Featured Questions Can children walk at Pitawala Pathana?+ The plain itself is a gentler stop than a full Knuckles ridge day. Weather and the drive up are the limiting factors, not a long climb.
Is this the same grassland as the Five Peaks?+ No. The Five Peaks cross a higher ridge near Thangappuwa, on the Corbett's Gap side of the range. Pitawala is on the Riverston road.
How to get there from Kandy
Knuckles
Private guided treks in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Conservation Forest, from Meemure and Riverston to the Five Peaks, Duwili Ella, and the Pekoe Trail.
Home / Destinations / Pitawala Pathana Knuckles
Pitawala Pathana Short answer
Pitawala Pathana is an open grassland on the climb from Rattota toward Riverston, inside the Knuckles conservation landscape. Pathana means a natural plain. The short walks here are gentler than the Five Peaks ridge, and the view runs across the northern escarpment before the road climbs into thicker forest.
Travellers stop at Pitawala on the way to Mini World's End. The plain is exposed, so sun and wind both matter, and the grass is habitat rather than a picnic lawn to trample. Stay on the existing paths. It is a destination in its own right and also the approach to Riverston.
Landscape Highland grassland
On the way to Riverston
Walk Short paths, not a ridge climb
Care Stay on the paths Open Pitawala Pathana in Google Maps
Treks that pass through Pitawala Pathana Featured Questions Can children walk at Pitawala Pathana?+ The plain itself is a gentler stop than a full Knuckles ridge day. Weather and the drive up are the limiting factors, not a long climb.
Is this the same grassland as the Five Peaks?+ No. The Five Peaks cross a higher ridge near Thangappuwa, on the Corbett's Gap side of the range. Pitawala is on the Riverston road.
How to get there from Kandy
Knuckles
Private guided treks in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Conservation Forest, from Meemure and Riverston to the Five Peaks, Duwili Ella, and the Pekoe Trail.
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