Quick ride in search of Sudugala Falls and Wawegama Lake

Year and Month	01 January 2017
Number of Days	One
Crew	4
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	2 Motor Bikes
Activities	Water fall Hunting, Photography, Scenary, Forest trekking
Weather	Gloomy evening
Route	Gampola -> Nawalapitiya -> Thalawakele Rd -> Weligampola Rd -> Mapakanda Rd -> Sudugala Falls -> MapakandaRd -> Wawegama -> Dekinda Rd -> Nawalapitiya -> Back to Home
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Do not carry Plastic items (Minimize), Make sure you bring back everything you took. Do not visit during rainy days Ask directions from locals Road to Wawegama from Mapakanda road is not in good condition. You may need permission from Forest Department to Camping in the Wawegama. Explain your intentions clearly to the locals. Reforestation project is underway in the Wawegama lake surrounding. Behave responsibly with discipline.

Sudugala and Wawegama are the attracts located between Nawalapitiya and Galboda. We can visit these places within a short time period. Sudugala is the popular waterfall and a Wawegama is a lake with beautiful surroundings. During my trip to Wewelthalawa I saw a Welcome board at Ulapane which tempted  me to do this trip.

Attractions Display

Map

We started our ride around 3.00 pm after having lunch at home. We were able reach Nawalapitiya by 3.45 pm. Our first target is Sudugala waterfall. The waterfall is formed by the branch of Mahaweli ganga. If we go further up in the same river/stream we can also reach the Galboda falls.

Branch of Mahaweli

Water flows

Crowded falls

Ready for the dip

Beauty

Crystal flows

Enjoying..

Crystal clean water

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Pool

Sliding water

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Full view of the pool

My Team

team

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View of Kabaragala from Sudugala

Little zoomed

After spending little time in Sudugala, we decided to go for our next destination which is Wawegama. Wawegama a Village with a Beautiful lake. We must travel 6 km from Sudugala to reach Wawegama. We have two optional roads. One is through Mapakanda-Galboda Road and the second is through Dekinda road. Dekinda road is fairly good. We used the first road to go there and used the second when returning.

Wawegama Lake

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Creation of nature

Team at the lake

Lake

Lake

Hill/view point near the lake

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Good location for a Photo

Wawegama

Kabaragala zoomed

travel partners

There is hill near the Lake where you can hike with minimal effort. From the top we can have a 360 degree view of surrounding places. Kabaragala Mountain range can be seen clearly from the hill.

Lonely Tree

Balanthota Rock

Kabaragala

View of the lake from the hill

On top

Sunset behind kabaragala

View towards Nawalapitiya

Nawalapitiya

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further up

Some Photography

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Views

Flags on tree

View

Wawegama lake is the main source for water requirements of Wawegama village. It is not popular among travelers. So it is still unpolluted. There is a reforestation project ongoing in the Wawegama Lake and hill areas. I didn’t see any camping site there and asked some villagers regarding camping. They said they didn’t see any people do camping there.
If camping at hill, lake is the only water source.

Dekinda Koskolayaya Forest Reserve

Wawegama lake

Public access point

Lake

At around 6.00 pm we left the place and took the Dekinda – Nawalapitiya road to return home. This road is in good condition. We had achieved our plan within 3 hours of time with good memories.

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