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Lakegala: Climbing the Knuckles' Great Rock Face

about 12 km round trip · Strenuous · 5-7 hours · Kandy and Matale Districts · Central Province

Lakegala above the paddy terraces
Photo: Astronomyinertia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
about 12 km round tripStreckenlänge
5-7 hoursDurchschnittliche Dauer
StrenuousSchwierigkeitsgrad
1,255 mHöhenmeter
Das Dorf MeemureAusgangspunkt
SpitzenwertTyp

Lakegala is the bare-rock monolith that towers over Meemure, with a near-vertical face dropping almost 910 m. Its name means "Rock of Lanka", and local legend makes it Ravana's lookout. It is the one Knuckles summit that needs real scrambling to reach.

Was Sie durchlaufen werden

From Meemure the trail crosses forest and a stream for about 5 km to the foot of the rock, then climbs exposed rock to the top. Meemure itself is remote, reached over the hills from Hunnasgiriya or by tuk-tuk from Hemmathagama. The alternative start is Narangamuwa on the Matale side.

The upper section is exposed rock that needs scrambling. Go with a guide, and not in rain. Mobile signal is limited.

Zugang & Genehmigungen

Lakegala lies in the Knuckles range, managed by the Forest Department. We could not confirm from an official source whether a permit is needed for this summit. A local guide is strongly recommended.

On the map

Pin 1 is Lakegala. The others are the nearest places in our trail directory.

  1. Lakegala: The rock face above Meemure.
  2. Meemure: Trail guide: the remote village. About 3 km away.
  3. Gombaniya: Highest peak of the Knuckles. About 10 km away.
  4. Riverston: Trail guide: Riverston and Matale. About 13 km away.

Wichtige Sehenswürdigkeiten und Besonderheiten

  • Meemure - The remote village at the trailhead.
  • Forest approach - About 5 km through forest and across a stream.
  • The rock face - A near-vertical drop of almost 910 m.
  • Gipfel - 1,255 m, looking out over the Knuckles range.

Die beste Reisezeit

December to March, per local operators. Do not attempt the rock when it is wet.

Machen Sie mit bei Hike Lanka

You can take this as a guided day trip, link it with nearby destinations into a multi-day trek, or build it into a custom Sri Lanka hiking itinerary. We handle transport, permits and the logistics; you walk. Lakegala stands over Meemure, where our three-day Knuckles Range Traverse ends.

In der Nähe im Verzeichnis

Gombaniya: The Highest Peak in the KnucklesKnuckles Range · Central Province Hanthana Mountain Range: Kandy's Local HikeKandy District · Central Province

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