Baker's Falls: The Waterfall on the Horton Plains Loop
about 3 km from the park entrance · Moderate · about 2 hours round trip · Nuwara Eliya District · Central Province
Baker's Falls drops about 20 m in two streams into a rock pool on the Belihul Oya, in the cloud forest of Horton Plains National Park. It sits on the park's circular trail, about 3 km from the entrance, on the same loop as World's End.
Lo que va a aprender
The path from the main entrance crosses the montane grassland of the plateau and drops into forest of rhododendrons and ferns to the falls, where spray hangs over the pool. Sambar deer are often seen on the way. Most walkers take in Baker's Falls as part of the full loop with Little and Big World's End.
The plunge pool is deep and dangerous. Do not swim, and take care on the wet rock in the spray.
Access & permits
Inside Horton Plains National Park, run by the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC). A park ticket is required and is bought at the park entrance. We do not print the fee here because we could not confirm the current figure from the DWC itself; check dwc.gov.lk or ask us before you go.
On the map
Pin 1 is Baker's Falls. The others are the nearest places in our trail directory.
- Baker's Falls: On the Horton Plains loop.
- World's End, Horton Plains: Trail guide: the Horton Plains loop. About 1 km away.
- Kirigalpotta: Summit, 2,388 m, reached from Horton Plains. About 3 km away.
- Bambarakanda Falls: Trail guide: the tallest waterfall. About 5 km away.
Principales puntos de referencia y características
- Park entrance - The start of the circular trail.
- Pradera de montaña - The open plateau crossed on the way.
- Twin cascade - Two streams falling into the rock pool.
- World's End - The cliff edge on the same loop.
Cuándo ir
January to April. Start early: the plateau clouds over as the day goes on.
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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. See the full Horton Plains guide, or walk the loop at dawn with a guide on our Horton Plains sunrise trek.
Nearby in the directory
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