Ella Day Hikes
Three walks from Ella with a guide: Ella Rock at sunrise, the gentle climb up Little Adam’s Peak, and the walk to the Nine Arch Bridge. Do one, or put them together into a full day.
- Day
- Easy to moderate
- From USD 60
- Private: just your group
- SLTDA-licensed guide
Ella Rock at sunrise
A 10 km round trip from Ella station along the railway, through Kithal Ella and tea smallholdings, then a steep forest climb to the summit ridge above the Ella Gap. The middle section is easy to lose on your own, which is where a guide earns their keep.
Little Adam’s Peak
The easiest serious summit in the hill country: 4 km there and back from Passara Road, through the 98 Acres tea estate and up stone steps to a 1,141 m ridge with views of Ella Rock.
Nine Arch Bridge
Along the line from Ella station, past a smaller three-arch bridge, to the 1919 viaduct, 91 m long and 24 m high. We time it for a train crossing.
Read more: Ella Rock, Little Adam’s Peak, Nine Arch Bridge, Ravana Falls. Walking further? The five-day Haputale to Ella trek ends here.
Where it happens
Los marcadores numerados se corresponden con la lista que figura a continuación. Indican los lugares mencionados en esta página, no un recorrido concreto: su guía establecerá la ruta ese mismo día.
- Ella railway station: Start of the Ella Rock and Nine Arch Bridge walks.
- Ella Rock: The sunrise summit above the Ella Gap.
- Little Adam's Peak: The gentle climb from Passara Road.
- Puente de los Nueve Arcos: The 1919 railway viaduct.
- Ravana Falls: The roadside waterfall below Ella.
On every trip
- Privado: Solo su grupo y su guía, a su ritmo.
- Led by an SLTDA-licensed guide, who knows the route and the conditions on the day.
- Recogida y entrega anywhere in Ella.
- Railway safety: your guide knows the train times; this is a live line.
Bring walking shoes with good grip, a rain jacket, water and sun protection. If weather makes a trail unsafe, we’ll move your day. See the lista de equipaje.
Price
From USD 60 per person for all three walks in one day, including your guide and tuk-tuk transfers in Ella.
Prices are per person for two people sharing a private trip, in US dollars. Solo travellers can book online too; larger groups and premium hotels are quoted on request. Guide gratuities and anything marked as extra are not included.
Cuándo ir
January to March is the clearest. The walks run all year, but the upper Ella Rock trail is muddy and leechy in the wet months and the summit can cloud over. Start early to be off the open sections before midday.
Nearby places
Peaks, falls and viewpoints in the same area, each with its own guide. Not all are on the route of this trip: ask us about adding one.
Nine Arch Bridge
Dunhinda Falls
Namunukula
NarangalaBook with confidence
- Pay online in US dollars. We confirm your date by email, usually within 24 hours.
- If we cannot run your date, you get a full refund.
- If weather makes the trail unsafe, we move your day.
- Led by an SLTDA-licensed guide. Your group only, at your pace.
Full terms: política de reembolso.
Pick your walks
Tell us your dates, which walks you want and how many of you are coming.