{"id":114063,"date":"2023-05-17T07:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=114063"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:22:08","slug":"deanston-marvelous-vantage-point-in-knuckles-range-by-arundathie-abeysinghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/deanston-marvelous-vantage-point-in-knuckles-range-by-arundathie-abeysinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Deanston \u2013 marvelous vantage point in Knuckles Range By Arundathie Abeysinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deanston \u2013 marvelous vantage point in Knuckles Range<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

By Arundathie Abeysinghe<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Deanston<\/p>\n

\"ArundathieSri Lanka is a small island state in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), similar to a droplet of water. Despite being a small island, it is endowed with a diverse collection of landscapes, climates, awe-inspiring vistas which have enticed tourists for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is arguably one of the most spectacular places in the world, a tiny island of 9,833,517 square kilometers, yet, has a diverse range of breathtaking landscapes from awe-inspiring misty mountains and cliffs, carpets of verdant tea plantations, spectacular cascades, lush forests and pristine beaches\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many spectacular viewpoints in Sri Lanka with several precipices offering breathtaking vistas of the surrounding area and valleys, in addition to popular World\u2019s End and Mini World\u2019s End at *Horton Plains. Mini World\u2019s Ends at *Little Adam\u2019s Peak in Ella and *Hulangala in Selagama are such viewpoints with awe-inspiring views.<\/span><\/p>\n

A charming hiking destination situated off the beaten path, Deanston is the location of a Forest Department Conservation Centre, also known as Knuckles Information Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is necessary to buy a ticket from the ticket counter to enter the trail towards the view point and the distance of the trail is approximately 1.2 kilometers to the first view point with a climb of approximately 60 meters. The trail starts with a crossing of a small stream and a pond with some resting places and a pine forest. The trail is breathtaking due to the nature of pine trees, although, birds are rarely found in the forest adjoining the trail. The road splits into two after a few meters and leads to two viewpoints. The right turn followed by the downward slope leads to the view point offering panoramic vistas of Ududumbara town, Kandy-Mahiyangana Road and Kalugala. As the path is circular, after continuing on the same route for 180 meters, the viewpoint two can also be reached easily.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deanston is the starting point for a hike to a magnificent vantage point in *Knuckles Mountain Range in Sri Lanka\u2019s central highlands. The spectacular vistas from Mini World\u2019s End are breathtaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Deanston is not a popular tourist destination, only few foreign tourists visit the location as most guidebooks have not mentioned this magnificent location. Hence, only a few foreign tourists have found their way to Deanston, until now, although, some tourists cross it on their way to *Corbett\u2019s Gap and *Meemure that are considered as Sri Lanka\u2019s best trekking areas. Hence, the location is not as crowded as the World\u2019s End at Horton Place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Directions:<\/b> To reach Deanston, it is necessary to travel approximately seven kilometers towards *Meemure from *Hunnasgiriya. A bus operates on this route from Hunnasgiriya to Loolwatta which leaves Hunnasgiriya around 8 a.m.\u00a0 daily and return from Loolwatta around 9.30 am. Apart from this bus, there is a private van operating up to Meemure. Tourists can also travel in a trishaw, a popular mode of travel in Sri Lanka.<\/span> The road distance from Kandy is approximately 60 kilometers and it is necessary to travel along A 26 Road from *Mahiyangana via *Tedeniya. At the highest point of the mountain road, at Hunnasgiriya, turn left and travel on the side road to Corbett\u2019s Gap and Meemure. The first 10 kilometers of this side road are in a good condition, although, the latter part of the trail is not in a good condition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Take only photos\u2026 Leave only footprints\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n