This
is one of the easiest hikes in Sri Lanka. The view from the top was magnificent.
Peacock hill is located in Kotmale where it is 156 Km away from the capital, Colombo.
Travelers who want to visit this amazing place have to take the Colombo – Kandy
main road, Gampola via Peradeniya, and then left turn from the Ulapane junction
which will directs you to Kotmale. From Kotmale, have to come across the
Doragala Tea factory. Travelers can touch the base of the trail by a
three-wheeler. From the base of the trail it is just 45 minutes - 1 hour hike
on a wide path through a pine forest.
Once
you reach the top, you will experience almost 360 degree amazing panoramic view
if the sky is clear. Kotmale reservoir, Dolosbage Mountain range, Gampola town,
Nuwara-Eliya region and Pussellawa town can be seen form the top.
In
the legendary stories reveal that Prince Dutu Gemunu (King Dutu Gemunu : 161 –
137 B.C) hid in a cave underneath the rock, after he mocked his father Kavantissa, king of Ruhuna. It further says that, prince sent him a
piece of women's jewelry.
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