Peacock Hill Hike (1518m)

Year and Month; 2021.11.13

Crew                    ; sellak karayo( Ranil Hemantha,Tharidhu dananjaya)

Accommodation; At friend place at kothmale

Transport; Moto bicycle 

Activities; Hiking, hobby, photography, mind relax, 

Nature Exploring

Weather; Rainy day

Notes and Special remark;

• Do not ever follow the Google Map route
• Take enough water
• Do not go there during rainy days
• This is a very easy hike
• Recommended for family hikes
• Take food and stuff
• Do not pollute the environment
• Parking is available near the trailhead
• Use the comfortable route as it gives just a 10-minute hike
• Peacock Hill Hike (1518m)

Author; Ranil Hemantha

and Ranil Hemantha. we are planning a hike on a Saturday with Tharindu dananjaya and we came through kurunagala to kothmale for a hike but unfortunately, we couldn’t go to the destination due to the rain. Then we thought to go to Peacock. But couldn’t capture a single photograph due to heavy mist and rain. Hence I also agreed with tharindhu to go to Peacock via a different road which shows in the Google Map.

We ride along the Mahaweliseya from the Kothmale dam and went as per the direction of tharindhu because he has come many time there. However, we realized that this route will get finished at some point and we have to do a small hike to get entered into the actual route. There are two main routes to come to the Peacock and the below are the correct and easiest routes. The route which we followed was the Old Track to Peacock and now it was fully covered with a thick Forest.

Route 1

From Gampola to Nuwaraeliya roadà Turn right from Paradeka junction and come to New Peacock Tea Factory then turn Left side from there and proceed about 4km to Doragala Tea Factoryà Then turn left to the Peacock hill which was situated near the Peak lime houses.

Route 2

From Kothmale DamàCome along the Pussellawa road up to the Kothmale Pagoda junctionà Turn left to the Kothmale Maha Seya Road and proceed about 4.5kmà and will come to the Doragala Tea Factoryà Then turn Right to the Peacock Hill

Route 3

From Nuwaraeliya road after passing Pussellawa turn right to Rothschild Tea Factory road near Delta Gemunupura  College, and proceed up to the Tea Factory and take the road to Monaragala Buddhist Center and there turn right and go to the end of that road, this road will end up at some point mid of a tea estate and a small forest patch. Then park your bikes there and take the forest footpath and reach the village near the peacock hill. This is a bit tough hike and this is the route shown in Google Map. Hence DO NOT USE THIS ROAD BY FOLLOWING GOOGLE MAP. This is a 4WD road and very difficult to ride through the narrow bend and gravel road.

Both routes will meet at Doragala Tea Factory and then precede up to the Trailhead. From the trailhead, there is about a 1km hike to the mountain and select the left side footpath when you entered the Pines patch.

There are communication towers such as SLT, Dialog, Etisalat, and Airtel. Camping is prohibited over there and a Pagoda will be built on a peak in the near future.