Baker's bend and pahanthudawe

Baker's bend 🥵
Baker’s Bend is one of the many amazing viewpoints in the hill country in Sri Lanka. This is a horse-shaped bend inside the Nonpareil Estate on the route to the Nagarak Bungalow.  The Nonpareil Estate had been managed by William Baker during the time of British rule. It is said that once his horse slipped and fell off at this bend killing the horse and injuring him.
This bend can be reached by travelling 11 km on a rough estate road with sharp bends every few hundred meters. within this 11 km, you will climb over 900 meters. Even though this is a private estate road, it is still possible to travel on this road.

At 1530 meters (5000 feet) this viewpoint provides panoramic views towards Balathuduwa, Gommolikanda, Adarakanda mountain range to the left and Samanala and Udawalawe reservoirs to the right on a clear day.
Although it is possible to hike to the Great Worlds End at Horton Plains from this route, the land outside the estate belongs to the Horton Plains National Park and it is illegal to enter this area without permission. If you are caught by the park rangers they can impose a fine of Rs 50,000/-.

Pahanthudawa waterfall 🧘
This 5m high Pahanthudawa Ella(Pahanthuda Ella) waterfall is located about 1.5 km off Belihuloya. To reach the fall you need to travel along the Ihalagalagama road for 1 km and then walk down the mountain for 1/2 km.
Pahanthuda literary means the wick (of a small clay lamp specially used in temples). The Fall is named for the shape of the base pool which resembles the shape of a clay lamp. The waterfall resembles the wick of the lamp.
The LCWF has identified this waterfall as the Galagama Falls and Eberhard Kautzsch in his “A guide to waterfalls of Sri Lanka” too states “Galagama Fall is called Pahanthudawa Ella by native people after the Pahantuda wick. burner of a small oil lamp. The waterfalls shape looks very much like this”. But it is now the general consensus that the Galagama Ella lies above this waterfall and lies on the edges of Horton Plains.

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