Knuckles mountain range and its forest trails are the most suitable for trekking
in Sri Lanka. It has many nature trails cleared trough the forest by forest department
with campsites. For example Mini worlds end trails in the west and east, Pitawala
pathena trail, Ash cave trail, Nitre cave trail, Knuckles summit trail are very
exciting. Also there are interconnected footpaths of cardamom planters, toddy tapers,
tea plantation workers, farmers and villages. Traditional villages of the Knuckles
foothills with so mach of treks and short walks such as Last King of Kandy, Sri
Wikrama Rajasinhes (1798-1815) hide out place, Rathna water fall trek, Sitakotuwa
limestone cave and waterfall trek etc.
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