Scenic hike to Bambugala via Narangamuwa

Year and Month	04-July-2020
Number of Days	One
Crew	03
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Motor Car
Activities	Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring, Trekking, Camping
Weather	Good
Route	Colombo -> Kandy -> Matale -> Reverston -> Laggala -> Pallegama -> Ranamure -> Narangamuwa
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Carry enough water Do not try in rainy days Plan your journey with Google offline maps Start your hike early in the morning Beware of wildlife Beware of wind Do not hike during the rainy season Take important medicines Ask the directions from local Do not disturb to the villagers Do not litter Leave only footprints
Related Resources	Book Donation at Narangamuwa Meeriyagolla and Komalewe Gala hike
Author	Ranshan Fernando
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Bambugala (බම්බුගල)is a small tower type peak situated near to the Narangamuwa Lakegala/ Komalewegala. The hike should start from Narangamuwa and offline GPS is needed to find the exact locations without following any wrong directions. It is not far from the Narangamuwa but we can follow the usual pathway which is from Narangamuwa village to Komalewegala via Uyangomuwa.

Bypassing Uyangomuwa we can get entered to the left side forest where the Rehessa located. And after that, we can directly go to the Bambugala plains as we can see the Bambugala at Rehessa. Bambugala plain has a small slope and we can follow the ridge of the plain up to the Bambugala peak. The tallest peak looks like a Cylinder which is called in Sinhala as “Bambu”

Be more careful once you step into the summit of the peak as it has a very limited area to climb. It is not suitable to climb this during a heavy windy season as if something got wrong you will have died.

Bambugala – 7.468588, 80.845653

Bambugala Plains – 7.471604, 80.846038

Dewalagala Plains – 7.473066, 80.853605