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Sri Lanka's Second-Highest Peak

Totapolakanda — Inside Horton Plains National Park, near Pattipola

THOTUPOLA KANDA / TOTAPOLAKANDAPhoto by Buddhika Mawella on Wikimedia Commons6.8300° N, 80.8100° E

On a clear morning the summit looks south to the Hill Country and east toward the Mahaweli valley. Cloud often closes in by mid-morning, so trails are walked early.

Totapolakanda — known locally as Thotupola Kanda — is the second-highest peak in Sri Lanka, after Pidurutalagala. It sits inside Horton Plains National Park near Pattipola; the summit trail starts from the park's main road and follows a moderate climb through cloud forest.

Adjacent entries

Horton Plains National ParkHiking · 2 kmBaker's FallsWaterfall · 5 kmElgin FallsWaterfall · 6 km