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Ella Rock - Full Hike

Ella Rock is the prettiest desktop background I've ever had on my laptop! No joke – the view from up here is absolutely jaw-droppingly stunning! The trek to Ella Rock is only half a day tops, but it easily ranks as one of the best treks I've ever done with Stefan during our travels. And we've done some pretty amazing treks together, from the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. Ella is a beautiful small town in the south of Sri Lanka in the Hill country located at an altitude of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft). It's the ideal base to explore the surrounding hills and take in pretty breathtaking views of the Badulla green valleys. The weather is usually quite humid, with moderate air temperature, sunny mornings, and often rain showers in the afternoon. Ella Rock is a famous cliff, located high above Ella's village, around 8km (5 miles) from the centre of town – around 4 hours total trekking there and back. The trek to Ella Rock from Ella town is pretty straightforward if you follow our advice below! Sometimes finding the correct path can be tricky, so we've put together this easy-to-follow step-by-step guide to help you on your way: The hike to Ella Rock step-by-step The route for trekking to Ella Rock can be a little bit complicated. Nothing is clearly marked out. However, we were able to figure it out thanks to the friendly locals who pointed us in the right direction and based on what others had written on Tripadvisor forums. We've put this all together for you right here: Total hiking time: 2-3 hours (longer if like us you get lost and take loads of photos!) 1. Walk from Ella Town to the railway station 2. Continue straight to Kithaella train station 2a. Ignore the turning with Buddhist statues 2b. Ignore the bench too! The turning with the bench is also not the right way to go when trekking to Ella Rock Another little distraction on route to Kithaella train station to bear in mind is another left turning with a bench…ignore this one too! Stefan got impatient and decided to try turning left here as well, only to get us lost (again!)… Continue walking on down to Kithaella and you'll be just fine. 3. Take the 2nd turning after Kithaella train station Whilst trekking along the railway lines, watch out for any oncoming trains! Once you pass Kithaella train station, continue walking for around 10 minutes and take what should be the 2nd left turning. It should have “Ella Rock” with an arrow marked out in blue on a rock. Continue straight along this pass and cross the footbridge over the river. After crossing the bridge there is a forked path. Here take the immediate left turning and continue walking down it. 4. Take the path going upwards You may see faint blue arrows showing you the way to Ella Rock Take the path going upwards (not right and not left yet). The path takes you into a tea plantation and then into a field of long grass. Just continue straight on up. You may see faint blue arrows pointing the right way. Follow these if you see them! Over time we've been told a lot of these blue signs have faded away. Whatever you do, continue straight along this path, past the long grass, past the large bushy plants, don't worry it's the correct way! The path will eventually open up and will start to head to the right. 5. Hike through the forest of Eucalyptus trees You'll come to a beautiful eucalyptus forest before the hike to Ella Rock starts to get steeper The path starts to ascend quite quickly, giving you some gorgeous views of the valley. Eventually, you'll reach a forest of Eucalyptus trees. From here, just head up – any path going up will take you to Ella Rock. We loved this part of the hike. It was like we were lost in another world in amongst the Eucalyptus tree forest – so peaceful and serene, not too dissimilar from the Arashiyama bamboo forest of Kyoto in Japan. 6. Enjoy the views! Sebastien admiring the view from Ella Rock Once you've reached the top, congrats, this is your reward! The views are stunning, one of the best places to get fun jumping photos and impressive landscape pics etc to fill up your Instagram feed. It certainly ranks as one of our highlights from our travels in Sri Lanka. One thing we'd say is aim to come early in the day to avoid the midday heat. And remember to bring plenty of sunblock cream and water to drink! 7. Go back down! Once you get to the top of Ella Rock you are rewarded with these incredible views! The way back down is a lot easier than coming up. We found all paths going back down led to the same point and had no problems reaching Ella Town. You may get unlucky and get rained on during your trek. For this reason, we strongly advise bringing a waterproof jacket and sturdy trekking boots. We read about leeches on the paths. Whilst we didn't encounter any on our trek, we recommend wearing light loose trousers and applying a DEET based insect repellent, particularly to exposed skin areas.