After going up Little Adam’s Peak the previous Daly we decided to try Ella Rock next. This one is quite a bit further away and more difficult. The weather was similar overcast morning with heavy rain forecast. I found a blog post with instructions on how to do it. First you hike 40 minutes from Ella Railway station to the next station, then walk a bit to before turning onto the path up the mountain. The trail was confusing with lots of branches, not at all like the previous days trail. Luckily the instructions were really good with landmarks and everything and they also warned that some locals will give you false directions to make you lost so you will pay money for a guide.
We decided to take a tuk tuk to the next station instead to get started earlier and hopefully beat the rain. We started walking along the tracks and sure enough a woman told us it was the other way. We ignored her and pressed on. I found the correct side path, although the sign mentioned in the blog had been covered up.
The sign written under the bridge says turn right, but actually you want to turn left.
Nice walk through a tea plantation followed by some long grass, then we found a hut selling refreshments, so this must be the right path.
Then it started to get steeper.
We made it to the first observation point, but there was quite a bit left to climb as you can see behind me.
Finally we made it!
The above picture is of Little Adam’s Peak, where we were yesterday. Then we had to head back down, which wasn’t very easy either, since it was slippery from the rain the previous day.
Termite mound in the tea plantation.
Wo got to the train tracks and decided to walk all the way home. It was pretty fun.
Yanmei met an unfriendly cow.
As we were walking along we came to a restaurant that was only accessible by walking along the tracks, as far as we could see.
We decided to eat there because we were starving from the hike, and it was good timing because it poured rain while we were there, but cleared up fairly quickly.
A little shrine along the tracks. It is very nice walking along the tracks no tuk tuks or honking buses spewing black smoke.
Finally we got back to Ella Rail station.
We climbed up onto the platform and saw this.
Haha.
Very enjoyable day. I’m glad we were able to come here while we are still young enough to do stuff like this. Most people at the top looked like 20s or early 30s.
David