Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

Available 6 routs to get there to visit Adam’s peak. Ratnapura to Palabaddala, Kuruwita to Erathna, Mookuwatte. Murraywatte, and Malimboda, Hatton to Nallathanni. Among them, Hatton to Nallathanni is the best route. From Hatton train station has a local bus service (60 rupees). Moreover, you can go through tuk-tuk or minivan.  

The best time of year for hiking Adam’s Peak is between the months of December to May. April is supposedly the best time of year to hike it, factoring into account all of the potential weather patterns. After May, you are more likely to face harsher winds, heavy rainstorms, and mist that might prevent you from seeing anything at all. It would not be fun to hike all the way up there only to be stuck in a big, fat cloud.

You should aim to start hiking Adam’s Peak from Nallathanniya at 2:30 AM at the latest, depending on your level of physical fitness. Check when the sunrise starts and try to get to the peak at least 30 minutes before.

The hike starts off pretty easy, with a lot of stairs but relatively little incline. It follows an uphill – flat – uphill – flat pattern for about the first third of the hike before the incline starts picking up. It gives you a good warmup for the more difficult stretches towards the top.

There isn’t much room at the peak itself but you are going to at least want to check out the foot of the Buddha and ring the bell at the top. After that, you basically just need to find a good spot to catch the sunrise. There isn’t much space at the top at all, and what little space there is will be occupied by people who decided to sleep overnight at the peak.

Finding a good spot to catch the sunrise was one of the more frustrating parts because it does get crowded and with the trail being entirely stairs, there is not much room to veer off to catch an unobstructed view of the landscapes. The lights that guide your way to the top also stay on until a little bit after the sun rises. Those bright fluorescent lights definitely take away from the stunning views.

• Rain-jacket
• Runners/hiking shoes
• Torch – iPhone works well if you have a waterproof case to protect it from the weather.
• Plenty of water – I would say 1.5L per person is adequate
• Money – to make a small donation at the start of the walk in return for a blessing.
• Towel to sit down on when you get to the top so you don’t get your bottom wet
• Jumper
• Scarf
• Snacks – we took some banana’s and roasted almonds.
• If you want to get real serious, bring some tea in a thermost, especially if you go in the off season. We were so envious of all the people that were sipping on their tea at the top. It’s a good way to keep toasty when it’s chilly.
• Lip-balm

• The hike took us about 2 and a half hours, but we were absolutely smashing the steps and were wanting to get to the top as quickly as possible. Most people tend to do it in around 3 hours and have multiple breaks along the way. With the sun rising between 5:30am and 6am, you should aim to leave Maskeliya between 2am and 2:30am.
• You do need to be quite fit to conquer Adams Peak as there is 5000+ stairs just to get up there. If you have any joint problems I wouldn’t recommend going due to the steepness of the steps, you sure do feel it on the way down.
• Don’t stay for just the one night, you will regret it in the morning after you’ve finished your walk. The last thing you want to be doing is checking out and heading on to the next destination. Allow two nights so you can give your legs a well deserved rest and take in the beauty of the area, trust me, it’s worth it.

Adam’s peak is a popular tourist area. Midnight climbing, and available stairs to climb give it some extraordinary. That is also an excellent place, both for the tourist and the pilgrim. The sun rising scenery from Adam’s peak top is enough to remove all the tiredness. You can spend a single weekend at Adam’s peak.

At 2 am when you start, it is quite cold. Fluctuates from cold to too hot in the morning. Before going, you should know about the recent weather in this area.

That depends on your health and physical condition. Yes, it is harder, but it has steps in the path to climb the summit. Keep strength mind before starting the climbing process.

Yes, many restaurants, guesthouses, tour companies are always ready to give support to stay there. Among many Dalhousie, aka Nallathanniya is the best hotel. That is very closer to Adam’s peak. Maximum people try to rent this hotel at first.

Around 5500 stairs are present in the climbing path of Adam’s peak. These make 2234 m or 7359 ft. Tall. Tourists, pilgrims, local people all pass these stairs to reach their peak.

Some essential things need to carry at the hiking time, such as a small backpack, raincoat, water bottle, camera, sunglasses, trekking poles, snacks, warm and dry sweater, suns cream, and at the mental strength. That’s all give you full support while climbing Adam’s peak.