Chariot Path is a lovely place high up on a mountain near the Piduruthalagala range in Sri Lanka. My friends Sithul, Gayan, and I decided to go camping there overnight. We thought more friends would join us, but in the end, it was just us three. We left early in the morning at 4 am on April 27th, riding our motorcycles.

Our trip took us through Kegalle, Gampola, and Pussellawa. When we got close to Pussellawa around 7:30 am, we stopped for some rotis at a small restaurant. Then we picked up food and other things we needed for our camping from the small shops in Pussellawa. We expected a big town, but it was actually a small place with no big supermarkets.

After that, we continued to Chariot Path. We parked our motorcycles at a shop inside an old hospital building, which had CCTV, so it felt safe to leave them there. Then we started our hike. First, we walked through a tea plantation and then into a forest. I didn’t expect that we would have to climb a mountain, but we did, and after walking 2 km through the forest, we reached the top around 2 pm. At first, the place looked average, but it got really beautiful later. We set up our camp, and around 5 pm, a thick mist covered everything. It looked magical, and we took lots of photos and videos.