It is a challenging climb but the rewarding scene at the top is worth the effort. Beware of local scammers who will trick you to go on a wrong track and then offer their services to act as guides...

Challenging as it’s pretty steep but it’s well worth it when you get to the top and see that view!! There are no sign posts on your way up, but if you google search “Gap year escape Ella rock” there is a step by step...More

My wife and I (both 27) climbed this last week. It is a relatively tough walk to the top but the views are amazing and totally worth it. The only downside it that one section of the route is difficult to follow. It is not...More

A good challenging hike up to the top and a fun walk along the railway with a close up of the famous Sri Lankan train going past for us! Amazing views at the top are well worth the effort to get there! Didn’t find any...More

We went up there from Kithalella and had about 2 hours, including taking pictures and a break on top. If you start at Kithalella you can spare yourself some "guides" that only want your money, we didnt meet one of them. We did our tour...More

Classic hike to do when in Ella and lives up to the hype, stunning views and good little challenging walk too. We started climbing at 8am from our guesthouse which is 20 mins from Kithalella train station, we were up the top by 9 30...More

Can complete the hike within 3 hours. The scenery from the top of Ella Rock is Amazing and it is surely rewarding. You could see far and wide across the valley. It might be bit difficult to find the correct path. Other than that everything...More