Trail running from Ella to Haputele
The Pekoe Trail, Stage 13 ,14 &15,
Distance Running 34 KM
We Start our trail Running form Ella Centre and run through railway line, forest, & mountain up to Ella rock running all the way uphill enjoy the view from Ella rock and continue in a Eucalypts Forest to a Tea plantation and come up to beautiful tea plantation all the way down to Haputale you run in the most beautiful tea plantation
This is a very scenic route that takes you to one of the major towns in the tea country Haputale, and one of the tea country's better-known landmarks, the upper divisions of the Nayabedda Tea Estate from where Sir Thomas Lipton would survey his favourite tea estates, where the panoramic views of the mountains breath-taking.
And St. Catherine, the first picturesque tea plantation worker's village you will encounter on the upper divisions of the Nayabedda Tea Estate, at an altitude of 1875 metres. 100 metres before you enter the village there's an impressive Hindu Kovil on your right.
Some may want to Run and visit Lipton Seat, it's another 3 km across the plateau. Lipton Seat is a popular destination for local tourists so you might see a little bit of traffic at the end. Lipton’s seat requires taking a picture of yourself with a statue Sir Thomas Lipton surrounded by panoramic views. On a clear day, one can see as far as Udawalawe National Park and almost the entire Uva Province.