Great loop Trail of the Horton Plains National park

Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. Which covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This park , at an altitude 2100-2300 meters (6900 – 7500 ft) is rich in biodiversity. Above all many species found here are endemic. Horton Plains elevated as a national park in 1988 and named as a World Heritage site in 2010. Further, which is one of the most visited national parks in Sri Lanka where located 32 kms from Nuwara Eliya and 10km from Pattipola and Ohiya. The Horton Plains Forest covers an extent of an around 3160ha. The plains’ vegetation is grasslands (2000ha) scattered with montane forest (1160ha), and includes many wood plant species. Large mumbers of Sri Lankan Sambar deer and Sri Lankan Leopard feature as typical mammals. And the park is also an important Bird habitats ,which many species not only endemic to Sri Lanka but restrict to the Horton Plains. Such as Ceylon White Eye, Yellow Eared Bulbul, Ceylon Whistling Thrush, Sri Lankan Bush Warbler and Dull Blue Flycatcher. Horton Plains is home to 103 bird species, 33 mammal species, 7 reptile species and 10 species of amphibians. 353 species of flowering plants have been recorded from the Horton Plains of which, 199 species are endemic to Sri Lanka. The forest canopy reaches the height of 20 meters (66 ft.). Nearly 54 woody plant species already documented from the park, of which 27 (50%) are endemic to Sri Lanka. The mean annual rainfall is greater than 2,150 millimeters. Frequent cloudy cover limits the amount of sunlight that is available to plants. The annual temperature is 15 °C. But the temperature varies considerably during the day. Even reaching as high as 27 °C during the day, and dipping as low as 5 °C at night. During the South-West Monsoon season (May to September), the wind speed sometimes reaches gale force. The driest months are January and February, when ground frosts are common at night. Many pools and waterfalls seen in the park. And Horton plains considered the most important watershed in Sri Lanka. The Horton Plains are the headwaters of important rivers such as the Mahaweli, Kelani, and Walawe. The plains also feed Belihul Oya, Agra Oya, Kiriketi Oya, Uma Oya, and Bogawantalawa Oya. Due to its high elevation, fog and cloud deposit a considerable amount of moisture on the land. Slow moving streams, swamps, and waterfalls are the important wetland habitats of the park. Horton Plains 9KM loop trail Attractions of Mini Worlds End, World’s End, Bakers fall and observe the endemic bird species, endemic lizard species Horton Plains National park is one of famous and High located National park of Srilanka where located more than 2000m from sea level.Horton plain loop is a popular, roughly 9-10 km (about 3-4 hours) hiking trail in Sri Lanka, taking walkers through mist-covered grasslands, cloud forests, and to scenic, steep viewpoints. Key highlights include World's End (a 1,200m drop), Mini World's End, and Baker's Falls. during the loop trail have to observe the common wildlife of Horton plains , Sambar Deer ,leopard ( rare sighting ) and Beautiful Birds speices where endmics who habitat in Hil country.

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