The Pekoe Trail Stage 7 is a 15.5 km hike from Kotagala to Norwood in Sri Lanka. Enjoy scenic views as you make walk past tea estates.
There are some Facebook (Meta) groups that have been set up for the Pekoe Trail. We have seen lots of posts about local Sri Lankans and tourists hiking the Pekoe Trail.
Are there Hiking Apps which will help me on the Trail?
The Official Pekoe Trail Website suggests that walkers use All Trails, Outdoor Active or Wikiloc.
Funded with assistance from the European Union and USAID
The Pekoe Trail is part of the European Union’s 5.7 million Euro support for Sri Lanka’s national tourism strategy. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) also provided approximately $787,000 in support of the project.
We are starting to see more videos of people enjoying different stages of the Pekoe Trail.
An Ultra Marathon and the Pekoe Trail
Hyun Chang Chung was the first person to complete an Ultra Marathon on the Pekoe Trail. He covered the 300 kilometre trail in 59 hours in January 2023.
Where should I stay when tackling the Pekoe Trail
There is no official list of places to stay whilst you are hiking the Pekoe Trail on the official website. At the time this is published we will update this article.
There are so many different types of accommodation on offer on this Paradise Island. At this time we would recommend you to look on the normal accommodation websites such as Booking.com and Airbnb.