From the gentle forty-five minute walk to Little Adam’s Peak to the full-day ridge treks through the Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka’s hiking trails cover a genuinely wide range of difficulty and scenery. Horton Plains and Adam’s Peak both require early starts to beat the cloud or the crowds, while trails around Ella and Haputale offer a gentler, cafe-adjacent introduction to highland walking. A local guide adds meaningful context on the flora, wildlife and history of each trail. Proper footwear and layered clothing matter considerably more here than the modest elevations might suggest.