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Dutch Gate (Galle Fort) – Galle Lighthouse loop from Galle

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Dutch Gate (Galle Fort) – Galle Lighthouse loop from Galle

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5.0

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Dutch Gate (Galle Fort) – Galle Lighthouse loop from Galle

02:28

9.54km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.92 km

Buses

Highlight • Structure

3.69 km

Amangalla Hotel

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heritage Cafe & Bistro offers one of the best homemade and organic dishes / products in the Galle Fort. The ambience is also very nice.

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Barefoot Shop

Highlight • Structure

Let yourself be pampered by the scents and tastes of Sri Lanka.

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Prince of Galle

Highlight • Historical Site

The Galle Fortress was built by the Dutch and, like the old town, is a World Heritage Site. It is the largest preserved fortress built by Europeans in South Asia. …

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Dutch Gate (Galle Fort)

Highlight • Historical Site

The old Dutch court still serves as the place of jurisdiction.

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Ancient Banyan Tree with Aerial Roots

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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4.12 km

Galle Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

At the Bastion Utrecht, at the southern end of the fort, is the lighthouse built in 1938, a little below is a small sandy beach for cooling off.

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4.98 km

Galle Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful lighthouse in black and white color

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9.54 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.78 km

1.41 km

1.26 km

647 m

449 m

Surfaces

6.14 km

2.73 km

600 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

31°C

26°C

72 %

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Buses

Amangalla Hotel

Barefoot Shop

Prince of Galle

Dutch Gate (Galle Fort)

Ancient Banyan Tree with Aerial Roots

Galle Lighthouse

Galle Lighthouse

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