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Elgin Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka , located in the Elgin tea estate which is 18km from the city of
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Elgin Falls, which are 25 metres high, are situated on a tributary of the Dambagastalawa Oya on the lowest part of the northern slope of the Horton Plains. The falls is at about 1,900m above sea level. This jungle-set waterfall gets its name from the Elgin Estate, near which it is situated.
There are two ways of seeing the Elgin Falls. The easiest is a casual observation from the train while travelling the line between Talawakele and Badulla. The difficult but infinitely more satisfying way is to travel the 19-kilometre stretch of road from Talawakele to Elgin Estate. This road turns into a path which reaches the waterfall within 2 kilometres. The path proceeds a further 5 kilometres to Ambawela station, from where a motorable road leads to Nuwara Eliya, 16 kilometres away.