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Corbett’s Gap – amidst montane cloud forests – By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Located along an abandoned jeep track along *Knuckles Conservation Forest, a designated UNESCO World Heritage, Corbett’s Gap is one of the highest mountainous passes in Sri Lanka named after British Army Colonel, naturalist, surveyor and adventurer, Jim Corbett who mapped the location. It is a montane cloud forest and home to a range of endemic flora and fauna, including several endangered species such as the purple-faced langur (also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey – Trachypithecus vetulus) and the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya). The terrain of the location rises to 3000 feet (approximately 915 meters), above sea level. The trail to Corbett’s Gap offers breathtaking views of *Knuckles Mountain Range, verdant tea fields, a tiny hamlet almost similar to a picture postcard nestled in the foothills of the mountains that include isolated village communities. The trail ...