Hiking Little Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka is one of the most epic things to do in Ella. The peak can be hiked easily without a guide, as there is a marked path that leads you up the mountain, with plenty of signposts to show you the way.
You'll see many other tourists walking the same path, which is a comforting sign when you're doing a hike for the first time.
The peak is not to be confused with Adam's peak, which is a little way away and a considerably tougher and longer hike. It gets its name from Adam's peak because this mountain replicates its shape, in a smaller form.
Little Adam's Peak lays on the eastern edge of the Ella Gap, straight across from the (much higher) summit at Ella Rock, which we had climbed two mornings prior. The views are similar, but from Little Adam's Peak you can see the Rawana Falls, which border the highway headed south.