Sitakunda Hill Tracks: An Amazing Beauty to Brave in the Wilderness

 

What Makes You Give it a Shot at Sitakunda:

For the nature and adventure loving tourists and for the Hindu pilgrims as well, the Chandranath Hill (Sitakunda Hill) will be definitely an interesting experience. Going up above the Chandranath Hilltop along a serpentine track cruising the forest and stepping down thousands of stairs to get closer to the waterfalls, feeling the thrill of the wilderness while watching the panoramic view of the silvery line of the sea, about 30 kilometres away off the place, is simply mesmerizing. Sitakunda, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bangladesh can offer any traveler a complete package with hills, forests, fountains, lakes, temple of historical interest and the wilderness in beauty. The Chandranath Temple and the Sitakund Eco Park are the most-sought tourist attractions of this very blessing of the Nature.

The Chandranath Hill:

Beginning from the eastern part of the Himalayas, The Chandranath Hill goes south and southeast as long as 50 kilometers and in the way through it crosses the Feni River through Indian states of Assam and Tripura before stretching up to Sitakund upazilla under Chattogram District of Bangladesh.

 

The Chandranath Temple:

The Chandranath Temple is located at the highest pick of the Bangladeshi part of the Chandranath Hill which is also known as the Sitakund Hill. The temple is of great religious interest as a Shakti Peeth for the Hindu community and as per the Hindu sacred texts the right arm of the goddess Sati (Dakshayani) fell onto the very place. The Chandranath Temple, one of the most popular pilgrimage sites for the Hindu, is about 1152 feet high above the sea level, making it the highest spot in the Chattogram district. The track piercing the forest line to the hill top is a secluded one with thousands of chirping birds and other animals (not ferocious) like monkeys or deer passing along. And the tourists are suggested to travel in a group to reach the pick.

Sitakunda Eco Park:

Sitakund Eco Park, the first Eco-park in Bangladesh, is located just on the foothills of the forest side of Chandranath Hills at Sitakund. Covering an area of about 1000 acres (4 square kilometers), the park was established in 2001 with a view to strengthening biodiversity and conservation with thousands of birds like parrots, swallows, herons, sparrows and animals like bears, deer and monkeys. The adventure lovers can climb up the hills through the track and again go down thousands of stairs to come close to the waterfalls like Suptadhara and Sohosrodhara. 

However, many more fountains and waterfalls, including Khoiyachara, Harinmara, Hatuvanga, Napittachora, Bagbiyani, Boalia, and Amarmanyaka are there to be explored in the eastern part along the hills in Mirsharai area.

 

Trekking along the wilderness of the hilly tracks and forest lines of Chandranath Hills might be really adventurous, but traveling to the spot close to the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway is comparatively a very easy one with any kind of vehicles ranging from a car, bus or auto. A day long trip to the wilderness of Sitakunda will definitely be an unforgettable tour for all the nature lovers in general.