Under the initiative to promote tourism in the Belihuloya region, there are plans to open a forest path from the village of Nonpareil (starting from the end of Nagrack Bungalow) to Horton Plains as part of the broader tourism promotion in the Belihuloya area.

The non-forest section of this route refers to the stretch from the Badulla-Colombo road junction with Nonpareil village, considered one of the highest villages in Sri Lanka, approximately 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) above sea level. This section is classified as non-forest because it has a road suitable for vehicles. However, this road passes through the proposed Raththanagolla Reserve Forest and the Peak Wilderness (Sri Pada) Reserve. Nonpareil village falls under the Galpoththanna Grama Niladhari Division, with the highest part of the village known as the Nagrack Division.

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