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Echuya Forest Reserve is a central forest reserve located in the South Western Uganda covering Kabale and Kisoro districts. It is located in Bufumbira county in Kisoro district and Rubanda county in Kabale district.

The Southern end follows Rwanda's North-Eastern border. The forest spans a 34km2 area, with altitude range of 2270 - 2570m, and is located between 1'14 and 1'21'S and 29'47 and 29'52S.

It is located East of Lake Bunyonyi, 13km South West of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, 15km West of Kabale town, 11km East of Kisoro. The Northern end is crossed by the main Kabale - Kisoro road.

Wildlife
Echuya Forest Reserve is well-known for its high quality bamboo called Yushania alpina. Along the Kabale-Kisoro road's Eastern side and higher altitude northern end, there are areas of broad-leaved forest. About 80% of the forest isd mature Macaranga Kilimandscharia and hagenia abyssinica forest, and 20% is Yushania alpina mountain bamboo. The reserve has the Muchuya Swamp running from North South to the South of the reserve

Activities
Echuya Forest Reserve is a home of many activites such as; gorilla tracking, birding, community walks