Bisle

Bisle is a small village in the heart of south-western India's Western Ghats. The village is located in Hassan District's Sakleshpur (Sakaleshpura) Taluk.

It adjoins Bisle reserve forest, which has some of India's most spectacular rain forests.

Around 5 km from Bisle towords Kukke Subramanya there is beauty spot of Bisle called Bilse Betta or Bilse View Point, from here one can see the mountain ranges of 3 districts: Kumara Parvatha (1319 m) of Dakshina Kannada district, Puspha Giri (1712 m) and Dodda Betta (1119 m) of Coorg district and Patta Betta (1112 m) and Enni Kallu (900 m) of Hassan district. The highlight of this point is that the view has a valley, with Giri River separating the beauty point and these mountain ranges. The forest department has erected a shelter here to sit and enjoy the view.

Links

[http://westernghats.blogspot.com/2006/03/when-it-pours-in-rainforest.html A story on Bisle Reserve Forest]
[http://westernghats.blogspot.com/2006/03/trail-in-rainforests.html A story on hiking in Bisle - Kumaradhara Rainforests]
[http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bisle&w=88563023%40N00 Some pictures of Bisle Reserve Forest]