Old School House Road Flat Top, WV 25841

Facts

• Property ID: 839218930
• MLS Number: 11223332
• Property Type: Vacant Land
• County: MERCER
• Listing Status: Active

Sale Type

This is an MLS listing, meaning the property is represented by a real estate broker, who has contracted with the home owner to sell the home.

Description

This listing is NOT a foreclosure. SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD FOREST Schoolhouse Road Forest is a hidden gem in the beautiful mountains of Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. Along Mountain Creek lies this 70 acre wooded property, with trails for ATV riding, beautiful mountain vistas, and amazing home or cabin sites. You don't want to miss this opportunity for privacy and seclusion in the Mountains of West Virginia. This multi-use, residential development, and recreational opportunity is located to nearby Winter Place Ski Resort and the 70,000 acre New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. HIGHLIGHTS *70 +/- acre water-rich land is blessed with live water flowing from Mountain Creek, a blueline stream *Enveloped by farms and woodland tracts offers privacy and insulation from the outside world *Proximity to Winterplace Ski Resort and the 80,000 acre New River Gorge National Park and Preserve *Electric and telephone service nearby, and cell phone service with 5G coverage *Easy access to I-77, I-64, US Route 19 and US 460 *Daily jet flights from the 3 nearby airports including Charleston, Beckley and Lewisburg *Exceptional fishing in the nearby mighty New River, the East Coast's whitewater rafting and watersports mecca *Land legacy of wildlife management and forest stewardship *Spectacular long range views approaching 20 miles *Nice laying ground supporting forestry and recreation with the potential for numerous residential homes or cabin sites *Elevations range from 1987 ft. to 2477 ft. *Excellent year-round state maintained access *Potential conservation value *Low taxes, low population density *Little or no light pollution offers unparalleled star gazing and planet observation opportunities *There are several types of mushrooms, medicinal plants, wild ginseng, ferns and mosses *The Hatfield-McCoy Trail is nearby *Exceptional regional wildlife populations of white tail deer, wild turkey, black bear, eagles, beaver, otter, mink, heron, duck raccoon, butterflies, muskie, bass & pike Interior hiking trails and many established wildlife trails OVERVIEW The 70-acre +/- Schoolhouse Road Forest represents an opportunity to create a classic family ownership legacy for the next tenure, or to carefully craft a rural residential project for future home sites. Terrain is typical of the region and considered rolling to mountainous, with upland hardwood flats and ridges separated by narrow hollows that flank the lower lying drainage of the beautiful stream. The property is near the heart of the recreation mecca of the Greenbrier River and New River Gorge, the property offers rural estate qualities with the upside potential for future residential development. Spectacular long views from the upper reaches rival any in WV. There is little light pollution, and the night sky is filled with millions of stars for hours of serenity in your personal mountain retreat. The ridges and high knobs tower above the valley floor with elevations approaching 2500'. Spectacular distant views from the upper reaches are reminiscent of the vistas in West Virginia's northeastern highest mountains. Not surprising, the trees, shrubs and pasture grasses are highly productive in producing tons and tons of oxygen while at the same time eliminating huge amounts of Carbon Dioxide; Nature's way of reducing our Carbon Footprint. LOCATION Google Coordinates: 37.542349(N), -81.078137(W) Address: Old School House Road, Flat Top, WV 25841. A 911 address is not assigned to a property without active residential structures. Elevation Range: 1987 ft. to 2477 ft. +/- Drive Times Towns/Interstate Highway Exit Athens and Concord University: 30 minutes Blacksburg, VA and Virginia Tech: 1 hour 15 minutes Beckley: 45 minutes Princeton: 35 minutes I-77 Camp Creek Exit 20: 20 minutes Airports Mercer County Airport, Bluefield: 50 minutes Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley: 45 minutes Recreation Bluestone Lake: 45 minutes Camp Creek State Park & Forest: 25 minutes Pipestem Resort State Park: 40 minutes