Old School House Road, Flat Top, WV 25841

GLADE BRANCH HOMESTEAD  This amazing mountain property - once a vibrant family farm - now evidenced by the location where the family homestead once stood overlooking two creeks.  The old spring house still can be seen as the place where the family kept their milk, buttermilk, and butter.  What a great time to live.  The old log barn just adds to the charming atmosphere and allows your mind to wonder and imagine how it was in simpler times.    Glade Branch Homestead is located in the beautiful mountains of Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.  This 42-acre property has 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  *42 +/- acre water-rich land is blessed with live water flowing from Mountain Creek, a blueline stream  *An abundance of fruit trees are scattered around the property  *Two blueline streams flow through and along the property  *Bridges cross both streams  *Enveloped by farms and woodland tracts offers privacy and insulation from the outside world  *Proximity to Winterplace Ski Resort and the 70,000-acre New River Gorge National Park and Preserve  *Onsite electric, telephone, and cell phone 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 1948 ft. to 2064 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 42-acre +/- Glade Branch Homestead 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.    Mountain wildflowers can be enjoyed every spring and summer including the spectrum of mountain irises to daffodils. 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.