ALLEGHENY TRAIL FOREST
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Enjoy the partial description below, and be sure to catch the photos and maps. Many more details are available on the Foxfire Realty website. To go directly to the property listing, just click the Website link!
HIGHLIGHTS
411 acres+/- heavily forested mountain range
Adjoins the George Washington National Forest and the Allegheny Trail runs long the ridgetop of the property
The western edge of the property borders National Forest lands in both Virginia and West Virginia, providing hunters an opportunity to participate in two separate opening seasons
Forest contains some valuable timber of oak, maple, tulip poplar, pine beech and birch
The property has been surveyed with lines hacked and painted
Accessed by a 20' wide gravel road being a deeded perpetual easement of right-of-way through an adjoining tract of land from State Route 661
Miles of forest trails ac...
Miles of forest trails accessing nearly every area of the property
20 minutes to Covington, the county seat of Alleghany County
20 minutes to 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw
White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, coyote, grouse, squirrel, raccoon, fox, rabbit, and salamander make up the resident wildlife population
Winged wildlife includes hawks, owls, ravens, and Neotropical songbirds
Small patches of ancient forests intertwine with the mature and emerging forests
Moss and lichen-covered rock outcrops and rock cliffs
Adjoins the National Forest, private wooded tracts, mountain farms in a nice rural neighborhood
Dark skies with little light pollution for stargazing, planet observation, star-walking and astrophotography
Several ancient "Heritage" trees estimated at 200-300 years old scattered about the forest
Excellent timber species include oaks, poplar, maple Virginia, pine, White pine, hemlock and hickories
Electricity and phone nearby but not onsite that may be available
Diverse topography of flat ridges, steep hillsides, long hollows for a fantastic natural setting
Tremendous producer of life-giving Oxygen and a major sequester of carbon
Seasonal branches flow during snow melts and rain events
Spectacular long-range views approaching 30 miles
Low taxes, low population density, little or no light pollution
Survey on file
Property to be conveyed in Fee Simple Absolute with all mineral rights in conveying
LOCATION
Google Coordinates: 37.876490(N), -80.123639(W)
Address: Ogle Creek Road, Covington, VA 24426. No 911 address assigned to a property without residential structures.
Elevation Range: 1927 ft. to 3123 ft. +/-
From elevation to risk assessment
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Research Parcel InformationDirections
To follow-up with your interest, call the Foxfire Office 304.645.7674.
From I-64 Callaghan Exit 10 when traveling I-64 West from Covington, VA toward White Sulphur Springs, WV: 7.7 miles +/- (approximately 12 minutes)
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto US 60 West / RT 159 South toward Callaghan; travel about 1/2 mile; turn right onto RT 600; travel 1/2 mile; continue straight onto RT 661; travel 2.3 miles; turn right to continue on RT 661; travel 4.4 miles; the property access road is on the left.
From I-64 Callaghan Exit 10 when traveling I-64 East from White Sulphur Springs, WV toward Covington, VA: 7.3 miles +/- (approximately 10 minutes)
At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto US 60 West / RT 159 South toward Callaghan; travel about 1/10 mile; turn right onto RT 600; travel mile; continue straight onto RT 661; travel 2.3 miles; turn right to continue on RT 661; travel 4.4 miles; the property access road is on the left.
Resources
- Allegheny Trail Forest Google Earth map 1 (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest Google Earth map 2 (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest topographic map 1 (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest topographic map 2 (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest location map (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest general location map (Foxfire).pdf
- Allegheny Trail Forest VA-WV state map (Foxfire).pdf
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