4024 Cloud Rd , Lane, KS 66042(Franklin County)

Located just west of Lane, Kansas, this property is the embodiment of a premier income-producing recreational tract in eastern Kansas. This tract has blacktop frontage with Cloud Road on the north side and minimum maintenance dirt and gravel frontage with Texas Road on the east side. This is one of those properties that although it looks incredible from the aerial, there is no way to truly understand how picturesque it is without seeing it in person. The most profound attribute of this property has to be its diversity of live water, timber, native grass, cool-season hay ground, wildlife bedding areas, and hidden tillable fields. The rolling hardwood timbered ridges dumping into fertile bottomland along the Sac Branch boasts 80’ of elevation change throughout the property. The gravel bottom Sac Branch adds to the recreational qualities with activities like fishing and arrowhead hunting in the cool rock bottom creek that runs clear except after a rainstorm. A creek crossing is in place, but an additional bridge was installed for light utility vehicles and walking. Pawpaw trees, Sycamores, Oaks, Walnuts, and many other hardwoods can be found along the winding creek bottoms and sloping hillsides. No timber evaluations have been done but a substantial amount of Walnut trees exist with the potential to harvest as well. Roughly 60 acres of native warm-season grasses have been utilized for erosion control and wildlife habitat throughout the farm. Of the native warm-season grasses, 29.34 acres of filter strips along field edges are enrolled in CRP paying $2,391 annually or $81.48/acre expiring 9/30/2026. There are an additional 50 acres in tillable production paying $88/acre annually with additional hay income that totals $5,800, for a grand total of income currently at around $8,191 annually. A long-time local tenant is in place and would love to continue operating on the farm. The amount of wildlife on this property is truly staggering, and the lack of human pressure is very apparent with how active the wildlife is on this particular tract throughout the day. A Higgins Outdoors management plan was done in February of 2021, with very good progress being made on the implementation of that plan with regard to access, diversions, dead space, etc., although it has not been taken to completion at this point. The largest item yet to be completed is the timber stand improvement outlined in the plan. I have yet to set foot on the property without seeing a substantial number of deer, turkeys, and lately quail. From a habitat standpoint, you would be hard-pressed to find a tract that has what this one does, in this size range, within an hour from Kansas City. With both electricity and rural water being available along with multiple build sites, the opportunity to build a home or hunting cabin is excellent. The tract is located just 7 minutes from Lane, 24 minutes from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Olathe, and 1 hour 8 minutes from downtown Kansas City all with a blacktop road commute. For disclosures, maps, or to schedule a showing contact, Joey Purpura, at (785) 831-3045.

Property Features

-244.45 +/- acres

-Located west of Lane, KS

-Great proximity to both 169 and 59 Highway

-Blacktop and minimum maintenance road frontage

-80’ of elevation changes throughout the property

-Hidden tillable fields

-Rolling timbered ridges

-29.34 in CRP paying $2,391 annually or $81.48/acre expiring 9/30/2026

-~50 acres tillable production paying $88/acre annually with additional hay income that totals $5,800

-Total income $8,191

-Long time tenant

-Higgins Outdoors Management Plan

-Pawpaw, Oak, Sycamore, Walnut, and other mixed hardwoods

-Marketable Walnut timber

-Many deer, turkeys, and quail

-Fishing opportunities in the creek

-Wildlife sign throughout property

-7 minutes from Lane

-24 minutes from Ottawa

-45 minutes from Olathe

-1 hour 8 minutes from downtown Kansas City

-Part of 1-19-20 all in Franklin County, Kansas

-Taxes in 2021: $2,082

-Additional maps and disclosures available upon request