Irish Mountain Road , Shady Spring, WV 25918 (Raleigh County)

Size: 857 Acres

Type: Recreational Property, Timberland Property

IRISH MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS

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OVERVIEW

Irish Mountain Wilderness is an 857 +/- acre multi-use timber investment, recreational and residential property located near the 3000-acre Summersville Lake, 2000-acre Bluestone Lake, New River, Winter Place Ski Resort, and adjoins the 80,000-acre New River Gorge National River Park.

This mountain range represents an opportunity to create a classic family ownership legacy for the next tenure.

HIGHLIGHTS

857 +/- acres multi-use timber investment, recreational and residential property

Mature timber is ready for immediate harvest producing a strong cash flow to offset purchase and holding costs

Adjoins the 80,000-acre New River Gorge National...

Adjoins the 80,000-acre New River Gorge National River Park for over 2 miles

15 minutes to the New River and the roaring Sandstone Falls

4000' of frontage on a free-flowing blue line stream known as Fall Branch, which forms a Canyon where it adjoins the National Park and is inaccessible to all but those on foot

5 distinct intermittent dashed blue line streams total up to 15,000' of water flow

Dark skies with little or no light pollution for star gazing and planet observation

Miles of forest trails for ATV riding, hiking, camping, hunting and nature viewing

Large size lends itself to create a wonderful country retreat very private but not remote

Jet airport with service to Chicago, Dulles, Orlando is a 45-minute drive to Lewisburg & Beckley

The mature forest is comprised of Red Oak, White Oak, Hickory, Poplar and Maple

Perfect for all water sport activities supported by the nearby Greenbrier River, New River, 3000-acre Summersville Lake, and the 2000-acre Bluestone Lake

City amenities are 25 minutes to Beckley and 45 minutes to Lewisburg

90 minutes to Charleston, the State Capitol and WVs largest metro area and jet service

Amazing resident wildlife population rich in diversity and ever changing

Fur bearing deer, black bear, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox, chipmunk, opossum

Area winged wildlife includes Neotropical songbirds, turkey, grouse, eagles, herons, hawks, owls, ravens, king fishers, ravens, crows, and hummingbirds

Dynamic forest with some old growth trees estimated to be 150-200 years old

Exceptional rock outcroppings for rock climbing, bouldering and exploring

Forest soaks up tons of Carbon Dioxide and produces tons of life-giving oxygen

A rewarding off-grid permaculture lifestyle can be easily developed

Cell phone coverage is good with 4G service

An easy drive to higher population areas of Charleston, Blacksburg, Roanoke, Beckley, Princeton and Lewisburg, jet airports, and 4 major interstates

Surrounded by private and federal timber tracts in a quiet rural neighborhood

Elevations run from 1445 ft. to 3133 ft.

Nearby 600+ mile long Hatfield-McCoy ATV trail makes for an active recreation area

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.765988(N), -80.941986(W)

Address: Irish Mountain Road RT 26, Shady Spring, WV 25918

Elevation Range: 1426 ft. to 2691 ft. +/-

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Directions

To follow-up with your interest, call the Foxfire Office 304.645.7674.

From I-64 Bragg Pluto Road Exit 133: 4.2 Miles +/- (approximately 13 minutes)

From the I-64 Bragg Pluto Road Exit 133, turn onto Pluto Road RT 27 (use sign arrow pointing for Irish Mtn Pluto Road); travel 8/10 mile; turn left onto Irish Mountain Road; travel 3.4 miles; the property begins on the right. (Destination Google Coordinates: 37.765988, -80.941986)

From Hinton, WV: 11.4 Miles +/- (approximately 25 minutes)

From the main town of Hinton, cross the Hinton New River Bridge; turn right onto Sandstone Falls River Road toward Sandstone Falls; travel 8.6 miles; just a short distance past the Sandstone Falls Boardwalk area and just past Falls View Lane, turn left onto Irish Mountain Road; travel 2.5 miles; the property begins on the right. (Destination Google Coordinates: 37.764465, -80.922966)