1 Old Linville Rd, Marion, NC 28752

This is a surveyed 95.59 acre property that truly feels like hundreds more. The privately placed parcel sits deep into the Pisgah National Forest, surrounding it on three sides. You can hike from your front door along the Linville Gorge clear to Lake James and never leave public forest land. The water filters down the mountain feeding the two branches that run through the property. There is a very good well in place but the gravity fed spring water will spoil you. There is a twelve foot deep swimming pond surrounded by boulders, huge oaks and fruit trees. The 2,520 sq ft house is clean and functional. It features three bedrooms and two baths, has a large open kitchen/dwelling space, it also has a good sized entry/mudroom, pantry/laundry, and an office with a walk in closet. In addition there is a big timbered living room full of windows. There is a 1,275 sq ft detached garage/shop with roll up doors and additional covered equipment space off one end. Above the meadow sits a picnic area with a fire pit and covered pavilion on a concrete slab. The private drive can be accessed with lower sitting two wheel drive vehicles and large heavier trucks. The land itself is very beautiful and peaceful. It contains a variety of features including cove forest habitat, 75ft rock faces, a natural meadow where you can find arrowheads, lots of large oaks, pines, poplar, maple and more. There are around one hundred fruit and nut bearing plants and trees that are beginning to produce. The fenced garden is well established and quite a lovely place to dwell. The microbe and mycelium biome in the soil is intact and thriving, as there have been no pesticides or herbicides used on the property by the current owners. There are some areas currently open and plenty of gentle sloping forest that would be conducive for pasture or oak savannah. There is also a significant amount of value in harvestable timber as well as decorative rock and even gemstone potential on the property. Further development and maintenance of the current trails could produce world class mountain biking and running loops that rival most state parks. It becomes apparent to everyone who spends time here that this place is a special one. If you have been looking for a place of sustainability and security to preserve your legacy than you know that this is a rare find.