Ashton Woods  WV Mountain Land
Ashton Woods

20.4 ac Lot 271

Mountain TOP  Land at 3000' elev.!
800' from 10,000+ ac of WV public land

At Ashton Woods In Hardy County, near Moorefield, WV

Looking east at 3000' high South Branch Mountain from Trough Road

View through the trees, from 2200' above valley floor on Lot 271
  A better view is possible with some tree clearing

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Status: SOLD (8-18-06)
Thanks Kevin!

Property Location:
Ashton Woods Subdivision Lot 271
On South Branch Mountain Road  (use Trough Road NORTH entrance)
Hardy County near  Moorefield, WV
(Six miles north-east from Moorefield, as the crow flies)
Here's the location of this property on a topographic map
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Buildable areas on this lot are at 3000 feet above sea level!
Local Newspaper: Moorefield Examiner

Note: The Corridor H 4-lane highway is almost finished from about Wardensville to Moorefield. Learn more HERE and download detailed maps HERE.

*Times and Distances from Nearby Cities:
These estimates are an average time for the three different entrances.
Wash. DC, Beltway (I-495 & I-66) to Ashton Woods: 2 hrs  15 minutes, 115 miles (approx.)
Baltimore,  MD Beltway (I-695 & I-70) to Ashton Woods: 3 hrs 04 minutes, 160 miles
Richmond, VA (I-95 & I-64) to Ashton Woods: 3 hrs 50 minutes, 198 miles
Pittsburgh, PA (I-79 & I-279) to Ashton Woods: 3 hrs 46 minutes, 184 miles
*using Street Atlas USA which tends to overestimate drive times.

Financial Information:
Sold Price:  $121,875!
Total Taxes:   About $737 for 2005

Legal Information:
Legal Description:   Lot #271, Sec 16, Ashton Woods 20.41 ac
Deed Available: Yes  Deed Book 282  Page 654    Parcel ID:  0207-0042-0000

Property Description:
WOW! Now here's a nice mountaintop property! 780' from over 10,000 acres of WV State Public Land, for hiking, hunting and enjoying. Your driveway (when built) will take you to the very edge of the flat top of South Branch Mountain, overlooking the South Branch Valley, 2200 feet below. You'll have to cut a few trees to get that view, but not too many, because the mountain drops off steeply at that point. The 25% of the lot at the top of the mountain is almost flat, with nifty rocks littering the surface and mature trees throughout. The loggers got some of the really big ones, but that just opened the lot up a bit for you. Parts of the top of this lot are lush with ferns and there may be a spot for a small pond. Buy this property for cool summer temperatures and great views. This property is about 7 miles from the paved State road (Trough Road) and will likely need 4WD in winter. Excellent roads, but this is really a mountain. Power lines have recently been extended to this property. Almost directly across the road you can access 10,000 acres of public hunting/hiking land through a very private entry point not available to the public.

BUYERS: Are you ready to buy and need to be notified by email immediately when I have great new listings like this in Ashton Woods or nearby River Ridge? Send me an email and I'll add you to the early notification email list! You'll see the listing, just like this, before the link goes onto my web page! Click this link:  charlie@mtnhome4u.com

About a 5 minute drive (from Trough Road exits... 15 minutes from Rt. 55 exit) to public access points on the South Branch of the Potomac River for canoeing and fishing.  New 4-lane portions of Rt. 55 (Corridor H) will cut drive times considerably. All Ashton Woods lots are perked, surveyed and accessed by all-weather roads, which are being upgraded with a layer of crushed shale Summer of '05. Phone and electric are already in front of many lots.  Restrictive covenants that protect your property from becoming a trailer park, commercial farming site, or from lots being subdivided any smaller than 20 acres etc., are summarized below. Full 10 page copy of the Ashton Woods Restrictive Covenants is available to potential buyers.
Nearby Moorefield has a 24-hour Wal-Mart, numerous restaurants, a six screen movie theater, and most other services available. Closest hospitals are in Petersburg and Romney, each about 20-30 miles.

Summary of Ashton Woods Restrictive Covenants for this lot
-- All lots shall be used for recreational and residential purposes only.
-- Only one single family home of 700 or more square feet shall be permitted, per lot.
-- There shall be no mobile homes of either single-wide or double-wide configuration, nor any house trailers or buses, used either temporarily or permanently, as a residence or for storage.
-- There is a 30-foot setback requirement (no part of any home within 30' of lot line).
-- No junk, unlicensed or inoperative vehicles shall be stored upon any lot unless housed within a garage.
-- Swine, livestock, horses and poultry may be kept for personal use, but not commercial purposes. One fenced acre is required for each grazing animal and no more than 20 fowl are permitted on any lot.
-- Hunting and trapping are permitted on the lots at Ashton Woods.
-- No lot shall be used for commercial purposes, however home occupations are permitted.
-- Camping is permitted 11 months per year using tents, travel trailers and recreational vehicles.
-- No trail bikes, mini bikes or similar all terrain vehicles, or snowmobiles shall be permitted to be driven upon the roads within Ashton Woods unless duly licensed, with mufflers, and then only for ingress and egress.
-- No lot may be subdivided to create any parcel of less than 20 acres.

Log Home Builders at Ashton Woods:  (others please let me know)
Tuscarora Country Log Homes  877-379-5647   Mike Stoner  http://tcloghomes.com/  
Cornerstone Log & Timberframe Homes  703-505-4001 http://cornerstoneloghomes.com/
Honest Abe Log Homes (Travis Kidwell) 304-492-5440    http://www.honestabe.com/
Katahdin Log Homes by Cabin Run  304-822-6073  http://www.katahdincedarloghomes.com/   cabinrun@frontiernet.net
Log Stax Ltd. 304-489-8159    Email: logstax@aol.com

Check Potomac River flow rate right HERE

Outdoor Recreation Listings  (Area Code 304)
  Hidden Trails Stables                                304-897-5621
  Lost River State Park                                304-897-5325
  Trout Pond Recreation Area                    800-280-CAMP
  Valley View Golf Course                            304-538-6564
 Area Outfitters
  Riverside Outfitters,  Fisher                        304-538-6467
  Otter Ridge Canoe Rentals, Moorefield    304-538-2585
  Trough General Store,  Romney              304-822-7601
  Eagles Nest Outfitters,  Petersburg         304-257-2393

Ashton Woods owners, if you paid a reasonable price for your lot, I can successfully market your property to ready buyers. I have a waiting list of buyers looking for such lots and wanting to see this level of information before making the trip to buy property. My buyers may be a bit spoiled by the level of information that I provide, but my promise to them is that I will never waste their time. If you're considering selling, please contact me about marketing your Ashton Woods property. I can provide you with a complete list of Ashton Woods resales and current listings. You'll find it very interesting and discover that I have contracted and sold more AW properties than all other Realtors combined for the 66+ AW properties that have been listed by over two dozen Realtors on the MLS (as of Dec, '05). I own a lot (#61) within Ashton Woods myself.

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