566 Ellison Ln , Nallen, WV 26680(Fayette County)

Setback away from the world but only minutes from Summersville, West Virginia, this unique farm and homestead provides its owner with all of the desired aspects of country living. Nestled on top of the beautiful mountain this farm splits into a protective valley that surrounds the homestead, a rolling set of pastures that provide forage for livestock, and ridgeline that climbs to summit the highest points of the property. The pastures are large, some fenced, and have barns and structures for farm equipment. The property has a massive water filtration system that provides water to the home, and the excess water supply runs into the stream below the house and a pond which together provide year-round water for livestock.

The farm and homestead have a nicely hardened and maintained driveway with direct and easy access to Route 41. There is also a beautiful open grassed corridor that starts at the bottom of the property and climbs all the way to the top of the mountain gaining several feet of elevation while providing easy access to walk, bike, and even drive to the top of the peak. With over 153 acres this farm has an enormous amount of property to explore, adventure, and hunt over. A mix of grassland and forestland provide habitat for all of the major game species. If you are a fisherman, Meadow River, just across the road from the property entrance, holds bass and other game fish species. The timber resources of the property are also marketable with easy access to most of the timber via the farm roads and pastures.

There are multiple excellent home building sites if the existing homestead doesnt suit your needs and a couple of locations provide amazing views of the surrounding area. This property has good agricultural soils, open pastures, timber land, and excellent varied hunting habitats. It is a property that has been well cared for and all of its premium features make it a highly desirable farm/homestead as well as a location for a prime rural retreat. The property has had surface mining conducted but has been reclaimed to a beautiful property. Not only is the property a great homestead lifestyle property, it also has been reclaimed to make it suitable for a camper park, glamping, with many other options available. Meadow River walking trails are just minutes from the property. Tip Top Mountain Vista on Meadow River is a unique multi-purpose property with so many residential, farming, adventure and exploring opportunities.

HIGHLIGHTS

*Contiguous 153 +/- acre

*Lies across the road from the Meadow River

*Complete to near darkness brilliantly reveals a star filled night sky

*The one million-acre Monongahela National Forest is nearby

*Superb recreational opportunities in the heart of the New River Gorge water sports mecca

*7 rivers and two lakes are nearby. Rivers include the New, Gauley, Cherry, Meadow, Cranberry, Greenbrier, and Bluestone. Lakes include Summersville Lake and Bluestone Lake

*Spring on the property supplies water to the home and to a pond

*Several small ponds on the property

*Several miles of interior roads and trails combine to reach most ever corner of the property

*Well suited for outdoor sports: shooting sports, ATV riding, horseback riding, hiking, camping, hunting and nature viewing

*Rock climbing opportunities-sheer sandstone cliffs, rugged rock outcrops, massive boulders

*Several areas suitable for residential development. No zoning in the county.

*The 3,000-acre Summersville Lake and the City of Summersville are within a 15-minute drive

*15 minutes to Summersville Hospital

*Potential conservation value

*Low taxes, low population density, little or no light pollution

*Fantastic fishing is found in the 7 rivers and two lakes. Species include small and large mouth bass, crappie, catfish, muskie, walleye, pike, native and stocked trout, and bluegill

*Area watersports include swimming, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, paddle boarding, windsurfing and white-water rafting

*The forest is a steady producer of life-giving Oxygen and silently works to capture carbon

*Harvest-ready hardwood and hemlock timber available to offset holding costs

*Jet airports and interstates are nearby

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 38.098087(N), -80.891080(W)

Address: 566 Ellison Lane, Nallen, WV 26680

Elevation Range: 2109 ft. to 2467 ft. +/-

THE LOG HOME

Tip Top Mountain Vista on Meadow River features a beautiful log home a combination of beauty and elegance in country living, with many features that add a feeling of comfort, hominess ,coziness and relaxation, from the hand crafted kitchen and bar area you find it hard to leave while drinking that morning coffee and watching the wildlife in the fields to the wood beams in the ceiling and the warm glow of the wood, in every area of this beautiful country home you find attention to detail. This home was designed for low maintenance and comfort and is surrounded by magnificent views of fields, forest and mountains.

The home has 1,732 square feet of living space, hardwood floors throughout, ceramic tile in kitchen and bathrooms, two bathrooms, heated floors in kitchen, handcrafted maple cabinets, solid surface tops, 14' x 14' covered deck, and a two-car garage. The home is heated with electric baseboard heat and a propane fireplace with the capability for a wood stove. The home has been well-maintained and offers spectacular views. The room sizes are shown in the attached photos of the original blueprints of the home.

If you like country living this is a must see property!!!

WILDLIFE

The mixture of mature forest, emerging forest, farm fields, and fruit trees, coupled with the water supply from spring and the farm pond, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between streams, farm fields, and forests is the textbook habitat for the resident wildlife. The deer and turkey population is particularly impressive. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife, as there has been little hunting pressure for many years.

The mix of mature timber, emerging forests, farm fields, and fruit trees, coupled with the water supply from the spring, stream, and farm pond, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between streams, farm fields, and forests is the textbook habitat for the resident wildlife. The property has an excellent mix of wildlife and there has been ongoing game management for many years. The abundance of wildlife can be fully appreciated by spending a few hours hiking, looking at and listening to all the forest has to offer.

There are many animals around the edges of Meadow River, including raccoons, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrats, bullfrogs, and redwing blackbirds. Of course, there is the insect and microscopic world, including butterflies, dragonflies, water skaters, water beetles, damselflies, and tadpoles.

The forest produces acorns, hickory nuts, walnuts, wild grapes, blackberries, staghorn sumac, beechnuts, poplar and maple seeds. Because there is such an amazing food source, there is a variety of wildlife, including wild turkey, white tail deer, black bear, raccoon, opossum, rabbit, grouse, coyote, squirrel, chipmunk and bobcat.

WATER FEATURES

Most impressive is a spring on the property that supplies the home and is filtered by a $60,000 water filtration system. There are also several ponds on the property that were professionally built, together with a small stream also runs through the property.

Fallrock Branch, a dashed blueline stream, has a section of its headwaters flowing through the property for about 4/10 mile. That intermittent stream should have periodic water flow, especially during rain events and periods of snow melt.

MINERAL RESOURCES

All minerals have been reserved by prior deed of record, and the property is being sold SURFACE ONLY.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property is accessed by Ellison Lane, which connects to Chestnut Grove Road. There is a right of way described in the owners deeds.

UTILITIES

Water: A mountain spring supplies water to the home

Sewer: A private septic systems has been installed

Electricity: Onsite

Telephone: Onsite

Internet: May be available through telephone company, cable, satellite or cell phone

Cellphone Coverage: Generally excellent with 5G. (Mountainous terrain can sometimes limit service and some areas may have spotty service).

ZONING

Fayette County is subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Commission and also the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes and installation of septic systems.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has the home grounds, other open areas, and forestland.

DEED AND TAX INFORMATION

DB 333 Pg. 697, DB 365 Pg. 582, DB 375 Pgs. 271 & 274

Fayette County, West Virginia

Acreage: 153 acres +/-

Real Estate Tax ID/Taxes:

Fayette County, West Virginia

New Haven District (1)

Tax Map 38 Parcel 31 & Tax Map 46 Parcel 1; Class 2

2025 Real Estate Taxes: $903.04

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Fayette County School District

Public Elementary School:

Meadow Bridge Elementary School

Public Middle School:

Oak Hill Middle School

Public High School:

Midland Trail High School

Fayette Institute of Technology is located in Oak Hill while West Virginia University and New River Community & Technical College maintain campuses at Beckley, WV.

RECREATION AT TIP TOP MOUNTAIN VISTA ON MEADOW RIVER

The property offers many on-site recreational opportunities.

Nature viewing Attentive wildlife management has been geared not just to game animals. Equal consideration has been extended to increasing the numbers and diversity of species including neo-tropical songbirds, butterflies, turtles, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, dragonflies, owls, hawks.

Stargazing-Planet Observation-Astrophotography

Complete to semi-complete darkness can be still be found on most of the property, thereby affording the opportunity to view the night sky in all its brilliant wonder.

Shooting-sports devotees find all the land and privacy needed to enjoy:

Paintball-Airsoft-Laser tag-Archery tag

Shotgun sport shooting including Skeet, Trap, Double Trap and Sporting Clays

Rifle & Handgun shooting: bullseye, silhouette, western, bench rest, long-range, fast draw

Archery and Crossbow competition shooting

Plain ole plinking: Grandpas old 22 single shot rifle and a few tin cans make a fun day

All Terrain Motorsports

The property has several forest trails that are perfect for experiencing the property from an ATV or UTV, and Rock Crawlers. These exciting machines handle the wide variety of the forests terrain. Dirt bikes can also be a lot of fun and they come in all sizes and horsepower to fit anyone who enjoys being on two wheels.

Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding and Hiking

Along with ATV riding, existing forest trails may be used for conventional and mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding.

Hunting is a first-class experience. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, grouse, duck, squirrel, raccoon, fox and rabbit make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife.

MEADOW RIVER RAIL TRAIL

The property is just across the road from the Meadow River Rail-Trail trailhead at Nallen, WV. The Meadow River Rail-Trail is open for walking, biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, and horseback riding, and is slightly over 9 miles long. The rail-trail follows a former CSX spur line built in 1907 by the lumber company it once served.

The Meadow River Rail-Trail runs alongside the Meadow River in Fayette and Summers counties in southern West Virginia. There is a trestle bridge crossing the Meadow River. When complete, the rail-trail will be 23.1 miles and may one day connect to the Gauley River National Recreation Area at its northern end.

The Meadow River Rail-Trail is one of 66 rail-trails in West Virginia.

SEVEN RIVERS AND TWO LAKES

The rivers and lakes are about hours drive from the property: Tip Top Mountain Vista on Meadow River is in the heart of the recreational mecca area encompassing the Gauley River, New River, Greenbrier River, Cherry River, Cranberry River, Meadow, and Bluestone River. Within this vast watershed lies the 3000-acre Summersville Lake and the 2000-acre Bluestone Lake.

Great fishing is found in the rivers and lakes populated with small and large mouth bass, crappie, catfish, muskie, walleye, pike, stocked and native trout, and bluegill.

The New River is the second oldest river in the world, preceded only by the Nile; it is the oldest river in North America. The New River is unique because it begins in Blowing Rock, N.C. and flows north through Virginia into West Virginia. The Nile and Amazon are the only other major rivers that also flow north. Year after year, the New River produces more citation fish than any other warm water river in WV.

Summersville Lake is over 3,000 acres at summer pool and is the states largest body of water. Bluestone Lake is over 2000 acres at summer pool and is the states third largest body of water.

SURROUNDING AREA

Tip Top Mountain Vista on Meadow River is in one of the most popular outdoor-recreation destination areas in West Virginia a paradise of natural and cultural amenities found in few other places in the eastern U.S. More than a million visitors toured the region in 2017, according to the National Park Service, climbing rocks, paddling streams, and hiking, biking, and running miles of scenic trail. As a result of unrivaled access to recreation, the Boy Scouts of America established its national Jamboree site here. Winter in the mountains nearby attracts yet another recreational clientele skiers bound for the slopes at Winterplace, a drive of 40 minutes to the south, and Snowshoe Mountain, a drive of two-and-a-half hours to the northeast.

The region is easy to access. As remote as the region may seem, an expressway courses through its center, spanning the gorge by way of the New River Gorge Bridge only two miles away. Interstates 77 and 64 are only a half hours drive to the south and I-79 is a half hours drive to the north. Amtrak passenger stations on the Chicago-New York route are located a half-hours drive south near Beckley and an hours drive east and west at Charleston and White Sulphur Springs. Airports are located 40 minutes to the south at Beckley and an hour away at Charleston and Lewisburg.

Fayette County

Recreation is a high-income producer for Fayette County and the bordering counties of Nicholas, Summers and Greenbrier, located in southern West Virginia, renowned for its dramatic landscapes, small communities, and outdoor recreation amenities. White water rafting, the 80,000-acre New River National Park, 4,000 acre Babcock State Park, 9,000 acre Beury Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 14,000 acre Boy Scout High Adventure Camp, ACE Adventures OTG and many other attractions bring the out-of- area and out-of-state population to the area. Along with this, many people want to have a vacation spot, recreation home or other tie to the area. Hunting and fishing is very popular as well as ATV adventuring on the Hatfield-McCoy Trail.

Town of Fayetteville

Fayettevilles historic district is both charming and one of the most attractive locations for outfitters shops, boutique shops, and specialty restaurants in West Virginia. More than a dozen antiques shops were operating in the Fayetteville area in summer 2017, and five independent restaurants in the district were offering an outstanding selection of unique cuisine. Fayetteville is central to the travel-destination area as well as the legal center of the Fayette County. Its population in 2014 was estimated at 2,892. Bridgeview Estates is with Fayettevilles corporate boundary.

City of Oak Hill

Oak Hill is Fayette Countys largest municipality and its economic center. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 7,730. Plateau Medical Center, the largest hospital in the county, is located off the US-19 expressway on Main Street in its downtown. The city has recently increased its investment in recreational and quality-of-life improvements and has acquired land for the new outdoor-adventure park approaching the edge of the New River Gorge.

Summersville Lake

Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make the 3000-acre Summersville Lake a unique place to visit. West Virginias largest lake; Summersville Lake has over 2,800 acres of water and 60 miles of shoreline. Boating, water-skiing, swimming, fishing for large- and smallmouth bass, walleye, panfish, and catfish, (trout are stocked below the dam in the spring and fall) scuba diving, picnicking, hunting, and biking are the favorite activities enjoyed by nearly one million visitors annually.

Technical rock climbing and whitewater rafting are available year-round, with scheduled whitewater releases below the dam on the world class Gauley River in September and October. Adjacent to the lake is Mountain Lake Campground with cabins, camping & RV hookups and many other conveniences for guests. Sarges Dive Shop and the lakes marina are located on the lake with grocery stores, restaurants, and service stations located nearby in Summersville.

Summersville

Summersville is the county seat of Nicholas County, West Virginia. Summersville was formed in June 1820, and was primarily a farming community. Centrally located in the mountains of West Virginia, Summersville offers festivals in the summer and fall. Summersville is easy to navigate and has a large selection of lodgings to match any budget. There are numerous restaurants ranging from fast food to fine dining.

Summersville has many quaint shops that are ideal for browsing and finding the perfect gift or souvenir. There are many primitive shops, specialty shops, antiques, sporting goods, department stores, and collectibles and food items unique to the area. Summersville also offers several big box stores including Big Lots, Lowes, Peebles, Sears, Grand Home Furnishings, and Walmart.

There is also a modern hospital and all attendant medical facilities. Summersville Regional Medical Center is located on Route 19 in Summersville, West Virginia. In operation since 1968, SRMC has served Nicholas County and the surrounding area for over four decades and is the second largest employer in the county.

Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located on 9,232 acres near Babcock State Park and New River Gorge National River in Fayette County, West Virginia. Beury Mountains sloping terrain is covered with mixed hardwoods and oak-hickory second growth woodlands overlooking New River Gorge. Beury Mountain Wildlife Management is comprised of large and broad mountaintop plateaus. Its gently sloping ridges and logging trails make foot travel easy. Wildlife abounds with grouse, deer, turkeys, squirrels and bears. Fishing for brook trout is available in Buffalo Creek. Camping is not allowed at Beury Mountain WMA, but is available at nearby Babcock State Park.

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

One of the most exciting destinations for hiking, biking, climbing, and paddling in the eastern U.S., the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve was established by the National Park Service in 1978 and includes more than 80,000 acres in and adjacent to the New River Gorge and the valley of the New River. More than a million visitors annually climb rocks along the rim of the gorge near Fayetteville and paddle its whitewater runs on the New and its tributaries. Countless miles of hiking and biking trails wander the park and climb into the surrounding mountains. The nearby Gauley River National Recreation Area likewise attracts thousands of tourists annually, notably rafters during Gauley Season in autumn when the river runs strong.

Babcock State Park

Babcock State Park and its 4,127 acres of rhododendron-lined trails and rippling, rock-strewn streams is one of West Virginias most iconic locations. Located 20 miles south of the New River Gorge Bridge, the park is most known for the Glade Creek Grist Mill, a fully functional replica of the original Coopers Mill, located nearby. Babcock State Park campground has 52 single-family campsites for tents, trailers or RVs. The campground has 28 sites with electric hookups for trailers and RVs. Visitors can enjoy hiking the many trails through the mountains, canyons and along the river. Outdoor recreation includes hiking, biking, fishing, wildlife viewing and exploring historic sites like the Glad Creek Grist Mill.

The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve

The Summit Bechtel Reserve is the home of the National Scout Jamboree and recently hosted the World Jamboree in 2018. Furthermore, it is the national leadership center for the Boy Scouts of America as well as one of the organizations five high-adventure bases. More than 60,000 visitors attended the World Jamboree in 2018.

Hawks Nest State Park

Nestled in the heart of whitewater rafting country, Hawks Nest State Park is a 270-acre recreational area with a nature museum, aerial tramway, jetboat rides, hiking trails and one of the most challenging whitewater boating waterways in the nation. The parks clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet below. Its 31-room lodge offers luxurious rooms, dining and spacious conference and meeting facilities. Located near Ansted in Fayette County, about 10 miles north of the New River Gorge Bridge, Hawks Nest is known for its scenic overlook, which provides a birds eye view of the rugged New River Gorge National River.

Camp Washington Carver

Camp Washington-Carver is a beautiful retreat listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This Fayette County complex is a group of buildings and facilities that have achieved exceptional importance within the past 50 years as the focus of cultural activities and events significant in West Virginias black history. Originally named The Negro 4-H Camp when it was dedicated in 1942, Washington-Carver served from 200 to 1,600 black youth in vocational agriculture, soil conservation, home economics and 4-H standards. Camp Washington-Carver, a Mountain Cultural Arts Center located at Clifftop in Fayette County, West Virginia, programs a summer season of events from music concerts to theater. The facility may also be rented for family reunions, company picnics, weddings and other private activities.