Crabapple 818 Tract
Just 15 minutes North of Fredericksburg, first time offering - 818 acres with exquisite main house overlooking Crabapple Creek, guest lodge, horse barn, foremans house and barn. This game-proof fenced showplace is turn-key and offers the best of the Hill Country with granite outcroppings and formations, high bluffs with vast views, open fields, a sandy beach and numerous swimming holes. Huge live oaks, pecan and sycamore along with mesquite and cedar are present throughout the undulating terrain.
Over three quarters of a of both sides of beautiful Crabapple Creek, which has flowed and held water through our record drought, high bluffs with vast views, stunning granite outcroppings and formations, open fields, a sandy beach just down from the headquarters, numerous swimming holes, a refined main home and a large rock lodge all can be found on this highly diverse property.
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he owners have strategically manicured the property under their 16-years of stewardship. Cedar clearing and road improvements have been nonstop endeavors. The road system through the heart of the ranch is made of crushed granite from the ranch making for ideal driving and walking.
For the entertainer there is an exquisite headquarters and lodge. The 3513- sq. ft. Valesko French Country architecture main house was built in 1998. It boasts a gourmet kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bonus room, formal dining room, and of course a large sitting porch overlooking the solar heated pool and a beautiful bend in Crabapple Creek. A detached 2-car garage includes a workout room. A large landscaped yard makes this a perfect outdoor event site and a wonderful spot for family football or soccer games. Just over from the main house is a very nice 3-stall horse barn that includes an office.
The 3/2 3492-sq. ft. rock lodge was built in 1971. Entering into the great room you immediately notice the huge hearth fireplace. A bathroom and well-equipped kitchen with a bedroom adjacent sit just off the great room. Upstairs is a large bunkroom, bathroom and butlers bunkroom. All total the lodge can comfortably accommodate up to 15 guests. There is a large sitting porch with a wonderful fire pit for recanting the days hunt.
The high fenced perimeter, Blackbuck antelope, large Axis, Fallow and Whitetail deer, diverse brow, abundance of water and impressive lodge will impress hunters. This ranch is ideally suited for African exotic game should you want to diversify your hunting opportunities even more.
Ranchers will take note of the abundant water sources including the creek, 3 stock tanks and 2 water wells. There is good cross fencing, a metal hay shed and a 64-acre Coastal field providing hay for the ranchs cattle operations.
Farmers know this area for its sandy loam soils ideal for peaches and more recently vineyards. There is a 5-acre peach orchard currently planted and would be ideal for grapes as well.
Topography includes flat pastures, rolling hills to high bluffs along the creek. In addition to Crabapple Creek there are two tributaries feeding into the creek. These create nice draws and interesting outcroppings for hiking and riding.
The ranch is located 13 miles North of Fredericksburg up Hwy 16 and off of Eckert Rd. Access is excellent with over 2 miles of frontage along Eckert Rd. Enchanted Rock State Park lies a few miles to the West.
This enchanting property would make for a wonderful family ranch or impressive corporate retreat. With its natural features, abundant live water, first class improvements and location there is no doubt that this property makes for a solid investment to be enjoyed with family and friends.
Minerals: All owned mineral interests to be conveyed.
Listed for $12,000 per acre
Adjacent is the perfect "Blank Canvas" - 500 acres with over three quarters of a mile of both sides of Crabapple Creek, A massive concrete dam backs water up creating a beautiful pool, then cascading over and winding through the balance of the property.
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The ranch is located 13 miles North of Fredericksburg up Hwy 16 and off of Eckert Rd. Access is excellent with over 2 miles of frontage along Eckert Rd. Enchanted Rock State Park lies a few miles to the West.