It is truly all about the location of this beautiful mountain property where 6.5 acres are bordered on two sides by National Forest but are only a thirty-five minute drive away from Durango, CO. Whether you prefer motor sports or mountain biking, horses or cross-country skiing... with endless miles of trails accessible directly from this property and a San Juan Nation Forest trailhead 1.5 miles from this property your options are endless. Fenced pastures a barn and professionally cleared landscape provide an instant horse setup.

A 1,200 sq. ft. outbuilding equipped with electricity and plumbing includes a mud/bath/utility room and currently serves as a storage space, weight room and tack room. A circle drive provides easy trailer access to the house, outbuilding, barn and horse pastures.

The house features a great room with a wall of windows overlooking the landscape a wood stove and access to a covered deck with beautiful views.

The upstairs master suite has views of the hillsides with a spacious walk-in closet and a five-piece master bathroom. The bathroom has a tiled double vanity with a soaking tub and large tiled shower and tile flooring.

The sunny and open chef's kitchen has granite countertops a cooking island and large built-in pantry with lots of cupboard space. A guest half-bathroom is tucked away behind a pocket door adjacent to the back exterior door of the house. The downstairs features two spacious bedrooms, a full bathroom, a den/entertainment room, and a utility room with exterior walkout access, a laundry room and covered front porch with walk out access. The flooring is laminate and tile with carpet in each bedroom. HOA provides plowing/road maintenance for year round access to approximately two-dozen vacation/permanent residences in gated community.

This property is located in the center of a host of outdoor activities where wildlife abounds year round and all four seasons provide endless opportunities right in your own back yard. Fifteen minutes to town for groceries, gas, schools, shopping and dinning. Travel just 35 minutes to Durango, CO and ride the Silverton Train, or walk down Main Street and sample the local shopping and cuisine; for the more courageous try rafting or kayaking the Animas River. Mesa Verde is a 45 minute drive west; Navajo State Park & Reservoir is a 40 minute drive south; forty-five minutes drive to the east the world famous Pagosa Hot Springs soaking pools; shopping, dinning, horseback riding and hiking abound. For the skiing enthusiast Wolf Creek Ski Area is less than 90 minutes away and Durango Mtn. Resort is less than an hour drive. For mtn. biking or motor sports Moab is a two-hour drive while Lake Powell can be reached in three hours; the Grand Canyon, Denver or Santa Fe can be reached in a five to six hour drive for convenient weekend getaways.

Centrally located to so many diverse activities and destinations this peaceful and beautiful property is a perfect getaway whether for vacationing or as a permanent residence in all four spectacular seasons.


--Specifications
2005 y.o.c.
6.5 acres
2,008 sq. ft. home
3 bed,
2 + 1\2 baths
laundry room
wood stove
electro thermal storage unit
ceiling fans
vaulted aspen ceiling
tile floors all baths & lndry
granite countertops
laminate/carpet
covered porches on ea. level
well
greenhouse
energy star water heater
high efficiency windows
professionally cleared land
1,200 sq.ft. outbuilding
horse setup
barn
circle drive
national forest access

--upstairs
great room
wood stove
covered deck
kitchen/pantry
dinning area
guest bath
master suite w/
5 piece bath/tile

--downstairs
two bedrooms
full bath
den/entertainment rm
laundry rm
utility rm
entry hall w/lg. closet
electro-thermal storage heating unit
covered porch walk out access