TIMBER RESOURCES

Complimenting this property is a timber resource that is well positioned for value appreciation with ready to harvest timber. With an attractive species mix, adequate stocking levels, and favorable diameter class distribution, the timber amenities. This well-maintained timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue in the future and can be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation. The forest's predominantly well-drained upland terrain has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species composition is highly desirable and favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting primarily of White Oak, Chestnut Oak, Poplar, cucumber, sugar, Red Oak, and soft maple and a host of associated species.

HUNTING OR NATURE VIEWING

Deer Trail Forest is a hunters' paradise or a tremendous recreational property. The property is surrounded by rugged mountains with bountiful wildlife food sources which creates to the hunters' dream spot. Deer Trail Forest has an abundance of whitetail deer, turkey, bear, and other wildlife. The spring fed streams flowing through the property and the wealth of Hickory White Oak, Red Oak create a habitat for the large and small game.

The year-round water source of the streams and their surrounding aquatic plant life create a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. Some of the margin of the creek supporting the aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the shores. There are many animals that live in the water and around the edge of the spring fed creek including raccoons, possums, Blue Heron, turtles, salamanders, crayfish, bullfrog, Eagles, Hawks and Red Wing Birds. The property has a mixture of hardwood species, and the diverse tree species coupled with the abundant water supply from the creek create a perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between the creeks, hollows, ridges, rock outcroppings and the forest is a textbook habitat benefiting all of the resident wildlife.

The hardwood forest provides an essential nutrient source and produces tons of hardwood mask including Acorns, Hickory nuts, Beechnut, and black walnut. Soft Mass includes Sage horn, black cherry, tulip Poplar seeds, Maple seeds, Autumn olive berries and blackberries. Whitetail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrels, rabbits, Bobcats, raccoons, Fox and many species of song birds Raptors makeup the resident Wildlife population.

WATER

A dashed blueline stream flows through the western portion of the property. That intermittent stream should have periodic water flow, especially during rain events and periods of snow melt.

MINERAL RESOURCES

This property is Surface ownership. The minerals ownership appears to have been severed by prior deeds. All rights the owner has in title will convey with the property.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

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

UTILITIES

Water: a well would need to be drilled

Sewer: a private septic system would need to be installed

Electricity: nearby

Cell coverage: fair

Internet/TV: Satellite providers such as Starlink; HughesNet; DishTV; DirectTV

Trash: pick up at roadside

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property is accessed by frontage on Livery Road, just off of Scarbro Road (CR-21/20).

ZONING

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

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has been used as all forestland and recreation.

DEED AND TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information: Deed Book 732, Page 503

Fayette County, West Virginia

Acreage: 15.01 acres +/- (surface only)

Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes:

Fayette County (10), West Virginia

Plateau District (2)

Tax Map: 35, parcel 6

2025 Real Estate Taxes: $140

SCHOOLS

Public & Private Schools

The property is located within the Fayette County School District. Public school students attend the multi-use campus at Oak Hill where primary, intermediate, and high schools and the countys vocational school are located. Several private schools within the Fayette County School District operate in the region, and homeschool programs are supported.

Higher Education

West Virginia University and New River Community & Technical College maintain campuses at Beckley, 15 miles to the south. Concord University and Bluefield State College courses are offered at the nearby Irma Byrd Higher Education Center. Appalachian Bible College is a drive of approximately 10 minutes south at Bradley.

SURROUNDING AREA

The property is located at Scarbro, an unincorporated community in the heart of the New River Gorge region. Its economy is centered chiefly around the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and outdoor recreation. The US-19 expressway runs north to south within two miles of the town, linking a series of municipalities, including the cities of Beckley, Oak Hill, and Mount Hope, and the Town of Fayetteville. An estimated 100,000 residents live in the region, which may best be known as the home of the New River Gorge Bridge, until recently the worlds longest single-span arch bridge and one of the states leading tourist attractions.

Scarbro

An unincorporated community of some 250 residents, Scarbro was a former farming community that developed in the upper valley of White Oak Creek. It was named for the family of Scarboroughs who settled in the area. After the development of the coal mining industry in the region in the late 1800s, it became a mining community, but now that coal is no longer mined, it is chiefly residential. Through the mid-1900s, the present company store was the focus of activity in the town, which developed along Scarbro Road, now an alternate route paralleling the US-19 expressway between Oak Hill and Glen Jean. Now that tourism has become a chief economic driver in the region, the town is also known as an entrance to Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, a 2.6-mile drive from the store.

Plum Orchard Lake and Wildlife Management Area

The property is located just 10 minutes from the 202 acre Plum Orchard Lake and 3200 acre Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Hunting opportunities in Plum Orchard Lake WMA include deer, raccoon, squirrel, turkey and waterfowl. Fishing opportunities in 202-acre Plum Orchard Lake include largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, sunfish and crappie. Four boat ramps are available at Plum Orchard Lake and 42 rustic camping sites for tents or trailers are available in the WMA.

Access to Plum Orchard Lake WMA is from the Mossy or Pax exits of I-77, then following County Route 23 (Paint Creek Road) to County Route 23/1 (Plum Orchard Lake Road.)

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

One of the nations newest national parks, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, attracts more than three million visitors annually to the region. Two national park visitor centers are 10 and 15 minutes from Scarbro. The parks best-known attraction, the New River Gorge Bridge, is a drive of approximately 15 minutes at Fayetteville. Hiking, biking, angling, hunting, kayaking, and camping are popular throughout the park, though it may best be known as a destination for rock climbing and whitewater rafting. The park is among the nations top destinations for both.

Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve

Less than two miles from the property, the 14,000-acre Bechtel Reserve, also known as The Summit, is a world-class outdoor recreation park that also hosts the quadrennial Boy Scout Jamboree and is home to one of five national high-adventure bases for the scouts. The 24th World Scout Jamboree welcomed more than 45,000 visitors in 2019. The 17th Interamerican Scout Jamboree was celebrated in 2023. The reserve is the home of the organizations Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base, the James C. Justice National Scout Camp, and the John D. Tickle National Training and Leadership Center.

Hunting Preserves

Two public hunting and fishing areas with a combined 10,000 acres of woodland are located within five miles of the property. Deer, bear, turkey, and squirrel are the principal game taken. The Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area includes 202-acre Plum Orchard Lake, a popular flatwater kayaking and fishing destination. The Beury Mountain Wildlife Management area conserves some of the most remote highland forests in the region. In addition to the two preserves, hunting in the national park is also permitted in season on more than 65,000 acres.

Outdoor Recreation Resorts

Based around the national park, seven outdoor adventure resorts are located near the property. All offer guided whitewater rafting tours on the New and Gauley rivers, and most include basecamps that accommodate cabins and camping and coordinate outdoor recreation adventures. Several offer canopy tours, zip lines, and adventure courses.

Historic Thurmond

Deep in the New River Gorge, tiny Thurmond is among the most visited locales in the national park. A quintessential ghost town with a population of five permanent residents, it includes a collection of historic buildings and a restored passenger station, which houses a seasonal park visitor center and is a functional Amtrak flag-stop on a Chicago-Washington-New York City line. Amtrak service is also provided at the nearby passenger station at Prince.

DRIVE TIMES

Though in a rural area, Scarbro and the property are located near the center of the eastern U.S. The following mileage and drive time estimates are based on Google calculations.

LOCAL DESTINATIONS

2.5 miles to Summit Bechtel Reserve

4.5 miles to national park boundary

5 minutes to City of Oak Hill

10 minutes to City of Mount Hope

15 minutes to I-77/64 at North Beckley

15 minutes to Town of Fayetteville

15 minutes to New River Gorge Bridge

15 minutes to City of Beckley

20 minutes to Town of Pax

30 minutes to Summersville Lake

35 minutes to Winterplace Ski Resort

35 minutes to Town of Summersville

50 minutes to City of Hinton

55 minutes to City of Charleston

60 minutes to I-79 near Sutton

REGIONAL U.S. DESTINATIONS

55 miles to Charleston, West Virginia

90 miles to Blacksburg, Virginia

100 miles to Huntington, West Virginia

130 miles to Clarksburg, West Virginia

160 miles to Morgantown, West Virginia

170 miles to Winston-Salem, North Carolina

200 miles to Charlottesville, Virginia

215 miles to Columbus, Ohio

215 miles to Charlotte, North Carolina

225 miles to Lexington, Kentucky

225 miles to Knoxville, Tennessee

230 miles to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

250 miles to Cincinnati, Ohio

260 miles to Richmond, Virginia

300 miles to Cleveland, Ohio

315 miles to Washington, D.C.

350 miles to Baltimore, Maryland

350 miles to Erie, Pennsylvania

450 miles to Atlanta, Georgia