About the property

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 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 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 chefs 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 or 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 energy star water heater high efficiency windows professionally cleared land 1,200 sq.ft. outbuilding horse setup 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 ets heating unit covered porch walk out access