180 five forks road

A MAGICAL PROPERTY with total privacy. This rare find offers Mountain Views in two directions, 1/2 mile frontage on a bend in the Thornton River with swimming holes, a "beach" and even a small island. Two ponds are stocked with fish, a vernal pool hosts peeping frogs & salamanders, two large fenced pastures or hay fields, livestock corral and chute and several shady bottoms along the river teeming with fish, ducks, herons and patrolling eagles. ** THE BUILDING SITE is spectacularly set on a wide elevated ridge at the center of the land, with 1/4 mile driveway, buried power, 7gpm well and 3 bedroom septic already installed. Nicely graded and ready for new construction. A one room timber frame cabin with Anderson windows and an outdoor shower sits above the river for your enjoyment with a 40' deck overlooking the bottom land of dappled shade and river. In all, a Naturalist's Paradise with trails, quiet places, magnificent rock formations, swimming spots, wildlife and a fine 4 bay closed shed with concrete floor for machinery, shop, garage, what have you. Conservation Easement guarantees favorable Land Use taxation and provides for building your new home and ancillary structures.