Powley Creek Road, Hinton, WV 25951 - Summers County

Powley Creek Mountain Meadow is a 95 acre +/- multi-use agriculture, timber investment, recreational and residential property, located just 5 minutes from the Greenbrier River, offering tons of activities. In peaceful and quiet Almost Heaven, you will find this mountaintop getaway in Summers County. There are trails for riding ATV's or horse back, and beautiful rock out-croppings. It is a joy just to walk the property. The Powley Creek Mountain Meadow property has ready to harvest timber to offset purchase and holding costs (timber value has not been determined), and spectacular views of the open fields and mountain range. Beautiful spring-fed small streams that run through the property, open fields, and the evidence of the old fruit cellar that was used many years ago, create the essence of the old homestead lifestyle. With the small cleared field and some reclaimable fields and the rest in forest, the property represents an opportunity to create a classic family ownership legacy for the next ownership as well as a great mountain top retreat.

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.672325(N), -80.789070(W)

Address: Powley Creek Road, Hinton, WV 25951. No 911 address is assigned to a property without structures.

Elevation Range: 1910 ft. to 2517 ft. +/-

Drive Times

Towns/Interstate Highways

Alderson: 30 minutes

Athens and Concord University: 40 minutes

Beckley: 50 minutes

Hinton: 15 minutes

Princeton: 50 minutes

Sandstone and I-64: 35 minutes

Airport

Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley: 55 minutes

Recreation

Bluestone Lake: 20 minutes

Bluestone State Park: 25 minutes

Camp Creek State Park and Forest: 55 minutes

Glade Springs Resort: 45 minutes

Grandview Country Club: 45 minutes

Little Beaver State Park: 45 minutes

John Henry Historical Park and Monument: 15 minutes

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Visitors Center, Sandstone: 40 minutes

Pipestem Resort State Park: 35 minutes

Three Rivers Avian Center: 35 minutes

Willow Wood Country Club and Golf Course: 10 minutes

Winterplace Ski Resort: 50 minutes

TIMBER RESOURCES

Powley Creek Mountain Meadows timber adds a great deal of value to this property, with its abundant hardwood timber resource which is a composite of high-quality Appalachian

Hardwood. This well-maintained timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership. Capital timber value of the timber and pulpwood has not yet been determined. The forest has predominantly well drained upland terrain which has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species compensation is highly desirable and favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting primarily of black walnut, sugar maple, poplar, basswood, red oak groups, white oak and chestnut oak, soft maple, hickory, and a host of associated species.

WILDLIFE

Years of wildlife management practices have created the ideal wildlife preserve. Early on, management goals promoted overall wildlife health, facilitated the harvest of game, developed wildlife viewing areas, increased carrying capacity, and increased species diversity.

The Greenbrier River and New River are major contributors to the local ecosystem richness and diversity for both plants and animals. The many solid and dashed blueline streams and feeders which flow through the property for nearly 5.2 miles and the surrounding aquatic plant life create a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. Some of the margins of the creek are fringed by wetlands, and these wetlands support the aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the shore of the streambanks. The plant life associated with the wetland includes rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed and algae.

There are many animals that live year round and at other times in the water and around the edges of the areas lakes, rivers, ponds, creeks and streams including raccoons, opossums, blue herons, Canada geese, wood ducks, mallards, minnows, native fish, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrats, bull frogs, eagles, hawks and redwing blackbirds.

There is the insect and microscopic world including butterflies, dragonflies, pond skaters, water beetles, damselflies, tadpoles and various insect larvae.

The diverse tree species, coupled with the abundant water supply from the creeks, creates the perfect wildlife habitat. The miles of "edge effect" created between adjoiners fields, creeks, hollows, ridges, and rock outcrops benefit all the resident wildlife. Bald eagles, white tail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox and many species of songbirds, owls and raptors make up the resident wildlife population.

The hardwood forest provides the essential nutrient source and produces tons of hard mast including acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts and black walnuts. Soft mast includes stag horn sumac, black cherry, tulip poplar seeds, maple seeds, autumn olive berries and blackberries.

HUNTING AT POWLEY CREEK MOUNTAIN MEADOW

What a hunters' paradise, or tremendous recreational property with abundant deer, turkey and other wildlife!! With a small spring-fed creek that is running through the property and farm fields, coupled with the abundance of Hickory, White Oak, Red Oak, Powley Creek Mountain Meadow creates a habitat for the large and small game. The abundance of water from a year-round stream created by mountain springs and their surrounding aquatic plant life create a water-supported community with a wide variety of Wildlife. Some of the margins of the creek supporting the Aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the shores of the stream. There are many animals that live in the water and around the edge of the pond and 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, the adverse tree species couple with the Abundant water supply from the creek creates a perfect wildlife habitat, the Edge effect created between the creeks, Hollows, Ridge, rock out cropping and Forest is a textbook habitat, benefiting all of the resident Wildlife.

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

RECREATION AT POWLEY CREEK MOUNTAIN MEADOW

This property offers outstanding recreational opportunities. Numerous soft recreational activities are anchored by the proximity to the area's 6 rivers and two lakes.

Nature viewing is first in line of recreational activities. Attentive wildlife management has been geared not to just game animals. Equal consideration has been extended to increasing the numbers and diversity of species including neo-tropical songbirds, butterflies, turtles, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, dragonflies, owls and hawks.

Stargazing-Planet Observation

Complete or near darkness can be still be found on areas of the property, thereby affording the opportunity to view the night sky in all its brilliant wonder.

Water-sports enthusiasts will find the nearby rivers and lakes ideal for swimming, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, paddle boarding and windsurfing.

Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding and Hiking

The property has miles of trails that may be used for mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding

Shooting-sports devotees find all the land and privacy needed to enjoy:

Paintball-Airsoft-Laser Tag-Archery tag

Shotgun sport shooting including Skeet, Trap, Double Trap and Sporting Clays

Rifle & Handgun shooting: bullseye, silhouette, western, bench rest, long-range, fast draw

Archery and Crossbow competition shooting

Plain ole' plinking: Grandpas old 22 single shot rifle and a few tin cans make a fun day

All Terrain Motorsports

Internal roads and several forest trails that are perfect for experiencing the property from an ATV or UTV. These exciting machines handle the wide variety terrain.

Rock Crawling & Rock Bouncing

Areas of the property afford a topographic opportunity for the Extreme Off-Road adventurist to enjoy the increasingly popular Motorsport of Rock Crawling and Rock Bouncing.

Dirt bikes can also be a lot of fun and they come in all sizes and horsepower to fit anyone who enjoys being on two wheels.

Hunting is a first-class experience. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, grouse, duck, squirrel, raccoon, fox and rabbit make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife.

WATER

The beginning of a small intermittent dashed blueline stream is on the property. That stream beginning may have water flow during rain events and periods of snow melt.

MINERAL RESOURCES

West Virginia is one of the states in the US that has two ownership titles, those being SURFACE RIGHTS and MINERAL RIGHTS. A title search for mineral rights ownership has not been conducted. All rights the owner has will convey with the property. A mineral title search could be conducted by a title attorney at the same time when the surface title search is being conducted.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property was surveyed in April 2024 and is shown with other surveyed property on a plat prepared from that survey. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water: A well would have to be drilled

Sewer: A septic system would have to be installed

Electricity: Roadside

Telephone: Roadside

Internet: Available through Frontier or satellite provider

Cellphone Coverage: Good

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property is accessed from Powley Creek Road.

ZONING

Summers County currently has no known zoning or subdivision regulations. However, all prospective buyers should consult the County Government and also the Health Department for any changes and details regarding zoning, building codes, and installation of water wells and septic systems.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property is comprised of two meadow fields and forestland.

(This is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)