West Burke Forest
862 North Ridge Road : West Burke, VT 05871
Caledonia County, Vermont
Land Description
West Burke Forest includes a three-bedroom, two-bath house and a two-bay garage/workshop on 52.5 acres set in a mix of forest land and fields. The West Branch of the Passumpsic River flows along the property's eastern boundary. The forest is a mix of hardwoods and conifers, with a large number of white cedars near the river.
Location
The house and forest are located just over a mile from the village of West Burke, with the large town of Burke and Burke Mountain Ski Resort only 4 miles away. Boston, Massachusetts is 3 hours south, Hartford, Connecticut is 3.5 hours away, and Montreal, Quebec is 2.5 hours north. Fishing, boating, and swimming at Lake Willoughby and Crystal Lake are only a 20-minute drive from the property. This area offers some of the best outdoor activities in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Site Description
The West Burke Forest property has a house built in 1988 with 1000 square feet of living space and a completely finished basement. The building is in good shape structurally but could use some cosmetic work to inject some color and give it a more modern appearance. There is an open-plan living area upstairs with one bedroom, one bathroom, a large kitchen, and a deck facing south. The basement level contains two bedrooms or office space and another living area, bathroom, and outside deck. Both floors have a woodstove that could heat the entire house, and an oil boiler is also used for heating. The two-bay garage has an additional room in the back of the building used as a workshop.
The land is a mix of forest and open areas, with a large grass meadow near the road. The forest contains a mix of hardwoods and softwoods, a small area of vernal wetlands, and about 1,000 feet of frontage on the West Branch of the Passumpsic River. A large section of white cedar is in the forest, mainly closer to the river. This cedar forest would be beneficial to deer, bears, and turkeys due to the abundance of food available, and hunting or wildlife viewing would be very good. The river frontage runs along the eastern boundary and could be explored to find a nice spot to use as a place to cool off in the hotter months of the year. This property would be well-suited for a local family or used for a holiday home due to its location close to so many outdoor activities.
