Tangletown Road, Middlesex, VT 05602 - Washington County

East Hill Forest sits in the eastern portion of Middlesex, Vermont in the north-central part of the state. Adjacent to the capital city of Montpelier, Middlesex is primarily a bedroom community for Montpelier, Barre, Waterbury and larger employers in the Burlington region. Once on the property, the road continues just past the house, where the snowplow turns around in winter and power ends.

The lands southern end (along the town road) contains a 3-4-acre elevated meadow with easterly views where an 1880s cape and garage sit. While it has structural and cosmetic issues, the house has a quaint appeal and is possibly worthy of restoration or can serve as a landing place until a new home is constructed. From the homestead, the land rises to East Hill at the propertys western end. East Hill forms the upper limits of a watershed wholly contained on the property and drained by a stream that bisects the forest. Two smaller meadows and several other attractive potential house sites sit to the west of the homestead.

The forest offers an extensive, multi-use trail network covering nearly 9 miles. The trails are well-maintained and are one of the most impressive private trail systems in the region, suitable for mountain biking, skiing, and hiking. Additionally, the timber resource is an important component of the overall property asset value. Hardwood species such as the maples, yellow birch, ash and cherry dominate the mix, with the softwood component consisting of white pine, red spruce and hemlock. This resource offers an excellent source of future capital appreciation and, given that the majority of stands have not been thinned in over 25 years, provides for immediate, active forest management.