843 River Road Troy, VT 05859

This 56-acre parcel is mostly forested with 5 acres of meadow. There are two access roads. One on the North side features a flat area with potential for building and includes a ShelterCoat 13x28” wind and snow rated garage. The second road is in the middle and needs some work to be easily drivable. The land has a variety of mature ash and wild cherry trees, large white pines, maple trees estimated at over 200 years old, birch with chaga mushrooms, large hemlock with reishi mushrooms, mature spruce, and aspen. Established and recently planted edible, medicinal, and ornamental plants include golden seal, blue cohosh, ramps, wild ginger, golden rod, wild geraniums, ostrich fern, wild violets, stinging nettle, ground nuts, a grafted apple, wild apples, several hazelnut trees, daffodils, day lilies, lavender, yarrow, milkweed, blackberries and raspberries, echinacea, 2 varieties of asparagus, lovage, and rhubarb. The property is a 1/4 mile walk to Big Falls State Park, and across the road from the Mississquoi River for fishing, swimming, and kayaking. It is located 15 minutes from Jay Peak, a ski resort with a year-round indoor water park, and 15 minutes from Newport, which offers Lake Memphremagog, shopping, and family-run restaurants and shops. The property is located in Troy, VT and is suitable for starting a homestead, investing in a timber stand, or organizing a sugaring grove and farm.