Sylvan Road Morrisdale, PA 16858

This large, secluded 502-acre tract of land offers a sense of wilderness serenity. The topography includes plateau-like areas, valleys, and slopes. Two streams, Alder Run and Kettle Spring Run, converge and flow toward the West Branch Susquehanna River. The property presents multi-faceted opportunities for timber investment, a secluded off-grid cabin, hunting, and recreational use. Areas on the ridge could be opened to create views. The land includes a 2-acre opening in the southwest corner suitable for development into a food plot. The property is stocked with various oak species, including white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, black oak, and scarlet oak, providing acorns for wildlife. The land is primarily wooded, with hardwood species, some hemlock, and a small quantity of pine. It has been at least 20 years since the last timber harvest. Mountain Laurel is prevalent throughout the property. A timber inventory indicates an estimated 625,737 board feet (Doyle Scale) of sawlogs, primarily oak. Oak volumes include 111,616 BF of white oak, 105,755 BF of red oak, 97,580 BF of chestnut oak, 46,847 BF of scarlet oak, and 26,212 BF of black oak. There is 118,263 BF of soft maple. Remaining species consist of miscellaneous hardwoods, hemlock, and pine. The stand offers a diversity of smaller diameter trees to marketable sawtimber. Former logging trails can be reestablished for logging or reopened for recreational hiking and ATV use. The property is accessed by a legal easement granted to the Seller by the Court, beginning at the end of Sylvan Grove Road and proceeding north to the southwestern corner of the property. The road has a locked gate and is shared with other landowners. Coal, oil, and gas rights are not included in the sale, but the seller is receptive to offers for the buyer to purchase them with the surface. The property is zoned 900.