755 Bear Branch Rd

About this property

The forested 41.6 acre lot includes an off-grid timber frame cabin (224 sq ft), a timber frame outbuilding/shop (330+ sq ft), a composting outhouse, and a firewood shed. ● The cabin is built from timber onsite, enclosed with natural insulation and lime plaster finishes; heated by a Jotul wood stove. ● Power & water available at the road as well as a fire hydrant onsite. ● Additional building sites accessible by an old logging road that goes to the ridgetop. ● Gated community, no HOA, privately maintained gravel road ● Land topography includes a ridgetop with 360 views in winter, a cove/holler, and a creek basin ● Property accessible on foot by a hand-laid trail system and foot bridges. ● Mature hardwood forest with poplar, oak, white pine, hemlock, beech, maple, magnolia, etc ● Wildlife: deer, turkey, hawks, owls, turtles, salamanders, black bear ● Flora: wild ginger, pawpaw, wild blueberries, spicebush, elderberry, rhododendron, mountain laural, chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, other wild edibles ● Garden area with 7+ hours of sun ● A labyrinth, rustic campsites, several stone fire pits. ● Location: 10 minutes to Wartburg (brewery, coffee shop, groceries, farmer's co-op); 15 minutes to Frozen Head State Park (home of the Barkley Marathon); 30 minutes to Obed Climbing Area & Lilly Pad Hopyard Brewery; 75 minutes to downtown Knoxville