Fellows Road Forest

Farm Description

Fellows Road Forest is a rural property minutes from the Connecticut River and the vibrant village of Lancaster, New Hampshire. The forest offers long-range views of several North Country peaks from a private site at the end of an internal roadway. Set within Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom and the Connecticut River Valley, Fellows Road Forest can be a great year-round homestead or weekend retreat as it is close to town amenities and the diverse array of recreational pursuits available in this unique corner of Vermont.

The property is accessed by Fellows Road, a gravel, town-maintained road with electric and telephone services and little traffic. Much of the land is level with some small hilly areas. However, there is a modest-to-steep rise in elevation starting at the town road where there is an established driveway. The topography levels off near the end of the road, offering several potential house sites with outstanding views to the northeast. Beyond this area, the terrain rises modestly and the forest thickens along a large central plateau. Towards the southern end of the property, a partially open-water beaver pond has formed at the headwaters of a stream. Several internal trails thread the forest, providing excellent coverage and the basis for a future recreational trail looping around the land.

The forest resource has been harvested over the past few decades. An overstory removal, releasing established regeneration, is visible from the road frontage to the beginning of the central plateau. The balance of the forest supports a diverse mix of young and middle-aged stands of good quality and vigor. Fifty acres of northern hardwoods is primarily well-stocked and scenically attractive. The remaining acreage provides an additional mix of age classes and species, creating habitat for the vibrant bird and large mammal game that frequent the property.