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755 Bear Branch Rd, Wartburg, 37887
Priced At: $446,000
Property Details for ID: 1314202
MLS Status: Active
Property Type: Land
On Market Date: 2025-09-04T12:08:43Z
Subdivision: Obed Scenic Community
Public Remarks: 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
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Step 1: Getting to Obed Scenic Community Follow GPS instructions to 1383 Catoosa Rd, Wartburg Tn 37887. This is the address to the cabin next to the Obed Scenic Community Gate. You will see the The Obed Scenic Community sign on your left after you pass this address. There will be a black gate in front of a gravel road. Step 2: Once in the Gate 1. Take the first left to stay on Hidden Hills. Go down a hill and loop around. 2. At top of the hill, veer right at fork onto Cherokee Trail 3. At next fork, take a left onto Bear Branch Road. 4. Follow this until the road forks again
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