Paradise found. Manifest this river front mountain view property is now your own private sylvan retreat, just 1.5 hours from DC. Wake up in the early morning, grab a steaming cup of French press coffee and sit on your expansive deck and watch the sun rise over the lush tree canopy, while being serenaded by neotropical migrant songbirds. Now it’s time to choose your own adventure. Do you go with:
Option 1. Lace up your Lowa hiking boots, hop into your Toyota 4Runner and enjoy the pastoral 6-mile ride to the Old Rag trailhead. Spend the day hiking one of the most scenic and challenging 9.4- mile hikes in Shenandoah National Park. Exhausted and thirsty, head down the road and in just two miles you’ve parked your butt on an Adirondack chair. You and your partner split a bottle of chilled Chardonnay at Sharp Rock Vineyards. On the way home, swing by Rappahannock Pizza Kitchen and pick up their signature RPK pepperoni pizza, grab a bottle of Washington Cabernet and head home to watch the sunset set the sky on fire. When the show is over, saunter down your deck to the outdoor shower, get rinsed off, enter the main bedroom via screen door and collapse of the sumptuous mattress, lulled to sleep by the babbling brook sounds of Hughes River.
Option 2. Launch your inner tube/kayak/stand up paddle board and leisurely float on down the winding Hughes River as it eventually joins up with the Hazel River and doubles in size. You pull over occasionally on sandy beaches alongside nice sized pools which double as wonderful swimming holes. You bring your fishing rod and catch your dinner. A nice medley of trout and panfish filets will be perfect for fish tacos later tonight. You eventually take out your watercraft at the Sperryville Pike crossing and make your way back home. You spend the evening preparing your meal, with fresh produce from the local farmers market, sipping on a nice crisp Seyval Blanc from Rappahannock Cellars. Meal prep is a breeze thanks to the spacious cabinets, large maple butcher block island and farmhouse sink. You’re serenaded by your favorite music, and as you run outside to the deck to watch neighboring deer, wild turkey or great horned owl pass through, the music follows you, thanks to the outdoor Bluetooth speakers paired to the in-home entertainment system, powered by lightning fast Starlink internet. The evening winds down with more good music and wine by the outdoor firepit, the river sounds playing backup. A gazillion stars overhead provide all the entertainment you would ever need.
Whichever adventure you choose, they’re all great options, thanks to a myriad of recent, thoughtful updates which makes this retreat so much more enjoyable. A brand-new black metal roof, freshly painted throughout both inside (Benajmin Moore Chantilly Lace) and outside (Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze), Starlink satellite is installed, and internet is faster out here than Verizon Fios in Washington, DC. Massive Anderson windows sliding doors. stainless steel appliance suite, maple butcher block island, solid oak hardwoods on main level with luxury vinyl tiles on lower level. Modern Malm Zircon woodstove, contemporary tiled bathrooms. All with over 1,900 finished square feet on two levels
This property’s location is a perfect 10/10. Neighboring lots average over 80 acres in size so it feels like you have your live in the forest all by yourself. Turtle Rock is a great picnic spot on Hughes River just up around the bend from your own private 190 feet of Hughes River frontage. Turn off your private driveway and be wowed by Old Rag. Downtown Sperryville is less than 10 miles away. has all the shopping, restaurants, coffee shops and more. Rappahannock Pizza Kitchen, Walker Bakeshop, Three Blacksmiths (make reservations now), Blue Rock, The Black Twig Central Coffee Roasters and much more are all local hotspots. Downtown Culpeper is a super cute charming day trip--a great place for shopping, lunch and more.
