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4776 Duck Pond Road, Waterford, VT

Curtis Trousdale, Owner, Broker, Realtor Cell: 802-233-5589 [email protected]

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4776 Duck Pond Rd - Waterford 486+/- Acres

R-O-W Access

Major Trails

DISCLAIMER: This map is for general reference only and was created from other sources that may or may not contain errors or otherwise be reliable. This map and data should not be used for navigation and may not reflect recent construction, logging or other commercial activity on the property. Measurements, distances and areas may not be accu- rate. Preferred Properties encourages all buyers and agents to perform their own due diligence and to not rely on this information. We will not be responsible for decisions and offers made from this information. SOURCE: TOWN OF WATERFORD Additional Property Information 4776 Duck Pond Rd, Waterford, VT 05819 Utility & Property Info: Taxes: Town of Waterford—$1,235.97 (2015 non-homestead rate). Property is enrolled in the state’s tax reduction program called Use Value Appraisal, often referred to as Current Use. This program can reduce taxes for the commitment of non-development and proper timber or agricultural management. The entire property is enrolled into the program, and the Forest Management Plan for the program is attached and available upon request. VT Land Trust: The owners of the property have conveyed the development rights to the Vermont Land Trust. The principal objectives of this Grant are to establish and maintain productive forestry resources on the protected property and to encourage the long-term, professional management of those resources, and to facilitate the economically sustainable production of forest resources in a manner that minimizes the negative impact and the duration of impact on surface water quality, recreational benefits to the public, wildlife habitat, and other conservation values. The actual conservation easement and a report describing the physical features and current land uses regarding development rights, the perpetual conservation easement and restrictions conveyed to the Vermont Land Trust are attached and available upon request. Key Interests: 1. Hunting, hiking, non-motorized recreation on existing trails is permitted. 2. Agricultural activities permitted with Land Trust permission. 3. Maple sugaring and firewood harvesting are permitted with Land Trust permission. 4. Maintenance of existing trails with motorized equipment is permitted. 5. The construction of one camp not exceeding 15 ft in height and 800 square feet is permitted for recreational uses, however, not for permanent occupancy. Land Trust must approve location, dimensions, and access. Please see all attached documentation for full list of permitted uses and restrictions. Power: The installation of power is restricted due to the grant of development rights and conservation easement to the Vermont Land Trust. No commercial utility service is permitted on the property. Septic: No commercial utility service is permitted on the property. Water: Water sources within the protected property may be utilized provided the landowner does not unnecessarily disturb the natural course of the surface water drainage and runoff flowing over the protected property. Zoning: The Waterford zoning map indicates that the property is zoned as a Vermont Land Trust Property. Boundaries: The forest management plan describes the boundaries as the northern boundary being sparsely marked but roughly following a very steep ledge, while the western and southern boundaries are well marked with barbed wire, stone wall and blazes. Iron pins can be found at a number of corners. The property has approximately 410 feet of frontage on Duck Pond Rd and approximately 40 feet of frontage on Hale Rd, both are marked with orange flagging and some corner pins. Services: No commercial utility service is permitted on the property, regarding TV, phone, and internet service. Additional Property Information 4776 Duck Pond Rd, Waterford, VT 05819 Utility & Property Info: Road: Duck Pond Rd is a year-round, town maintained and plowed road. The portion of Duck Pond Rd accessing the property is gravel, as is the small portion of road frontage on Hale Rd. R-O-W: While the property has approximately 450 feet of road frontage between Duck Pond and Hale Rd, the best access to the property is via a deeded right-of-way. The address of 4776 Duck Pond Rd should locate the access road via GPS (Google Maps). This is a deeded 50 foot wide ROW, traveling for approximately 525 feet before reaching an easterly point of the property. This access road is located just south of a corn field and north of a gravel pit. This leads to a clearing of approximately 4.7 acres, where the main trail heads can be accessed. Address: The properties address has been created for GPS purposes only. Trails: There is a vast network of high quality trails, which have been old logging roads groomed and maintained over the years for hiking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. Many of these trails appear to marked with orange flagging. Brook: The Chandler Brook runs near the easterly border for approximately 5,655 feet of frontage. In total, there are over 51 acres of wetlands and 13,000 feet of riparian frontage including feeder streams on the property. Including buffer zones, there is over 77 acres of riparian and wetland areas. These lands are provided additional protection via the conservation easement to sustain a healthy habitat for plants and animals, that could be affected by potential permitted uses of the remaining acreage. Chamberlin Mountain: With a summit of 1,198 feet, Chamberlin Mountain, is located in the southwest corner of the property and easily accessible try trail. The Baseline Property Report indicates this to be an excellent example of a Northern Hardwood Talus Woodland. Wildlife: The property is reported to be important black bear habitat, as well as, to a lesser degree, a deer wintering habitat. The forestland is home to many native Vermont wildlife species especially deer, game birds, and owls. The wetlands are excellent aquatic bird habitats, while the Chandler Brook is important habitat for a variety of fish species, including brook trout, slimy sculpin, white sucker and several kinds of minnows. Area Information Nearby Cities: About The Town St. Johnsbury, VT it soon was, and is today. 20 Minutes Waterford, VT Chartered on November 8, 1780, as part Waterford's early settlers created several Newport, VT of the Vermont Charter. The original name of the districts of town, with names like Upper Waterford 58 Minutes town was Littleton, but was changed to Waterford (the village "up" the Connecticut River), Lower Montpelier, VT after New Hampshire gave the town across the Waterford, West Waterford, and Waterford Hollow. 1 Hour, 11 Minutes Connecticut River the same name. The town's When Moore Dam, built for hydroelectric power first history book, written by Dr. C. E. Harris, says Montreal, QC, Can and dedicated in 1957, created a lake at Upper 2 Hours, 36 Minutes the name change was "to prevent confusion with Littleton, N.H.; also because there were two Waterford, the famous "White Village" of Lower Boston, MA practicable fords in town across the Connecticut Waterford became the town center, with the library 2 Hours, 48 Minutes River," places where the river could be bridged, as and town office. New York, NY 5 Hours 55 Minutes

Nearby Airports and Trains: Lebanon Municipal Airport - NH Rutland State Airport: 1,700 acre footprint of land. 1 Hour, 13 Minutes A regional, tower- 2 hours, 33 minutes Located just five controlled airport located in western New miles south of Vermont’s second largest Albany, NY International Airport : Hampshire, on the border of Vermont. city, Southern Vermont Regional Airport 3 Hours, 42 Minutes The Albany Daily commercial service connects is a modern convenience nestled in the International Airport offers a wide-range passengers to Boston and White Plains, heart of the beautiful Green Mountains. of facilities and services. A recently New York. completed multi-million dollar capital Logan International Airport: redevelopment project included a new Burlington International Airport: 2 Hours, 47 Minutes Boston Logan 230,000 square foot terminal, parking 1 Hour, 48 Minutes Regional hub International Airport is New England’s garage, Air Traffic Control Tower, and serviced by major airlines, connecting to largest transportation center and cargo facility. airports across the country. generates $7 billion in economic activity each year. It is a city within a city on a Nearby State Parks & Forests Stillwater State Park "Hogback Range" and its timber is mostly the most recognized features of the forest 55 Minutes - Groton State Forest, with hardwood. The mountain has an is the Presidential Mountain Range over 26,000 acres, is the second largest elevation of 2,608 feet. Today, with more including Mount Washington. Also, six land block administered by the than 700 acres, Elmore State Park has designated Federal Wilderness Areas Department of Forests, Parks and become a popular, developed recreation exist within the Forest. These areas are Recreation. The forest contains over 17 facility. protected from logging and commercial miles of hiking trails and over 20 miles of Link: Elmore State Park industries and are used solely for gravel roads and multi-use trails suitable recreational and scientific purposes. for mountain biking and horseback riding. White Mountain National Forest Because of its beauty, its proximity to Link: Stillwater State Park 1 Hour Plus— Not far over the New major metropolitan areas, its 1,200 miles Hampshire border is the White Mountain of hiking trails, 23 campgrounds, and the Elmore State Park National Forest. Nearly 800,000 acres, presence of a large number of ski areas 70 minutes— Lake Elmore is 219 acres, this National Forest offers several State within or near its boundaries, the WMNF and lies northwest of the village and Parks including Franconia Notch State is on the most visited outdoor recreation empties into the Lamoille River through Park, Crawford Notch State Park and sites east of the Mississippi. Pond Brook. Elmore Mountain is in the several downhill ski resorts. Perhaps one Link: WMNF Area Information Page 2

Rivers and Lakes Moore Reservoir offers a concrete ramp and year- feet. A dam impounds the water at The Connecticut River is round recreation is permitted. its southern end. This area is impounded by the massive 178 foot Common fish species include shallow and contains wetlands on high Moor Dam, creating the 3,500 Yellow Pirch, Northern Pike, Large the eastern shore and a common acre Moore Reservoir. A popular & Smallmouth Bass, Bullhead, and loon nesting site. Lake Groton is destination for boaters and great Panfish. popular for all types of water-based fishing for trout, northern pike, land- recreational activities and has two locked salmon, pickerel, perch, and Lake Groton: state parks. The fish population bass. Osprey and bald eagle Lake Groton (422 acres) is long and consists of smallmouth bass, sightings are not unusual. narrow in shape and lies in a north- largemouth bass, chain pickerel, south direction. It is approximately yellow perch, brown bullheads, and Lake Morey two and a half miles in length, about sunfish. 538 acres with a maximum depth of a half mile in width, and has a 43 feet. The public boat launch maximum depth of about thirty-five

Skiing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing VAST Resort believes in all that made are legendary for hospitality and The VAST trail system Corridor 4-180 Vermont skiing famous. adventure, Stowe Mountain Resort in runs along Duck Pond Rd. Link : Q-Burke Stowe Vermont has reinforced its Link: VAST internationally respected brand with Jay Peak world-class improvements both on and Cannon Mountain (NH) 1 Hour, 20 Minutes—Jay Peak Resort off the mountain. Link: Stowe 31 Minutes— Known for its technical is an American ski resort located on Jay rock/ice climbing on its cliff face and Peak in the Green Mountains, between Smugglers Notch Resort skiing at Cannon Mountain Ski Area. the Village of Jay and Montgomery 1 Hour, 38 Minutes— Skiing and riding This attraction has numerous Center, Vermont. The vertical drop of on three interconnected mountains on recreational opportunities during every 2,153 feet is the eighth largest in New northern Vermont's biggest vertical rise season of the year. England and the fifth largest in Vermont at 2,610 feet and 78 trails offering fun Link: Cannon Mountain Link: Jay Peak and excitement to all ability levels. Link: Smugglers Notch Q-Burke Stowe 42 Minutes—With every inch of its 1 Hour, 33 Minutes—In a place where 2011’ of vertical, Q Burke Mountain the history, community and landscape

Additional Nearby Airports Manchester-Boston - NH Bradley International - CT 2 Hours, 30 Minutes A small regional 3 Hours, 11 Minutes Halfway between airport servicing flights to areas such as: Hartford and Springfield, Bradley is the Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington DC, busiest commercial airport with 350 daily New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Florida. operations.