The Hidden Cave Lodge consists of 68+/- acres of timberland with a Cave in central Talladega County. As you drive up the driveway of this property, you will think you are in the Smoky Mountains. The property has a lodge style cabin that is designed to be completely off the power grid. The construction style of this log cabin is chinked Butt and Pass White Pine Logs, hand picked from the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. This cabin has three stories consisting of around 1600 square feet on each floor. The cabin has two levels of wrap around porches that offer vista views from several angles.
The cabin has been finished to a point that most of the work to be done is the interior finish work. The new owner can complete the interior of the cabin to their taste and needs. Some building materials for the interior remains with the property. A few features of the Lodge Style Cabin are:
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Standing Seam Metal Roof
Tongue and Groove Sub Roof that is visible from the top floor interior
Custom cut log stair cases
Interior Walls are Logs with Chinking
Septic System fully installed
450 ft well plumbed and powered from the solar panels
Basement Walls are formed with ICF-Insulating Concrete Forms
Concrete floors in the basement
Sub Floors installed on the main floor and upper floor
All logs were treated during construction for insect control
Solar Panels with battery storage designed to run the entire cabin
Aurora Generator, Diesel Powered, Liquid Cooled as a back up power source
A DC powered freezer is included
Water and septic lines are run to the cabin, ready for plumbing for the desired floor plan
1000 gallon storage cistern for water
More energy efficient than modern stick built homes when completed
For a more detailed list of amenities of the Lodge Style Cabin, please contact the listing agent.
In addition to the Lodge Style Cabin, this property has much more to offer. There is an unnamed cave on the property, that can be accessed with the proper gear and training. This cave has an opening that is about a four foot radius. The cave is surrounded by hardwoods that includes some White Oak which provides excellent nutrition for Whitetail Deer. There are also some soft mass trees like Peach and Apple trees planted in the open fields. Around 5+/- acres is open land with some additional land that can be opened. The open land is in front of the doublewide mobile home. A small pond that needs some repairs, is located along the edge of the open field.
The mobile home is a 4 Bedroom double wide on a fixed foundation. This offers a second home on the property.
This property is located about 2 miles by road off of State Highway 21. This property offers serenity and privacy, away from the busy city. However you are just 15 minutes from Oxford, Talladega, and Interstate 20, less than an hour to Birmingham, and 1.5 hours to Atlanta. This is also just 20 minutes to Cheaha State Park, Alabamas highest elevation, as well as the Talladega Super Speedway.
Create your own personal retreat for the family or clients with most of the work already completed.
All visitors to the property must be accompanied by the listing agents, with a 48 hour notice for all showings. Exact address and other information will be shared with qualified buyer prospects.
Please call Randall Upchurch (256)239-5379 or Haley Upchurch (256)473-2088 for more information or to set up a time to view the property.