Walnut Cove Creek Farm
For Sale
Where is Dahlonega, Georgia?
A 16-acre mountain farm surrounded by 700,000 acres of National Forest, located on the northeast side of Yahoola Valley in the North Georgia mountains near Dahlonega, Georgia
Yahoola Valley
105 Thurmond Walker Rd, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County GA
Walnut Cove Creek Farm is hidden in the woods down here
Walnut Cove Creek Farm
Pre-Listing Sale Notice
Walnut Cove Creek Farm ("WCCF") is going on the market soon!!!
It is likely the price will increase after we list, so if you are interested and want to make an offer without paying for a real estate agent
NOW IS THE TIME!
We are entertaining offers through June 30, 2025
Explore all the information and pictures on this site and let us know if you are interested. Email us with your offer or if you need additional information or a site visit.
If you are a real estate agent or broker with a client ready to make an offer to purchase WCCF,
MAKE US AN OFFER
to include your client's name, sales price, closing date, and your commission (you know how to do this!). If we accept your client's offer and we close, you get PAID!
If you are interested in listing the property,
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US
because we are not interested in listing at this time. WE ARE INTERESTED IN OFFERS not listing agreements. We have already interviewed brokers for a listing at a later date. We know your time is valuable, please know that our time is valuable too and contacting us for a listing is not helpful, useful or appreciated. Thank you for understanding this.
Why selling and what you get
Why Selling? We have "aged-out" and are retiring from the farm!
Basic description of what is included (details and pictures on other pages):
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Land - 16 Acres surveyed contiguous to National Forest
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Residence - approximately 3,300 sq. ft., 3 BR, 3 BA
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Optional - furnished, all appliances & furniture
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Barn - 5 stalls (12' x 12'), wash stall, tack/feed room, 2 hay lofts, office/bedroom with kitchenette and full bath
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Optional - furnished appliances & furniture
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Detached garage - 2 car and 1 oversized (truck) bays (3 total), separate tool room, with apartment above, including BR, full BA, kitchen, and living area (separate entrance to apartment)
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Optional - furnished appliances & furniture
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Other structures - small chicken coop and greenhouse with fenced in run and planters
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Optional - 3 horses, 3 goats, 2 geese, 2 chickens, and possibly Cooper, the Great Pyrenees, best guardian dog in the world (Cooper has an opt-out provision in his contract however)
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The evolution of WCCF
This has been a six-year project to customize this property to our lifestyle. We moved here in 2019 with 4 horses, 4 dogs, and a cat. The house was about twenty years old and needed renovation. The property was not fenced, there were no pastures (it was and still is heavily wooded), and there was no barn. However, despite these issues, we found the property:
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was bounded by a pristine mountain stream (Walnut Cove Creek) originating out of the National Forest a few hundred yards north of the property line.
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had sixteen (16) acres contiguous to over 700,000 acres of the Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forests.
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had enough elevation to moderate the warm summers by several degrees, the homesite is at approximately 2000 feet msl.
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had enough elevation to showcase all four seasons, including a few inches of snow each year.
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had long distance views of the surrounding mountains.
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was easily accessible to Dahlonega, Georgia - a fantastic small town that is often highlighted in travel magazines and Southern Living publications.
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at the end of an idyllic valley framed by the Appalachian Trail, which is accessible from our property by a 1.5-mile hike through the National Forest.
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had room for trails, for gardens, and small grassy meadows.
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was rural and plenty of room for our dogs and horses to roam.
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was close enough to Atlanta and the airport.
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was close to wineries, hiking trails, restaurants, waterfalls and a great university.
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and had many, many other features we are just beginning to learn.
We believed that we could maintain the tranquil nature and beauty of the property and enhance the experience of living in this corner of paradise - so we embarked on a makeover and improvement to this property that has kept all of the inherent beautiful qualities but made it functional for our lifestyle. We are substantially finished with the functional improvements and have made many stylistic and aesthetic changes to upgrade the appearance from a cabin in the woods to a villa in the forest! Read on to learn about why you will love WCCF!
Current status of WCCF
Almost finished!!! Note the two German Shepards, Cate and Rocky, along with Thaddeus, the gander. They represent only a portion of the menagerie that resides at WCCF. Presently, the residents include:
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Three horses, Ruby, Hollywood and Sam.
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Three dogs, Cooper (a Great Pyrenees), Cate and Rocky.
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Three goats, Ned, Dusty and Lucky.
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Two geese, Thaddeus and Efie.
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Two chickens, Jolene and Bonnie.
Our transformation project included:
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Remove the green vinyl siding from the exterior and replace with Hardi board.
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Add approximately 1000 square feet of deck in back and front.
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Remove walls in kitchen and extend into existing sun porch.
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Add island and new appliances to kitchen.
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Redo pantry.
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Convert a small dining area into a clutter room.
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Add a mud room.
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Remove old tile and replace with hardwood flooring in kitchen
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Remove carpet and replace with hardwood flooring in master bedroom.
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Added custom tiled showers in hall bath and master bath.
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Closed in existing two car garage.
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Renovated old garage area and other space to add office, storage, kitchenette, bedroom, full bath with custom tile shower and replaced the carpet.
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Replaced roof for house.
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Replaced HVAC system for house.
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Added whole house generator.
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Expanded back patio.
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Added a new three-car garage with tool room and apartment.
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Added 5-stall horse barn with wash stall, tack and feed room, and office/bedroom with full bath and tiled shower and kitchenette and two hay lofts.
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Installed perimeter and cross fencing.
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Cleared area for two small pastures/meadows and for chicken coop, greenhouse and garden area.
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Paved the existing gravel driveway.
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too many other items to remember!