If you’re looking for a peaceful place that offers plenty of space, horse ready and steps away from the national forest, you’ve found it! Great space for entertaining or use it as an amazing vacation home or a short term rental property with no HOA or covenants. Abutting 18,000 acres of national forest and the Saul's Creek Recreational Area, you can enjoy miles and miles of trails for horseback riding, mountain biking, dirt biking, ATV riding, hiking and big game hunting for elk, mule deer and turkey. Over the counter elk tags are also available in this hunting unit. This amazing property offers 40 acres, a two stall barn with loft, a chicken coop, two loafing sheds, tack house, a 24'X26' garage and a great producing well. If you’re bringing horses, you will appreciate the electric and water already installed at the pasture and fencing. An adorable, 10’X16' detached building sits close to the home, which can be your office or additional space for your favorite hobbies. There's beautiful log post and beam construction that grace the soaring ceilings which add rustic charm to the interior of this home. A large kitchen with an island and a corner pantry is nestled at the end of the main living space with a large dining area adjacent to it, which opens up to the spacious great room and wood burning stove. Abundant outdoor living space with patio doors are located throughout the home, with a large, covered porch with a custom built-in stone fireplace facing south where you can enjoy warm summer evenings and star gazing where there's no light pollution. Passive solar and well insulated add to heating efficiency in the winter. Enjoy all these amenities while being only five minutes from the lovely town of Bayfield.