MINI-FARM FOR RENT, AVAILABLE MAY 6th! HOT SPRINGS, NC. Bring your horses and chickens! For rent is 2.5 acres which includes a house, a shared barn rental, 2 acres of fenced pasture (no climb fencing) and acre of full sun for gardening or to rotate a chicken tractor, etc. This is part of a larger 26-acre property located 4.5 miles from or a 7-minute drive to Hot Springs, NC where the Appalachian Trail is the town sidewalk. Hot Springs is known not only for its thermal baths and hiking, but also for whitewater rafting down the French Broad and Laurel Rivers. Also located within minutes of Pisgah National Forest and Cherokee National Forest, with days of hiking trails, horse trails and mountain biking trails. You can ride horses to Wolf Creek Falls trail in Cherokee National Forest from the property (and technically you can pack trip to Max Patch). The semi-private farm rental includes a 120 ft x 70 ft sand horse riding ring, longeing coral, 13 acres of trails, and covered areas for your animals and hay storage. There is plenty of fields and space and woods to relax and enjoy the countryside, with the property about half open and half wooded. There are mountain and valley views from every location, and a stunning sky of stars at night. While the house is not fancy and a partially-renovated single wide, it is a functional 3-bedroom/1 bath, one room best as an office or smaller storage room. Mix of linoleum floors (no carpet). High speed fiberoptic internet. House has a large covered front porch (70 feet long) overlooking the horse pastures and shared barn. The back and side of the house backs up to your pastures included in the rental. Newer appliances (less than 3 years old) include a refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, clothes washer, and dryer. Plenty of parking and trailer turnaround. RENT$1200 DEPOSIT$1200