158 Rd N, Madison, KS 66860

This highly attractive agricultural and recreational tract with a beautiful build site and associated improvements is located near the Greenwood/Lyon County line between Madison and Olpe. We are honored to represent the late Marvin and Norma Harlan Family with the sale of the property via online auction. The property features beautiful rolling hills, thick timber, two ponds, 1/2 mile of Tate Branch Creek, productive bottomland brome meadows, native grass hills, and a highly attractive build site with a 1600sf dwelling, multiple outbuildings, and a rural water meter in place. Whether you are looking to expand your cattle operation, are looking for a top-notch deer and turkey hunting tract, or are looking for a home in the country, this parcel truly has it all! The property totals 121.4-acres in size and is located approximately 3-miles north of Madison and 7-miles south of Olpe in southern Lyon County. The tract is composed of native and brome grass pasture and meadow acreages along with heavily timbered recreational ground along Tate Branch Creek in a large attractive valley running north from the Verdigris River providing appeal to hunters, ranchers, and those wanting a location in the country to call home. The property features over 80' of topography change and includes a beautiful gentle roll with wonderful views of the surrounding Flint Hills. The parcel has gravel road access along its northern and western borders and is located within 3-miles of pavement. Rural water and electrical meters are both conveniently located on the property along with access to fiber internet. This parcel is an excellent hunting unit in an area well known for its high deer density, large mature whitetails, and good turkey hunting. This tract provides outstanding hunting opportunities to the outdoor enthusiast with multiple thick timbered drainages converging on the property to form Tate Branch Creek which runs south to the Verdigris River. The parcel is secluded with thick timber providing excellent cover to wildlife who live on and frequent the tract. The property provides excellent hunting opportunities for bow hunters with multiple pinch points provided by the creek and timber on the parcel as well as excellent rifle hunting opportunities with open meadows located between the timbered draws on the property. The property includes good productive underlying soils through significant portions of the tract (roughly 30-acres of brome meadows with over 80% Class I and II Reading and Ivan Silt Loam bottomland soils) providing excellent locations to place food plots or larger crop fields on the tract to draw and hold mature Whitetails. The property includes areas of thick mature grasses for quail hunting as well as large mature timber along the creek for turkeys to roost. The parcel additionally includes two ponds for fisherman. Whether you are a deer, turkey, or quail hunter or enjoy fishing this parcel checks all the boxes! In addition to the recreational attributes of the parcel it is also a productive agricultural unit that offers both haying and grazing opportunities. Areas near the creek are composed of productive brome fields while the hills are composed of native grasses. In the past, the property has been hayed in early to mid summer after which cows are grazed into the fall months. In addition to the exceptional agricultural and hunting opportunities the tract provides, it also features a beautiful build site hidden away from the county road. The site includes rural water and electrical meters as well as access to fiber internet. An older 1600sf home is located on the parcel and would make a good hunting cabin or home for someone looking for a location to live in the country. The dwelling includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. A detached 2-car garage and shop are also located on the site. For those looking to build a new modern home or shed house in the country that opportunity is present on this parcel as well w