Behold the best of Colorado mountain living with this extraordinary 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath passive-solar home on nearly 70 acres in the desirable Pike Trails Ranch near Guffey! Surrounded by stately ponderosa pines, this thoughtfully designed custom retreat blends character and functionality across open living areas and flexible guest space. Originally built in the 1980s, the residence marries timeless quality with essential updates, including a new roof and furnace. Inside, hardwood floors, vaulted tongue-and-groove ceilings and skylights flood every room with natural light and warmth. The chef's kitchen is both functional and inviting, featuring granite countertops, wood cabinetry, double wall ovens, a breakfast bar and center island for daily meals or entertaining. The primary suite offers a skylit walk-in closet and a private balcony among the trees, while a standalone studio with loft and private entry makes an ideal guest quarters or creative hideaway. A dramatic two-story sun space supplies passive heat and doubles as a year-round greenhouse with sweeping meadow views, perfect for winter gardening or peaceful reflection. The unfinished walk-out basement, once a pottery studio, features two 250-gallon cisterns, gas hookups, 220-volt power, ventilation and drains for future use. Step outside to expansive decking and landscaped beds framing a recycled stream and pond where elk and deer roam freely amid the shade of mature trees and open clearings that invite stargazing, gardening or future expansion. A domestic well supports livestock and irrigation for up to an acre, and the three-stall barn includes automated heated waterers, fenced corrals and pasture ready for horses or hobby farming. With no covenants, low POA dues and just two miles from CO-9, this estate provides effortless access to Guffey, Canon City, Cripple Creek, Salida and Breckenridge. Wake up each day to breathtaking alpine sunrises, crisp pine-scented air and the mountain lifestyle of your dreams!
