Overview

Some consider a ramble a walk down a wooded trail. Others believe it to be a protected green space. Both concepts apply to The Ramble, Asheville's newest community. It is here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina that George W. Vanderbilt chose to locate his remarkable Biltmore Estate. The Ramble is set on nearly 1,000 acres of land originally acquired for the Estate. In fact, Vanderbilt walked daily from Biltmore House to North Ducker Mountain, where The Ramble is located. From The Ramble's summit can be viewed Biltmore Estate, the French Broad River and Mount Pisgah, the area's highest elevation.

Closely patterned after the designs of architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the chief architect of New York’s Central Park, The Ramble will feature community gardens, parks and green spaces. The community's neighborhoods will lie along the southern boundary of the historic Town of Biltmore Forest, and nestle into Ducker Mountain's northern face, with streets winding from the valley below, along mountain streams and through tall woods, to emerge at the highest ridge line.

The Ramble is ideally situated within minutes of the Mission Health & Hospitals, 15 minutes north of Asheville Regional Airport and 15 minutes south of Asheville's abundant shopping and restaurants. This small, captivating city is regularly chosen as one of the best places in the country to live, by sources as respected yet diverse as Outside and AARP magazines, and Rand McNally.

AMENITIES

Community Center Buckspring Cabin, a restored cabin built in the late 1800s, will be used as a community building for gardening and other community activities.

Fitness Center The Living Well Center will include a swimming pool and tennis courts.

Pools/Spas The Living Well Center will include a swimming pool and tennis courts.

Outdoor Activities An extensive array of nature trails and walkways will allow residents to ramble the mountainside, by foot or bicycle.

Longmeadow Park will include a central multi-purpose pavilion with restrooms and fireplaces, great lawn, playground, two basketball half courts and formal garden.

Tennis The Living Well Center will include a swimming pool, spa and tennis courts.

Gated Entry A 24-hour manned gatehouse is planned for the community.

Lots Terrace Home Sites: $150,000 - $220,000. The one-third to three-quarter acre home sites are adjacent to the trail system. The first release is sold out but you may request notification for upcoming releases.

Hamlet Home Sites: $225,000 - $350,000. The one-half to one-acre home sites are located near Long Meadow Park, accessible to the entire park system in The Ramble.

Woodland Preserve Home Sites: From $400,000. The one acre-plus home sites are situated near creeks and parks. The next release is slated for summer 2006.

Mountain Estate Home Sites: From $500,000. These home sites are over one acre, with long range views of the Mount Pisgah and Biltmore House®. These sites will be offered in future years.

Other The Ramble is set on 956 acres (382 hectares).

 

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