Single Family Residence at 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

3 bedroom/ 1.5 bath with a large yard and easy trail access. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Drone view for Old Fort with home location noted. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Main floor living, carport, level and just outside Old Fort city limits. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Large back yard offers privacay and usable space for your projects, expansion, etc. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Main floor living with an amazing back yard! - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Large flat yard. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Covered back porch and spacious utility building that conveys. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Great covered front porch. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Large picture windows. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Cozy wood sove. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Easily transform your living area with paint and decor if you like. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

A window over the kitchen sink to look out in the pretty back yard. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Plenty of cabinets. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Updated kitchen ideas. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Large rooms for anything you need. Virtually staged for avid bike riders. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Modern decor and paint suggestions. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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On the Fonta Flora Trail with easy access to ALL THE TRAILS. No more shuttles! - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Bernard Mountain Trail - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Trailhead - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Fonta Flora Map - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Point Lookout - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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Curtis Creek - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Curtis Creek Campground - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Catawba Falls - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Catawba Falls in the winter. - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

Catawba Falls Hiking Map - 522 Old Us 70 Highway W, Old Fort

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$294,000

522 Old Us 70 Highway W

Old Fort, NC 28762

Listed by Jeannie Conner · Greybeard Realty Old Fort Office

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

1.5

Living area

1,109 sqft

Year built

1937

About this home

$5,000 PRICE IMPROVEMENT! 3 bedroom/ 1.5 bath home less than 10 minutes to Black Mountain and walkable to downtown Old Fort. Main floor living. Do you love hiking, biking, or just being outside? This one's for you. Located just outside city limits, on the Fonta Flora trail. Living room offers hardwood floors, cozy woodstove and large picture windows. The kitchen has granite counters and plenty of cabinet space with direct access to a covered back porch overlooking the private backyard. 3 bedrooms in addition to a bonus room. Insulated, workshop w/ electric— a great space for projects, storage, or a home business. Detached carport. Covered front porch to watch the bikes head to and from the trails. For the outdoor crowd, you're right on the Fonta Flora Trail, minutes from Point Lookout, Bernard Mountain, and Kitsuma Bottom (about 2 miles away), and close to Camp Grier, Catawba Falls, Curtis Creek, and Heartbreak Ridge.

Property details

MLS: Canopy MLS
MLS #: CAR4369117
Property type: Single Family Residence
Subdivision: None
Status: Active
Days on market: 189
On market date: April 14, 2026
Stories: N/A
Total bathrooms: 1.5
Garage spaces: N/A
Parking spaces: N/A
Lot size: N/A

Location

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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary

Old Fort Elementary School

0.85 mi away · Grades -1-5

Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)

3.3

Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating

State rating: C (2025)

Enrollment: 312
Student:teacher ratio: 13.6:1
District: McDowell County Schools

Middle

West McDowell Middle School

9.45 mi away · Grades 6-8

Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)

3.0

Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating

State rating: C (2025)

Enrollment: 648
Student:teacher ratio: 15.8:1
District: McDowell County Schools

High

McDowell Early College

12.81 mi away · Grades 9-13

Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)

3.8

Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating

State rating: A (2025)

Enrollment: 254
Student:teacher ratio: 23.1:1
District: McDowell County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Old Fort's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

Very car-dependent

out of 100

EPA National Walkability Index

4.5 / 20 -- Least walkable

Google Places amenity density

0 / 100

Restaurants & cafes0

Grocery stores0

Parks0

Schools0

Transit stops0

Pharmacies0

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Old Fort, from live MLS data.

On the market 189 days -- 43 more days than Old Fort's current average of 146 days.

For reference, the median list price across 89 active listings in Old Fort right now is $150,000.

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$58,800 down

$235,200 loan

Principal & interest$1,526

Property tax (est.)$245

Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 3 days ago.

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