Sponsored: Diablo Vista Ranch is a 25-acre level property that horse lovers would call a piece of paradise
Turn off the two-lane highway and slow down as you venture down the camphor tree-lined drive. On either side of you are lush irrigated pastures and before you is what horses would call a slice of heaven and horse lovers would call a piece of paradise.
It doesn’t take long to appreciate the bounty of this almost 25-acre level property located across from open space along the Byron Highway in Brentwood. Look west to picture-perfect views of Mount Diablo looming on the horizon and ever-enchanting sunset skies.
Close your eyes and you hear the horses’ soft whinnies in the pasture, the three-beat gait of galloping hooves circling the arena and a rhythmic clip clop of a saddled horse leading a trail ride. It’s a romantic setting and one primed to be an ultimate horse ranch, riding academy, or boarding facility.
One of the largest horse ranches in the immediate area, Diablo Vista Ranch — located at 8650 Byron Highway — is primed for its next occupants. At the end of a second tree-lined driveway is a gorgeous 2-acre graded homesite complete with awe-inspiring Mount Diablo views.
The current owners paid for the under-grounding of the utility lines to ensure unobstructed views. Nearby is a remodeled 2,000-square-foot modular home that features two bedrooms and two bathrooms and is updated with a new chef’s kitchen, stylish marble appointed bathrooms, wood floors and dual-pane windows.
Expansive decks offer an ideal venue for a large gathering or a peaceful respite to watch the horses graze in the pastures.
Live comfortably here while designing the home of your dreams.
Meanwhile, take a look at this property’s multiple features.
A fabulous 7,040-plus-square-foot 20-stall barn includes a beautiful knotty pine tongue and groove interior, office, tack room, full bathroom, a laundry/utility room, and two indoor wash racks. Freshly painted inside and out, the barn is just waiting for the sound of hooves, and the earthy scent of hay to fill the air.
Nearby is a 2,400-plus-square-foot hay and equipment barn/workshop with a concrete floor. The clear span design (no center posts) allows easy access for tractor parking or stacking hay bales. Included in this structure are two 15-by-40-foot storage spaces for shavings, hay cubes and even a boat to take out to the Delta when the chores are done.
Watch your horses perform from a viewing deck at the lighted metal and covered riding arena that extends into the open air for a total arena space of 120 by 200 feet. Additional fenced pens include a 150-foot round pen, 50-foot bull pens, and three large turnout pens with covers. Each of the holding pens are installed with all-weather sand footing.
Modeled after Texas horse ranches, this ranch features 18 acres of irrigated permanent pastures and flood irrigation supplied through an underground pipe system with multiple 6-inch bubblers.
The Contra Costa Water District supplies water to the property. Driveways feature 6 to 8 inches of gravel with reinforced concrete curbing that also wraps around the pastures to control erosion and offer an aesthetic finish.
The property, completely fenced and cross fenced in pipe and cable fencing, is also equipped to accommodate a “cutting horse” facility and was originally built to train horses to work on a cattle ranch to “cut” a cow from a herd. Holding pens and chutes are still on the property.
The functional design of the ranch includes some flexible space such as a pad for RV parking or possible guesthouse or caretakers quarters that also has pasture views and is nearby fruit trees.
Located about 55 miles east of San Francisco, Brentwood is a charming rural community of about 64,000 residents close to the meandering waterways along Discovery Bay and the Delta, and with a rich history of farming and agriculture.
Area fruit orchards burst with seasonal produce and attract many visitors to their fruit and vegetable stands and U-pick harvests. Close to downtown shopping and dining options, concerts and movies in the park, wineries, and the farmers’market in the historic downtown, Diablo Vista Ranch is also conveniently close to K-12 schools, and freeway access.
Price: $1,600,000
Where: 8650 Byron Highway, Brentwood
Visit: Shown by appointment only
Website: www.DeltaRanches.com
Listing agent: Delta Ranches and Homes, Lori Abreu, 925-216-6317 LoriAbreu10@gmail.com