Epic 186-acre, $7.75 million TX ranch has stunning views and wildlife

Can’t decide if you want to live in Houston or Austin? Have a cool $8 million lying around? Simply love owning acreage in the triple digits?

This month, a sprawling, 186-acre ranch in Chappell Hill, Texas, came onto the market, represented by Tonya Currie of Compass Realty and listed at $7.75 million. Located between the two Texas cities in Washington County, Big Step Ranch is bounded on one side by New Years Creek, is a few miles from the Brazos River, and just an hour or so west of Houston.

The property on the ranch is a 4-bed, 4-bath, 4,100-square-foot home.

Josh Gremillion

The free-standing home, which is at the crest of the property, was built in 2014 and is a 4,100-square-foot modern farmhouse with four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

“The well maintained home sits close to the crest and features upgrades such as Jeld-Wen double hung windows, solid wood doors, Thermador double gas stove, an 8-area built in audio system as well as a media room with surround sound,” the listing reads.

Big Step Ranch features multiple outdoor entertaining areas.

Big Step Ranch features multiple outdoor entertaining areas.

Josh Gremillion

Hanging outdoors is pretty much the point of owning a ranch, and Big Step features, according to the listing, “abundant wildlife.” It also has numerous outdoor entertaining spots, including an outdoor kitchen with metal pergola arbor, an enormous porch, and a fire pit area.

The 80-foot topography change on the property provides stunning views.

The 80-foot topography change on the property provides stunning views.

Josh Gremillion

The 186-acre property provides for stunning views on account of an 80-foot topography change. That means that you can see clear to College Station, if, you know, that’s your thing. Other features include a metal shop with an office.

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