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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)			9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)	Oct. 16, 2020 $ / shares	Oct. 15, 2020 USD ($) a ft²	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares
Dividend paid per share \| $ / shares			$ 0.484375
Percentage of redeemable perpetual preferred stock			7.75%
Preferred stock dividends description			Trust paid quarterly dividends of approximately $210,000 ($0.484375 per share) on Power REIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PW CO CanRE MF,LLC [Member]
Acquisition amount \| $		$ 150,513
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PW CO CanRE MF,LLC [Member] \| Greenhouse and Processing Facility [Member]
Area of land \| ft²		33,744
Capital commitment \| $		$ 3,060,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PW CO CanRE MF,LLC [Member] \| One Parcel [Member]
Area of land \| a		2.37
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PW CO CanRE MF,LLC [Member] \| Other Parcel [Member]
Area of land \| a		2.09
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Dividend paid per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.484375
Percentage of redeemable perpetual preferred stock	7.75%
Preferred stock dividends description	Registrant declared a quarterly dividend of $0.484375 per share on Power REIT's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock payable on December 15, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 1, 2020.