@Boyd Is that higher quality of lidar still available somewhere? I think I recall there being some old roads in the vicinity that don't quite show up on the 2021 lidar.
Al, you crack me up. Last time you mentioned this idea, you weren't nearly as dogmatic about your conjecture. Did you dig your heels in the sugar sand once I challenged you? Hehe. No way these were trenches dug out to thwart a British invasion. There would be no reason to expect the British to...
Beautiful shots! I miss that chunk of woods. Your post has inspired me to return in the near future. Jesse Richards had the road laid out in 1808. I haven't found much information beyond that basic fact, however.
https://online.boydsmaps.com/#20/39.91221/-74.28908/njgin2007i
Here is where you want to put in. Definitely start as early as you can. Personally, I'd divide the trip with an overnight stealth camp.
@Hewey and I paddled from Bamber several years back. As German said, it is tough going. Definitely don't do it in a canoe. The channel is anastomosing, shallow, and chock-full of fallen tree trunks and limbs.
Guy and all,
That map misplaced the forge a bit. Here was the exact location:
https://online.boydsmaps.com/#18/39.64312/-74.66186/lidar2021bw
The two race ways are still visible, along with the dam and a pile of forge slag.