Constable Bridge
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It was fine this past weekend, although there is lots of sugarsand around. Was surprised how dry most places around that area were, after all the rain we had.
The water level dropped quickly. Even the bed of the river must have sucked it up.
Mullica River near Batsto NJ
Was there 2 weeks ago and was dry. Looks like the FFS did some road work there this summer just up Batsto Fire Line Road a bit. Still very soft sand though
Don't you start that now!“Gage”….hmm
I was thinking of driving there from Atsion, using "Railroad Ave" which becomes Batsto Fireline Road, then Atsion-Batsto Road. Has anyone traveled it recently?
I decided to not challenge this wet hole a couple weeks ago. I turned around. One of those situations where you say 'I might make this, but if I don't I have to bother other people to pull me out, and I'm in deep, and that is just not worth it". I was heading south.
I used to spend a lot of time in that area. In most years, it is impassable by the average 4WD truck from late October until May when the groundwater table rises.
I used to use my son's beater truck to hunt back there and was able to squeeze it through the go-arounds. The only saving grace was that most of the really bad spots, starting where Bob placed his circle, have a coarse white sand bottom. Deep water in some spots but I never wetted out.
I used to use my son's beater truck to hunt back there and was able to squeeze it through the go-arounds. The only saving grace was that most of the really bad spots, starting where Bob placed his circle, have a coarse white sand bottom. Deep water in some spots but I never wetted out.
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Thanks for the warnings. I’ll see if we can get around it a different way. When the thread started, people said Constable Bridge was passable, but I‘m guessing that’s from Batsto …
We made it around the washouts on Middle Road. There was one tricky squeeze go-around, but we made it in an Outback and two Subaru Crosstreks. It's fun going through washouts that are iced over. They crunch. But you need a metal hiking pole to test the depths...