In the summer there's standing water, slowly moving. It's frozen now, which is when I would build it. It would be permanent, lasting I hope up to 10 years. It would double as a logging skid trail. I have another, longer route which involves a stream crossing. VERY HARD to get sheep to wade...
I'm building a forest road between pastures, and it passes through wet ground. To minimize disturbance to the wetland, I'm debating between corduroy, and a tractor-wide elevated path of half-timbers set parallel with the road. Does anyone have experience with sheep walking, say 30 yards, on...