We had a bit of downpour yesterday morning. Great for corn that should see picking (sweet corn anyways) start in a couple weeks.
But the road had traffic during that time.
Delivery truck pounded out some puddles in the worst spots and the road wants dragged and patched again.
I'm going to grocery shop instead.
And a barn sale has outboard motors for sale I like the idea of more than road work today.
The road fill material is (guessing here) sand ,clay, and stone under an inch. Or near so. I don't know the ratio.
The last load isn't as sticky in repairs as the first was.
But the recipe has the fines settle a bit without running off like straight sand does. Settling with the clay to hold the stone.
You can see light color areas when the road is dry where I've patched. It sets up . Not like concrete but more like a sandstone with gravel/stone in it.
I added some sandy stuff to a test area a neighbor wanted used up he said sets up firm that I suspected would act like sand.
It acts like sand.
Half culverts (or concrete gutters like a bowling alleys gutters shape and depth) along your trail might drain it.
Or a French drain design maybe if you've got lots of time and money..
Or cobblestone lined ditches for a base and stone above topped with gravel.
I don't know if crushed recycled concrete would drain fast enough to use as ditches. I don't trust the cleanliness (chemical wise) of it either.)
