Sand Roads

After many attempts at representing dirt and gravel Napoleonic roads on the tabletop, I've decided that pouring sand onto the mat is the most flexible and realistic approach. I used some Woodlands Scenic Fine Buff ballast in a recent game, and was able to recover more than half of it after the game. It also requires less sand than I thought and the roads look more realistic if you use less. The pics below show how this approach looks.