Millstone Valley Scenic Byway

Bare winter trees stand in front of this historic white home with green shutters on Montgomery Road in Montgomery.

River Road Farm sits on the other side of a wide, empty field in Hillsborough.

Physically relocated three times since 1896, Rockingham Historic Site remains a popular spot as evidenced by the diverse group of people gathered before the large white home amidst Autumnal trees.

An aerial view gives way to the Kingston Lock and the relationship between the canal and Millstone River-- the canal a straight line running alongside the meandering river.

Two horseback riders stop to admire the peaceful waters of the towpath for the Delaware and Raritan Canal near Blackwells Mills.

An aerial view of the Griggstown Lock shows a rural farming landscape, a lock station, and an intact towpath.

A red building peeks out from green foliage along Canal Road north of Blackwell’s Mill in New Jersey.

A blacksmith stands beside an anvil and other tools of the trade at Millstone Forge, the longest operating blacksmith shop in America.

As wildflowers bloom along the bank of the canal, a crowd gathers at Blackwell’s Mills for a music festival behind the Canal House.

A man paddles along in a yellow kayak on the Millstone River, which shaped the movement of troops during the Revolutionary War and later allowed for navigation and kayaking.

River Road is lined with a pastoral landscape on the western flank of the Millstone River Valley.

Between the green boughs reaching out from either bank of the D&R Canal lies the red locktender's station and an arched stone bridge spanning the waters.

A green lawn spreads below shady trees behind an interpretive sign telling the story of the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

Wooden shingles line the wall of the top story while a cement and gray first story make an interesting contrast on the Old Millstone Forge, referred to as the longest-operating blacksmith shop in America.

The former home of Annie Van Liew stands amidst the picturesque surroundings of green trees, grassy fields, and clearly reflecting water.

The floodplain of the Millstone River is host to unique and varied plant populations.

Canal Road parallels the D&R Canal on a narrow, tree-lined route.