Mile 14 on that loop is right where the trail books it over the outlet of Burntbridge Pond, and that whole stretch of dam is in a low spot that water just sits in after rain. The newer DEC maps do show the dam but they don't flag it as a wet crossing, so it reads like a normal trail when it's really a wade. If you want a heads up before you go, the ranger in Wanakena will tell you straight but the trail crews usually post updates on the Adirondack trail conditions page too. I'd guess your map is fine and it's the map itself that's the problem.

Wasn't that kind of him to just show you?

Skip the firebox entirely on light soot years and you save even more time.