Here are some useful resources for laying trail.
- Purple Lizard Maps — Probably the best maps around for trails in Rothrock, Bear Meadows, Greenwood Furnace, Shingletown, Coopers Gap, etc.
- Latitude/Longitude Locator — Starting trail in the middle of nowhere and need to give people GPS coordinates to find you?
- Latitude/Longitude Locator with Elevation data — Cycling site but valuable for us too
- Kraut's map of Scotia (pdf) circa 2005 — Best map of Scotia we have but could probably use an update.
- OpenStreetMap — Wiki style mapping site where users can upload GPS tracks and tag them to build out trail maps.
Nittany Standard Trail Markings
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| B or BN | Beer/Beer Near — Could also stand for beverage check. BVN - beer very near |
| X | Check — Trail goes in any of 369°; look for on-ons |
On-On ![]() | Lets you know you are on trail; Yell ON-ON as you pass to let those behind you where trail is going. |
or F | False trail/Bad trail — Go back to the last check and find another trail. |
| ---> | Arrow — Either the hare or someone from the pack is telling you which way trail goes |
| -/-/-/--> | Hare's Arrow — Always marks true trail. |
Other Trail Markings
You may see these on trail especially if you travel to another hash.
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
![]() | Back check — Count back that number of on-ons and that mark becomes your new check. |
| YBF | You've been f*cked! — Devious hares will lead you up a steep hill or down a long false and snicker as they lay a YBF |

or F