This page contains descriptions of some of the club members' favorite running routes. Marty Mazur has DeLorme 3-D Topo Quads 2.0, a topographic mapping program, that he loves to play with whenever he has time. He'll be adding routes every now and then. We're starting to get quite a few routes compiled here, but most of them are the lunchtime favorites of the Rec Hall Regulars. If you'd like to add a route, contact Marty. If you'd like to try your hand at making your own running route maps, go to the Running Route Mapping Tools page for more information.

The new topo-map pages that Marty is developing have the following format: A Route name is given, followed by its Mileage. The section called Hillage gives a description of how hilly the course is in terms of total elevation change and average percentage grade. The percentage grade is the rise over the run expressed as a percentage. The average is an "absolute value" average, so that closed-loop courses won't have a zero average grade. Information about elevation change of the individual steep hills on the route is given. In the Description section there are directions for running the course. The Remarks section gives some of Marty's own remarks on the course. All of this verbage is followed by a color topographic map and an elevation profile for the course.

As always, exercise caution and good sense when running these routes. With the continuing construction on campus and in town, detours will need to be taken from time to time. Safety First!

Arts Festival 5 and 10K Course (2007) (5 and 10 kilometers) New!	Boalsburg Memorial Day Run (3.8 miles)
Big Hollow Runs (6.9 - 15.8 miles)	Bike Path Loop - Deerfield Loop (4.9 - 9.5 miles)
Campus Loop 5K (5 kilometers) USATF Certified!	Campus Loop 10K (10 kilometers) USATF Certified!
Centre Hills Loop (8.5 miles)	Deer Pens Loop (7.7 - 8.0 miles)
East Aaron Loops (4.4 - 5.4 miles)	East Campus Beginner's Loops (1.4 - 3.4 miles)
First Night 5K (5 kilometers) ***	Four Hills Loop (5 miles)
Game Lands Trail Map (Various) New!
Golf Course routes (3.6 - 4.6 miles)	Heritage Oaks (5.5 - 6.1 miles)
"Inner Loop" Loop (5.1 miles)	Jerry's Out-of-Towner Welch Pool Loops (4.6 to 6.2 miles)
Knights of Columbus 5K (5 kilometers) New Course!	Mike's Mini-mOUnTaiNBACK (8.5 miles)
Nick's Bear Meadows Mountain Runs (7.0 - 10.6 miles)	Nittany Valley Half-Marathon route (13.1 miles)
Orchard Park Loop (4.5 - 5.3 miles)	Park Hills Bike Path Loop (5.3 - 5.5 miles)
PSU Intramural X-C course (5 kilometers) **	State College H.S. X-C course (5 kilometers) *
Toftrees Railroad Trail Runs (4.5 - 10.2 miles)	Toftrees - Village at Penn State Loops ("Geezer Farm" Loops) (8.0 - 8.6 miles)
Town Loops (3.7 - 6.6 miles)	Tudek Park Map (Various)
Tunnel Loop (6.0 - 6.1 miles)	Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay (50 miles) USATF Certified! Includes individual leg maps and elevation profiles!
Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK - Rosie Ruiz Version (12.6 miles)	Wal-Mart Loops (5.8 - 6.2 miles)

*    Thanks to Coach Baumbach
**   Thanks to the Recreational Sports Office (but their map link comes and goes)
***  Thanks to Dave Eggler

Coming Soon:

• More Tussey Mountain routes

Updated 05/08

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