our markings

At some junctions you will find a circle which indicates a checkpoint, or simply a 'check'. From there the front runners will fan out into the different directions to look for at least three more dots of flour. Once they find them they'll shout "ON ON", which is the signal for the others to follow. Someone at the check will then kick the flour of the circle into the right direction so that also the slowies know where to go.

In our photo it'd be up to the left.

Back Check: Not everyone's favorite

Yeah, this one is better

No more checks after this point. More importantly: Beer is near!

Hashers help hashers. Follow the arrow. Always!

Unless a trustworthy looking person tells you otherwise.

We mark with white flour. You can find it on the ground, on trees, on rocks and in many other unexpected places.

Sometimes, however, you find an X or a Circle X. The plain X is also called a 'false trail'. Even though you have found three or more dots of flour you took the wrong trail. Go all the way back to the circle and check again.

When you run into a Circle X, which is also called a 'back check', it's getting a bit trickier. You still need to go back but not all the way to the check. The right trail diverges off somewhere in between. You only need to find one dot of flour to shout 'On On'. However, it's easy to get lost at back checks, so pay extra attention. Sometimes, kind hashers draw arrows into the dirt or even use twigs to mark the trail. It's a nice gesture that can save lives and, more importantly, the hares from going back onto trail to find that direction-challenged half-wit.

ATTENTION: The Guangzhou Full Moon Hash doesn't know any false trails or back checks. That means whenever you see flour you are on the right trail. At least theoretically.

When you get to the runner/walker split you'll have to make up your mind whether you want to follow the "R", which is longer and harder, or the "W", which is shorter and easier.