I am at about rank 150, and noticed that scouting trails outside the crossing is REALLY slow going. Is there a better way to train this?

Any direct link where I can find these trails?

Is there a timer for scouting exp when running trails? My ranger just got enough to start seeing the trailmarkers and i cant seem to get past 1/34. I only have 38 scouting and about 55 perception. Was running the trails back to back, back and forth and i see better exp gains from HUNT and TRACK. TBH, i wasnt even expecting to be able to see the trailmarkers without wolf scent up, since e-pedia listed easiest trails at about 55 scouting skill.

For the easiest trails, yeah. You are much better off learning Scouting in combat using HUNT, until you can run the longer trails.

GENT

I just checked my old RTS order and locked scouting in about 20 mins. Z2->T3->Z19->T2->repeat, I believe those are all easy trails. I've been out of the loop on any training method changes, however when i tested that trail order, i seem to recall running different trails trains better then running the same trail back and forth, no idea if that still holds true or not. If the elanthipedia difficulties are accurate once you can start running those trails, you should be able to lock scouting significantly faster than i can.

Hope that helps,

Quidri

Keep using HUNT for a bit longer, it trains crazy well at your level, and will keep your Perception up as well. You need both to run trails.

Once you have 60-80 ranks, you'll be able to run a good number of trails in the Crossing area, at which point you can try and train exclusively off those, if that is your goal. Otherwise, you should ALWAYS use HUNT in combat -- every 76 seconds will grant exp -- as you will be spending a great deal of time hunting, and running trails will limit the amount of training you can get done.

If you really want to use trails, just slog through the first 60-80 ranks and you should be able to use them to train. I know the most difficult trails train quite well, even at 600+ ranks. It's much more doable now after the exp tweaks.

Hope that helps,
GENT