Hiking

7-day, 6-night “moderate”-level hiking trip in Iceland’s northern interior, July 7-13, 2022. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In village of Húsavik, soak in geothermal pool, embark schooner to visit puffin colony/Lake Mývatn/4WD to Herðubreið mountain for hiking/hike to Askja volcanic crater, Lake Viti/Mývatn Nature Baths/Goðafoss waterfall. $3,195 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $600.

8-day, 7-night “moderate”-level trek in coastal region of southwest TURKEY. Departures May-June, Aug.-Oct. 2022. Avg. 5 hours’ hiking per day (over 5 days). Group limit, 14. Highlights: Walk from Fethiye to Telmessos for Tomb of Amyntas, Roman theater/ghost town of Kayaköy/villages of Alınca, Gey/Gökçeören village on the Felen Plateau/Simena village for castle ruins/Kas¸. From $1,090 ppdo. Intrepid Travel (New York, NY; 855/299-1211, www.intrepidtravel.com).

I have a travel spreadsheet that shows me how to get from one place to another at a destination. If the distance is less than 2 miles, I walk (weather permitting) because I can see more things that way and get some exercise. Where the ground is uneven or there is bicycle traffic everywhere, I have to be careful, however.

On a trip, I generally walk 8 to 10 miles a day over a 7- or 8-hour period — an average of only 1.2 miles an hour. A person normally walks 3.5 miles an hour, so my pace is pretty leisurely. (My maximum distance was 14 miles over 10 hours.)

8 days, 7 nights in eastern SPAIN. Departures May 22, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 2022. “Moderately challenging”; avg. 8 miles a day over 7 days. Highlights: Walk from Girona to Palamós for archaeological site dating to 6th century BC, Castell-Cap Roig Natural Park/Sant Sebastià lighthouse near Llafranc/medieval village of Pals/Salvador Dalí’s home in Portlligat/Dalí museum in Figueres/Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in Llançà. €2,600 (near $3,084) ppdo.

5-day, 4-night “Grade 3” hike (up to 12½ miles a day) in Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Departures May 24, June 14 & 28, July 26, 2022. Group limit, 6-8. Highlights: Drive from Mt. Isa to start of Pinnacle Trail/morning tea at Big Bend Waterhole/swimming at Stockyard Gorge/en route to Dry Gorge, Tree Snake Spring/marine limestone formations at Lost City/in Camooweal, picnic lunch by Georgina River. $3,850 ppdo.