The women hired three porters and a cook to accompany them from an airstrip in Lamidanda on a three-day hike to Badel, which had neither electricity nor telephones.

Initially, he'd thought mayhap he was no longer in Scotland, but then she'd informed him he was a mere three-day hike from his home.

From there, it was a three-day hike to Langtang Valley.

They planned activities neither would try alone -white-water rafting in Nepal, elephant-riding in India and a three-day hike through the wilderness in New Zealand.

More than two dozen were invited to try a three-day hike in the Catskills in May, but only 12 took up the offer.

So I redefined it as a three-day hike, meaning we would simply hike farther each day.

That kind usually didn't have the stamina for a three-day hike through frigid mountain forest from the nearest road.

There is also a two- to three-day hike along the alpine plateau to Ts'ehlanyane National Park to the north.

In Chiang Mai, those who wish may take a three-day hike to tribal villages and spend two nights in local homes.

A "Walking for Softies" program for neophytes includes a three-day hike in Bucks County, Pa., covering six to eight miles a day on fairly level ground.