"Hiking"

My definition of hiking: walking up an incline in a moderately- strenuous fashion; usually done on a mountain.

The program's definition of hiking: We took a bus from Moncloa to the mountains outside of the city (the same ones I hiked in February in the snow). We get there, and continue to drive up the mountain. We are let off at a rest stop for a 20 minute pre-hiking bathroom and snack break. (We left Madrid an hour ago where we just ate breakfast). Then we began our stroll DOWN the mountain, where we were informed it would all be downhill. I was bummed but figured at least Id be outside in the sun. And then we were informed, most of it would be in the shade. So, we began our leisurley shaded descent, and 1.5 hours later we were given our 1.5 hour lunch break. On the second half of the climb, we diverged from the mountain trial, and walked along a road (like with cars). At the end of the road, we had yet another snack break at the cafe while we waited for the bus to drive us home.
<---- The "hiking trail"

The non-hiking hiking trip highlights: saw 2 lizards, took advantage of the times we were out of the sun and got a little tan, and now Im not sore for my run tomorrow.