A place can look compact while transfers cross rivers, hills or radial transit lines. Grouping by straight-line distance alone often produces repeated backtracking.
Why this matters
Map stops through the actual network, identify transfer stations and build each day along one corridor or walkable cluster.
Make the plan usable
Group each day by real travel time and protect margin for conditions and energy. Record the details that would be difficult to recover during a delay, and leave enough margin to change the plan when the evidence changes.
Questions worth answering
- Where is the daily anchor?
- Which block is flexible?
- How long are transitions?
- What is the weather alternative?
Verify before travel
Schedules, access, prices, policies and conditions can change. Check current official information and confirm any detail that would determine whether the trip works.

