The session starts with everyone still near the cars or trailhead, before any real walking begins. Your coach runs a short round where each person names, in a sentence or two, what they’d like focused time on during the walk — a decision, a stuck point, something they want the group’s perspective on. This isn’t small talk; it sets the actual agenda for the two hours and means no one arrives unsure of what they’re there to work on.
The walk itself. This is where most of the two hours happens. The format is structured peer coaching: the group moves together along the route, and each person in turn gets a dedicated stretch of focused attention — their issue on the table, the rest of the group asking questions and offering perspective, with your coach facilitating throughout to keep the conversation useful rather than just conversational. Depending on group size, each person typically gets 20–30 minutes of that focused attention, with natural transitions between people marked by a change in terrain or a pause at a viewpoint. The pace stays easy and conversational throughout — this is coaching first, exercise second, and routes are chosen so no one is out of breath mid-sentence.
Close. As the walk returns to the starting point, the group regroups for a short closing round. Each person names, out loud, the one clear thing they’re taking forward from the session — not a vague impression, but something specific enough that the rest of the group would notice if it didn’t happen. Saying it in front of the group tends to make it stick better than a private takeaway would, which is part of why the peer format works as well as it does for this kind of session.