You mention this after a Hike. Is this about hiking, or running? Or both, somehow? I assume running ...
I've worked on increasing my cadence (and interrelatedly changing my form) for over two years now, and it's been very good for my distance running. I'll be spending a good bit of next year doing the second bit: stride length.
Some articles about cadence and stride length (and heelstriking properly):
https://runnersconnect.net/running-training-articl...
https://runnersconnect.net/running-training-articl...
Speed work can't hurt. Strides! Strides! Strides! Fartlek! Tempo! Not like I'm doing anything right now ... but ..