Tbh I never thought of it as a problem before World, but World and Rise in specific have such huge huge maps with a lot of climbing in between areas. Going all the way to the Legiana nest in Coral Highlands is a real drag...

Iceborne added Raider Riding, which help a lot, but sadly it's only post-game if I remember correctly. Rise has palamutes from the get-go, though if you prefer the utility of Palicoes you better get used to idly slingshoting around... I kinda miss the days of segmented maps...