Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
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I'd be grateful if somebody could work out the elevations of these three alternatives......
The recce was a success. We saw wonderful things. We're 95% there on the route and the stops. But it was very, very cold.
Route 1 = 15.5.miles with 1,1981 ft climbing & 730 ft descending with a maximum gradient of 10.9%
Route 2 = 14.3 miles with 849 ft climbing & 396 ft descending and a maximum gradient of 8.9%
Route 3 = 16.4 miles with 904 ft climbing & 450 ft descending with a maximum gradient of 4.1%
Route 1 had more of a steeper climb nearer the start and then generally running along, whilst Route 2 had a more gentle climb.
Route 3 had more little ups & downs generally.
I'd go for Route 2 (although Route 1 does go very close to a Rue Kinkerville which sounds interesting)!